Save It for a Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop song)

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"Save It for a Rainy Day"
Save It for a Rainy Day - Stephen Bishop.jpg
Single by Stephen Bishop
from the album Careless
B-side"Careless"
ReleasedDecember 1976
Recorded1976
GenreSoft rock
LabelABC Records
Songwriter(s)Stephen Bishop
Producer(s)Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop
Stephen Bishop singles chronology
"Save It for a Rainy Day"
(1976) 		"On and On"
(1977)

"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two hit singles from his debut album, Careless. It features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on backing vocals toward the close of the song.

The song speaks of abbreviated relationships and broken hearts. The opening verse is set in Jamaica, speaking of beautiful but opportunistic women attempting to take advantage of lonely tourists.

"Save It for a Rainy Day" peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20.[2]

The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S.[3] and number eight in Canada.[4]

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  1. ^ "Stephen Bishop - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 33.
  4. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  5. ^ "Lyrics: Daybreak by Barry Manilow". Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  6. ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  7. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/19/77". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  10. ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 December 1977. p. Front cover. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Google Books.

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