Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again

1971 single by The Fortunes

"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"

Single by The Fortunes

from the album Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again

B-side

"I Gotta Dream"
alternate "Bad Side of Town"

Released

April 1971

Genre

Soft rock^[1]

Length

2:56

Label

Capitol ST-809

Songwriter(s)

Tony Macaulay
Roger Cook
Roger Greenaway

Producer(s)

Roger Cook

The Fortunes US singles chronology

"That Same Old Feeling"
(1970)

"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again"
(1971)

"Freedom Come, Freedom Go"
(1971)

"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" is a pop song composed by Tony Macaulay, Roger Cook, and Roger Greenaway. In 1971, it became the third U.S. top 40 hit for the Fortunes and their fifth in Canada.

Background

The song uses depressing images to describe the singer's mood anticipating a breakup with his significant other, comparable to the feeling of a rainy day or a Monday, contrasted with the "memories of Sunday" when the two were still together, as he hopes she changes her mind and comes back to him. The bridge is noted for its lines: "Misty morning eyes/ I'm trying to disguise the way I feel/ But, I just can't hide it/ People seem to know/ The loneliness will show/ I'm thinking of my pride/ But, breaking up inside, girl." Lead singer Rod Allen uses a vocal technique similar to that used by Frankie Valli on his solo records.

The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Cash Box Top 100.^[2] It was also a hit in Canada (number 12) and charted minorly in Australia.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report^[3]	43
Canada RPM Top Singles^[4]	12
UK Singles Chart	51
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	15
US Billboard Easy Listening^[6]	8
US Cash Box Top 100^[2]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Rank
US Cash Box Top 100^[7]	92

References

^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 32. ISBN 031214704X.
^ ^a ^b "Top 100 1971-07-31". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - August 7, 1971" (PDF).
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 90.
^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-07-25. Retrieved 2016-05-30.