Rain or Shine (song)
| "Rain or Shine" | ||||
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| Single by Five Star | ||||
| from the album Silk & Steel | ||||
| B-side | "Summer Groove" | |||
| Released | 1 September 1986 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | RCA, Tent | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Livsey, Pete Sinfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Livsey | |||
| Five Star singles chronology | ||||
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"Rain or Shine" is a song by British pop music group Five Star. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart to become the group's highest-charting single in the UK. "Rain or Shine" spent a total of 13 weeks inside the UK top 75, five of those in the top 10.[1]
Background and writing
[edit]Doris Pearson said of making the song, "We had quite an ordeal recording that. The vocal, especially the lead vocal, wasn't happening. We tried a lot of things - moving around, taking the microphone out into the hallway - but I think it was just technique, she [Denise] was lacking at the time. It was tricky, but we got it done in the end. And they do say some of the trickiest ones are the ones that become a hit."[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Ro Newton of Smash Hits considered "Rain or Shine" as "so slow and doddery that even mouth-to-mouth resuscitation couldn't perk it up".[3]
Track listings
[edit]- 7-inch single
- A. "Rain or Shine"
- B. "Summer Groove"
- 12-inch single
- A1. "Rain or Shine" (remix)
- A2. "Rain or Shine" (dub)
- B1. "Summer Groove"
- B2. "Find the Time" (instrumental remix)
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Five Star: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Savage, Mark (9 October 2019). "Five Star: Making Rain or Shine was 'an ordeal', says Doris Pearson". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ Newton, Ro (27 August – 9 September 1986). "Singles reviewed by Ro newton" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 8, no. 18. p. 47. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 4 December 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "5 Star – Rain or Shine" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 40. 11 October 1986. p. 12.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rain or Shine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "5 Star – Rain or Shine" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "5 Star – Rain or Shine". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles". Music Week. 24 January 1987. p. 24.
