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1959 single by Buddy Holly
"Raining in My Heart " is a song recorded by
Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958
[2] at the
Pythian Temple on West 70th Street in New York City, with the orchestral backing by
Dick Jacobs . The
music and
lyrics are written by the songwriting team of
Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant . It was released as a single on
Coral Records in 1959, peaking at number 88 on the Billboard chart as the
B-side of "
It Doesn't Matter Anymore ".
[3] This recording was included on Buddy Holly's first "greatest hits"
compilation album ,
The Buddy Holly Story , that was released in March 1959.
[4]
Leo Sayer cover
"Raining in My Heart" was also a 1978 hit for
Leo Sayer when his recording of the song peaked at number 21 on the
UK Singles Chart
[5] and number 47 on the US
Billboard Hot 100 .
[6] It also reached number 9 on the U.S.
Easy Listening chart.
[7]
Chart history
Other cover versions
In popular culture
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