The Rains Came (song)

"The Rains Came" is a song written by Huey P. Meaux and originally recorded by Big Sambo and the House Wreckers in 1962, reaching #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that year.

"The Rains Came"
Single by Sir Douglas Quintet
B-side	"Bacon Fat"
Released	December 1965
Genre	Garage rock
Length	2:13
Label	Tribe
Songwriter(s)	Huey P. Meaux
Producer(s)	Huey P. Meaux
Sir Douglas Quintet singles chronology
"In Time" (1965) "The Rains Came" (1965) "Quarter to Three" (1966)

"The Rains Came"
Single by Freddy Fender
from the album Rock 'n' Country
B-side	"Sugar Coated Love"
Released	1977
Genre	Country
Length	2:17
Label	Dot
Songwriter(s)	Huey P. Meaux
Producer(s)	Huey P. Meaux
Freddy Fender singles chronology
"Living It Down" (1976) "The Rains Came" (1977) "If You Don't Love Me (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)" (1977)

Sir Douglas Quintet covered the song as a single in late 1965. Their version reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966.

Freddy Fender covered the song as the third single from his 1977 album Rock 'n' Country. His version was the most successful, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart[1] and reaching #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

Chart performance

Big Sambo

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	74

Sir Douglas Quintet

Chart (1966)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	31

Freddy Fender

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	4
Canada RPM Country Singles	1

References

1. "Freddy Fender singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
2. "RPM Country Singles for June 4, 1977". RPM. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
3. "Big Sambo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Sir Douglas Quintet Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Freddy Fender Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.