It Never Rains in Southern California

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"It Never Rains in Southern California" is a 1972 song jointly written and composed by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and sung by Hammond, a British-born singer-songwriter.

Lyrical content

The lyrics of "It Never Rains In Southern California" tell a first-person story of a showbiz aspirant whose attempts to break into entertainment were failures, but who wants to hide that fact from those he had left behind to pursue his dreams.

Though Hammond's and Hazlewood's lyrics do not actually specify the narrator's living conditions, it can be inferred that he was found homeless and penniless, a humiliation he would naturally be unwilling to reveal to those he had left behind.

Recording

Hammond collaborated with Don Altfeld to produce the selection when he recorded it.

Instrumental backing was provided by L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew, but with Michael Omartian on piano.[1] The song appears on Hammond's debut album of the same name and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is Hammond's only top 10 hit to date (although he would have one other top 40 hit in 1974 with "I'm a Train").

In 1984, Julio Iglesias re-worked the song as "Moonlight Lady" for his concept album 1100 Bel Air Place, with the original song on which it is based used as an uncredited reprise at the end of the track.

In 1989, Hammond re-recorded the song for his Best of Me greatest hits compilation.[2]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Albert Hammond version

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Saori Minami version

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[17] 77

Trent Summar and the New Row Mob version

Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 74

References

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  4. ↑ RPM 100 Singles, January 13, 1973
  5. ↑ RPM Adult Contemporary, January 13, 1973
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  14. ↑ Günter Ehnert (ed.): Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956 – 1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, p. 91
  15. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
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External links

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