Rain and Tears

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"Rain and Tears" is a 1968 baroque pop ballad by Greek band Aphrodite's Child, noted for its melancholic melody and prominent use of organ.

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Rain and Tears canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Aphrodite's Child
basedOn Pachelbel’s Canon
surface form: Canon in D major
basedOnWorkBy Johann Pachelbel
Bside Don't Try to Catch a River
chartPosition number 1 in France
top 10 in several European countries
composer Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou
surface form: Evangelos Papathanassiou

Vangelis
countryOfOrigin Greece
distributionFormat physical single
format 7-inch single
genre ballad
baroque pop
psychedelic pop
hasCoverArt single sleeve artwork
hasInfluence European pop music of the late 1960s
hasKeyInstrument electric organ
pipe organ
hasMusicStyle orchestral arrangement
slow tempo
hasPart bass guitar
drums
guitar
organ
vocals
hasTheme melancholy
romantic heartbreak
sadness
hasType debut single by Aphrodite's Child
hasVocalStyle emotional vocal delivery
includedIn various Aphrodite's Child compilation albums
isInCatalogue Philips single catalogue of 1968
language English
length approximately 3 minutes
lyricist Boris Bergman
notableFeature melancholic melody
prominent use of organ
originalMedium vinyl record
partOf Aphrodite's Child
surface form: Aphrodite's Child discography
performer Aphrodite's Child
producer Aphrodite's Child
recordedIn 1968
recordLabel Philips Records
releaseDate 1968

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Aphrodite's Child hasSong Rain and Tears
End of the World hasTrack Rain and Tears
Artemios notableWork Rain and Tears
subject surface form: Artemios Ventouris Roussos
Artemios Ventouris Roussos notableWork Rain and Tears