| "Rainin' in My Heart" | ||||
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| Single bySlim Harpo | ||||
| from the album Slim Harpo Sings "Raining in My Heart..." | ||||
| A-side | "Don't Start Cryin' Now" | |||
| Released | January 1961 (1961-01) | |||
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| Genre | Swamp blues | |||
| Length | 2:11 | |||
| Label | Excello 2194 | |||
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| Producer | J. D. "Jay" Miller | |||
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"Rainin' in My Heart" is a song written by James Moore (akaSlim Harpo) and Jerry West (an alias used byJ. D. "Jay" Miller) and performed by Harpo. It reached number 17 on theU.S. R&B chart and number 34 on theU.S. pop chart in 1961.[2] It was featured on his 1961 albumSlim Harpo Sings "Raining in My Heart..."[3] It is not to be confused with the similarly titledBuddy Holly song, "Raining in My Heart".
Note:Al Green co-wrote and recorded a song called "Rainin' in My Heart" on his 2003 album,I Can't Stop (and subsequently recorded as a duet withWillie Nelson on Nelson's 2004 album,Outlaws and Angels). Certain song databases have mistakenly classified Green's song as a cover of Slim Harpo's "Rainin' in My Heart", written by James Moore (aka Slim Harpo) and Jerry West (aka J.D. Miller). The lyrics of the two songs are completely unrelated except for the title.[18]