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Created: Wednesday, 19 August 2015 20:08

Written by Shauna

November Release - "Crying in the Rain"

“Crying in the Rain” was composed by Carole King with lyrics by Howard Greenfield. Interesting trivia that this was the only song written by them together. Both were in other writing duos working for Aldon Music and “on a whim” they all decided to switch writing partners for the day.

Everyone will likely recall that this song was a huge hit for the Everly Brothers when it was released in 1962. Rhythm Records has a great cut of this tune, based on the Everly’s version. When I first started calling, I sought out songs with harmony lines so Vic could sing with me and Wade’s version of this song was one. I always loved the harmony line that Vic sang and we did it often in my early days of calling. I had to take the music up +5 to put it in my range, but it was worth it to sing with Vic.

With a nice cut of the song already available, this tune wasn’t on my radar or any of my wish/idea lists. And then we did some remodeling in our house. One of the perks I gave myself was a bathroom fan with built-in Bluetooth and Alexa. The first time I asked it to play music for me, the playlist included a version of this song with a voice that was clearly James Taylor on the harmony and a voice I knew (but couldn’t place) singing melody. A quick google search informed me that JT was singing with Art Garfunkel. I’m ashamed I didn’t recognize his voice but in my defense, Art usually sang harmony. It was a beautifully simple acoustic cut of “Crying in the Rain” with some very interesting harmony turns and it mesmerized me.

Of course, that translated to working on a new arrangement and getting a rough track from Jimmy. This is a very different feel than the Rhythm Records track. If it wasn’t, what would be the point? We inserted the bridge of the song in the middle break and closer, and used a completely different rhythm track.

Before I pulled the trigger on the rough track from Jimmy, I had Vic’s assurance that he would sing the harmony for my track. He “condition” was that he would do the male range cut and I would sing the harmony for him. Deal! Jimmy helped us track JT’s harmony line and gave us each a harmony practice version. Now that it’s finished, I’m thrilled with the results. I LOVE this song, and now I get to sing it with Vic any time I choose! (And so can you!) Of course, if the female range track is out of your vocal reach, then you’re stuck singing with me.

CHIC 1082 in the male vocal range features the vocal by Staff Caller, Vic Kaaria.

CHIC 2082 in the female vocal range features Producer, Shauna Kaaria.

To purchase, just head on over to the Chic Boutique for fast and easy mp3 downloads.

Click on the youtube links (to the left) for previews!