“I Can’t Stand the Rain” – Single by Ann Peebles from the album I Can’t Stand the Rain
Released July 1973
Label Hi Records
Songwriters Ann Peebles, Don Bryant & Bernard “Bernie” Miller
Producer Willie Mitchell
Charted No.18 in US; No.5 in UK; No.4 in Austria; No.1 in Belgium; No. 5 in France; No.1 in Australia; No.7 in West Germany
“I Can’t Stand the Rain” is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973, and written by Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard “Bernie” Miller.
In 1978, Eruption released a disco-oriented remake which became the group’s biggest hit. It reached the top 10 in many European charts, hitting the number 1 in Belgium for 2 weeks in March 1978. It was also a number 1 hit in Australia and reached the top 10 in New Zealand and South Africa. In the U.S., it peaked at number six on the disco chart and reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Eruption:
Greg Perrineau (guitar)
Morgan Perrineau (bass)
Gerry Williams (keyboards) (1975–1985) (died 14 May 2020)
Eric Kingsley (drums)
Lindel Leslie (Leslie Johnson) (lead singer 1975–1976) (died in August 2015)
Precious Wilson (lead singer 1974–1979)
