Making Love in the Rain
"Making Love in the Rain" | ||||
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Single by Herb Alpert with vocals by Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson | ||||
from the album Keep Your Eye on Me | ||||
B-side |
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Released | July 20, 1987 (1987-07-20) | |||
Genre |
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Length | 3:58 (Single Version) 5:53 (Album Version) | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
Herb Alpert singles chronology | ||||
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Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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Lisa Keith singles chronology | ||||
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"Making Love in the Rain" is the third single by Herb Alpert from his Keep Your Eye on Me album. It features lead vocals by Lisa Keith with back-up vocals by Janet Jackson. It also features the rare occurrence of Alpert playing a muted trumpet, since he normally plays without one.
"Making Love in the Rain" was a big success on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, reaching number seven. In the 1987 US Billboard adult contemporary chart, the song is peaked at number 21. The song did moderately well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 35.
For the first time, Jackson included the song during the DJ interlude on the second leg of her 2018 State of the World Tour.
Charts
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[1] | 35 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] | 7 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] | 21 |
Official versions/remixes
- Album version – 5:53
- Instrumental – 5:49
- 12" mix – 5:50
- 7" edit – 3:58
Track listings
- Canada/Japan/US/West Germany 7" single
- "Making Love in the Rain" (Edit)
- "Rocket to the Moon"
- UK 7"
- "Making Love in the Rain" (Edit)
- "Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental)
- UK/West Germany 12"
- "Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix)
- "Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental)
- "The Herb Alpert CD Megamix"
- US 12"
- "Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix)
- "Diamonds" (Cool Summer Mix)
- "Keep Your Eye on Me" (Extended Mix)
Samples
- Queen Latifah: "Just Another Day" from the album Black Reign
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: "Days of Our Livez" from the album Singles
- Styles P: "Ghost P" from the mixtape Ghost in the Machine
- Stalley: "She Hates The Bass" from the mixtape Lincoln Way Heights
- H.E.R.: "Damage"
- Truth Inc.: "Bring Back The Days"
References
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- "Young Love"
- "Come Give Your Love to Me"
- "Say You Do"
- "Don't Stand Another Chance"
- "Two to the Power of Love"
- "Fast Girls"
- "Dream Street"
- "What Have You Done for Me Lately"
- "Nasty"
- "When I Think of You"
- "Control"
- "Let's Wait Awhile"
- "The Pleasure Principle"
- "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
- "Miss You Much"
- "Rhythm Nation"
- "Escapade"
- "Alright"
- "Come Back to Me"
- "Black Cat"
- "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"
- "State of the World"
- "That's the Way Love Goes"
- "If"
- "Again"
- "Because of Love"
- "Any Time, Any Place"
- "Throb"
- "You Want This"
- "Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
- "Got 'til It's Gone"
- "Together Again"
- "I Get Lonely"
- "Go Deep"
- "You"
- "Every Time"
- "Doesn't Really Matter"
- "All for You"
- "Someone to Call My Lover"
- "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"
- "Come On Get Up"
- "Just a Little While"
- "I Want You"
- "All Nite (Don't Stop)"
- "R&B Junkie"
- "Call on Me"
- "So Excited"
- "With U"
- "Feedback"
- "Rock with U"
- "Luv"
- "Can't B Good"
- "No Sleeep"
- "Burnitup!"
- "Unbreakable"
- "Dammn Baby"
- "And On and On"
- "Scream"
- "Runaway"
- "Twenty Foreplay"
- "Ask for More"
- "Megamix 04"
- "Make Me"
- "Nothing"
- "Made for Now"
- "Diamonds"
- "Making Love in the Rain"
- "2300 Jackson Street"
- "The Best Things in Life Are Free"
- "Luv Me, Luv Me"
- "What's It Gonna Be?!"
- "Girlfriend/Boyfriend"
- "Feel It Boy"
- "Don't Worry"
- "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
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