Come In Out of the Rain (song)
{{Short description|1992 single by Wendy Moten}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Come In Out of the Rain
| cover = WendyMotenComeInOutOfTheRain.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Wendy Moten
| album = Wendy Moten
| B-side =
- "Magic Touch"
- "Step by Step"
| released = 1992
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:15
| writer =
- Nikos Lyras
- Ernest Williamson
- Curtiss Boone
| producer = Nikos Lyras
| prev_title = Step by Step
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = So Close to Love
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0qM8mF8Iw1c|"Come In Out of the Rain"}}}}
}}
"Come In Out of the Rain" is a song by American R&B singer Wendy Moten, written by Ernest Williamson, Curtiss Boone, and Nikos Lyras, who also produced the song. The song was released as the second single from Moten's self-titled debut album in 1993. One of the tracks on the British and Australian CD singles, "Step by Step", was released as Moten's debut single.
A soul ballad,{{cite web|url=https://www.soultracks.com/wendy-moten|title=Wendy Moten|last=Rizik|first=Chris|website=Soultracks|date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=December 30, 2018}} "Come In Out of the Rain" received positive reviews from music critics and became Moten's most successful hit, peaking at number 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 46 on the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. In 1994, the song was released in Europe and Australia, reaching the top 10 in Iceland and the United Kingdom. Despite the song's success, Moten would release only one more album before being dropped by Capitol Records.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song three out of five, writing, "A big ballad spells a big hit for this newcomer from Memphis. Already picking up an impressive level of support from the ILR network, it's an emotional tour de force of the kind Whitney Houston favours."{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-29.pdf|title=Market Preview: Mainstream|magazine=Music Week|date=January 29, 1994|page=16|access-date=April 23, 2025}} Tony Cross from Smash Hits commented, "Wendy is from Memphis, Tennessee, began singing in a church choir and this is her very first single. It's a Dina Carroll style Valentine's Day bid that ends up like a smoochie massacre. An assault of painfully swooning lyrics and unabashed snogging sentimentality should shove this song firmly into the "erection section" of clubs for that final dance."{{cite magazine|first=Tony|last=Cross|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/52591650530/in/album-72177720304798704/|title=New Singles|magazine=Smash Hits|date=February 2, 1994|page=50|access-date=April 23, 2025}} Chris Rizik from Soultracks was positive, calling it "beautiful" and comparing it to ballads by Houston.
Track listings
- US cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1992|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=4KM-50417}}
- UK 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1994|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=MT 105, 7243 8 80634 7 0}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1994|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=EMI Records|id=TCMT 105, 7 243 88 0634 4 9}}
- Japanese mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1993|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=TODP-2400}}
- "Come In Out of the Rain" – 4:04 (4:15 in UK)
- "Magic Touch" – 4:12
- UK and Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1994|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records|id=CDMT 105, 7243 8 80634 2 5}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Come In Out of the Rain|others=Wendy Moten|year=1994|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=EMI Records Group|id=880634}}
- "Come In Out of the Rain" – 4:15
- "Magic Touch" – 4:12
- "Step by Step" – 3:25
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1993)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|title=The Year in Music 1993|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-46|date=December 25, 1993|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627232050/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1993/BB-1993-12-25.pdf|url-status=live}}
| 31 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"|Chart (1994)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1994|magazine=Music Week|page=9|date=January 14, 1995}}
| 90 |
{{col-end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|1992 |Cassette |rowspan="3"|EMI |
|---|
| scope="row"|Japan
|April 7, 1993 |Mini-CD |{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/26099/products/270609/1/|title=雨にぬれた恋 {{!}} ウェンディ・モートン|trans-title=Love in the Rain {{!}} Wendy Moten|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 2, 2023}} |
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|January 24, 1994 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=January 22, 1994}} |