Flowers in the Rain
"Flowers in the Rain" is a song by English rock band The Move. The song was released as a single and reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Ireland.
| "Flowers in the Rain" | ||||
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| Single by The Move | ||||
| from the album Move | ||||
| B-side | "(Here We Go Round) the Lemon Tree" | |||
| Released | 25 August 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 6 July 1967 | |||
| Studio | Advision Sound Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 2:29 (original version) 2:41 (2007 remastered version) | |||
| Label | Regal Zonophone (UK) A&M (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood | |||
| Producer(s) | Denny Cordell | |||
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| "Flowers in the Rain" on YouTube | ||||
It achieved its own place in pop history by being the first record to be played on BBC Radio 1 when the station was launched on 30 September 1967. (Technically, both George Martin's specially commissioned "Theme One" and Johnny Dankworth's "Beefeaters" were the first tracks to be heard on the station. "Beefeaters" was Tony Blackburn's theme tune for Daily Disc Delivery and so it was heard before "Flowers in the Rain".)
The song was written by the Move's guitarist/vocalist Roy Wood. As with many of Wood's early songs, the basis of "Flowers in the Rain" was a book of fairy tales which Wood authored while at The Moseley College of Art. The distinctive instrumental arrangement, including oboe, clarinet, cor anglais and French horn, was suggested by assistant producer Tony Visconti.