Candles in the Rain

Candles in the Rain is singer Melanie's third album. Released in 1970, the album produced Melanie's first Top Ten single in North America, "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by the crowd's reaction to her performance at Woodstock. The cover of the Rolling Stones' 1967 song "Ruby Tuesday" reached the Top Ten in the United Kingdom.

Candles in the Rain
Studio album by
Melanie
ReleasedApril 1970
StudioWessex Studios, London; Allegro Studios, New York City; Catero Sound, San Francisco
GenrePop
LabelBuddah
ProducerPeter Schekeryk
Melanie chronology
Affectionately Melanie
(1969)		 Candles in the Rain
(1970)		 Leftover Wine
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted.

  1. "Candles in the Rain" 1:42
  2. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (accompanied by the Edwin Hawkins Singers) 3:49
  3. "Carolina in My Mind" (James Taylor) 3:37
  4. "Citiest People" 3:32
  5. "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" (fr) 4:02
  6. "Alexander Beetle" (Safka, A.A. Milne) 2:35
  7. "The Good Guys" 3:08
  8. "Lovin' Baby Girl" 4:20
  9. "Ruby Tuesday" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 4:31
  10. "Leftover Wine" 6:06

Some versions of the album substituted "Close to It All" for "Alexander Beetle", some versions have neither song.

On the original 1970 UK release by Buddah Records (2318009), "Lay Down" is given a timing of 3:49 on both label and sleeve notes as is quoted above. On this album, the track is in fact 7:44 minutes long (from direct timing), but was 3:49 on her Very Best of album.

Personnel

Charts
Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Albums Chart [2] 17
U.S. Cash Box Albums Chart [3] 6
Australian Albums Chart 2
Canadian Albums Chart 5
German Albums Chart 33
Netherlands Albums Chart 4
Norwegian Albums Chart 20
UK Albums Chart[4] 5

Singles
Chart Title Peak
position
U.S. Cash Box Charts "Lay Down" 3
U.S Billboard Hot 100 "Lay Down" 6
Australian Charts "Lay Down" 2
Canadian Charts "Lay Down" 1
Netherlands Charts "Lay Down" 1
U.S. Cash Box Charts "Ruby Tuesday" 34
U.S Billboard Hot 100 "Ruby Tuesday" 52
German Charts "Ruby Tuesday" 6
Austrian Charts "Ruby Tuesday" 2
Belgian Charts "Ruby Tuesday" 14
Canadian Charts "Ruby Tuesday" 25
UK Chart "Ruby Tuesday" 9
Australian Charts "Ruby Tuesday EP" 70
UK Singles Chart[4] "What Have They Done to My Song, Ma" 39

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Candles in the Rain at AllMusic
  2. "Melanie : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. "Cash Box" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 1970-07-11. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. "MELANIE | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "American album certifications – Melanie – Candles in the Rain". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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