Flowers in the Rain
| "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 | ||||
"Flowers in the Rain" is a song by English rock band the Move. The song was released as the lead single to the band's debut self-titled studio album, Move, on the 25th of August, 1967, featuring the B-side "(Here We Go Round) the Lemon Tree" and released by Regal Zonophone Records in the United Kingdom and A&M Records in the United States. It was later released as the sixth track to the album in March 1968. The single reached number two in 1967 on the UK Singles Chart, and number four in Ireland.
The song was written by the Move's guitarist/vocalist Roy Wood, produced by Denny Cordell, and recorded on the 6th of July in Advision Studios (based in London). 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.