The Rain, the Park & Other Things

"The Rain, The Park & Other Things"
US release
Single by The Cowsills
from the album The Cowsills
B-side"River Blue"
ReleasedSeptember 1967
RecordedAugust 17, 1967
StudioA&R Recording Studios, New York City
Genre
Length3:04
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Artie Kornfeld, Steve Duboff
Producer(s)Artie Kornfeld
The Cowsills singles chronology
"A Most Peculiar Man"
(1966)
"The Rain, The Park & Other Things"
(1967)
"We Can Fly"
(1968)

"The Rain, the Park & Other Things" is a pop song with music and lyrics co-written by Artie Kornfeld and Steve Duboff. It was recorded by the pop band the Cowsills, and included on their 1967 self-titled debut album. Released as a single, the song reached No. 2 on the Billboard charts. It was kept from the No. 1 spot by "Daydream Believer" by the Monkees. The single cemented the group's international popularity and sold some three million copies over the years. It ties with 1969's "Hair" as the group's biggest hit, as both reached No. 2 in the US. In Canada, "The Rain, the Park & Other Things" reached No. 1 on the RPM singles chart.