The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

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Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Thursday, April 25, 2024, is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” was written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for their off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, which ran for an astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” on March 16, 1962, for the album On The Glory Road, which was to be released in 1962 but was canceled. The song was arranged by Ralph Sharon. The recording was added to Bennett’s 1964 album, The Many Moods of Tony. Thankfully, On The Glory Road was released with the 2011 Complete Collection box set and is also available on streaming services.

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Tuesday, November 28, 2023, is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” was written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for their 1960 musical The Fantasticks, which ran for an astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” on March 16, 1962, for the album On The Glory Road, with an arrangement by Ralph Sharon. The album was due to be released in 1962, but was canceled by Columbia. The album was released in Bennett’s 2011 Complete Collections box set. This recording was included on the 1964 The Many Moods of Tony album.

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road, is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Saturday, May 20, 2023, is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” was written was written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones for their 1960 Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, which ran for an astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” on March 16, 1962, for his album On The Glory Road. The album was due to be released in 1962 but was canceled at the last minute. Ralph Sharon wrote the arrangement.

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Sunday, August 21, 2022, is “It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” written by Jarvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, is from the 1960 off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, which ran for an astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” on March 16, 1962, for On The Glory Road, which was to be released in 1962, but was canceled. It was arranged by Ralph Sharon.

“It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road is available on Apple Music.

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Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Saturday, July 10, 2021, is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” was written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jone for their 1960 musical The Fantasticks. The show ran for astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” in 1962 for On The Glory Road, which was to be released in 1962, but was canceled. The song was arranged by Ralph Sharon. The song was included on Bennett’s 1965 album The Many Moods Of Tony; On The Glory Road was released in 2011 in the Complete Collection box set and is only available digitally.

Soon It"s Gonna Rain

Listen to Soon It"s Gonna Rain on Spotify. Song · Tony Bennett · 1962

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road is available on Apple Music.