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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

August 20, 2022 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

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.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Harvey Schmidt, On The Glory Road, Ralph Sharon, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett

July 9, 2021 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

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. Tony Bennett · Song · 1962.

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

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Harvey Schmidt, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett

March 7, 2021 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Monday, March 8, 2021, is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” was written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, which ran for astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse. For several decades, the New Yorker magazine, getting tired of describing the musical I guess, started quoting from James Joyce’s Ulysses instead of the standard content.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” in 1962 for On The Glory Road, featuring a lovely arrangement by Ralph Sharon. The album was ready to be released, but Columbia pulled it at the last minute. The album was finally released in the 2011 Complete Collection box set.

Soon It"s Gonna Rain

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

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

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Harvey Schmidt, On The Glory Road, Ralph Sharon, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett

April 2, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Tuesday, April 3, 2018 is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

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

Jones and Schmidt, both Texans, met at the University of Texas. Schmidt, an art major, was also a pianist and accompanied Jones for auditions and musical performances. They began writing musicals and revues while still students, but took a break when Schmidt served in Army and later moved to New York to begin his career as a graphic artist. He and Jones soon began writing The Fantasticks and the rest, as they say, was history. Schmidt and Jones were both inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in July 2012

Harvey Schmidt died just a few weeks ago on February 28, 2018.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “Soon It’s Gonna Rain” in March, 1962 for the un-released album On The Glory Road. The very fine arrangement was done by Ralph Sharon.

I love Tony’s recording of this lovely song and I hope you do too.

Soon It"s Gonna Rain

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


“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as The Glory Road, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: 1962, Harvey Schmidt, On The Glory Road, Ralph Sharon, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett

August 20, 2015 By Suzanne 2 Comments

Song of the Day: Soon It’s Gonna Rain

The song of the day for Thursday, August 20, 2015 is “Soon It’s Gonna Rain.”

About This Song

“Soon It’s Gonna Rain” is from the 1960 off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks, written by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. It ran for astounding 42 years and 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse. The original cast featured the great Jerry Orbach, in one of his first major roles on the New York stage.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded today’s song in 1962 for his unreleased album On The Glory Road. This recording was added later to the 1971 album Love Story and was also used on re-releases of The Many Moods of Tony. This recording is so true to the song as it is used in the show; it is the big first act love song sung by the two young lovers; this arrangement captures the youth, love and naivety of the song. It’s a real joy for this writer, though I love to hear Bennett sing softly and quietly, with that special intensity he brings.

Soon It"s Gonna Rain

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


“Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” as well as On The Glory Road, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Harvey Schmidt, On The Glory Road, The Fantasticks, Tom Jones

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