1976 Stephen Bishop – Save It For a Rainy Day (US:#22)
“Save It For A Rainy Day” is a song by American singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first of two hit singles from his debut album, Careless. It features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton and Chaka Khan on backing vocals toward the close of the song.
The song speaks of abbreviated relationships and broken hearts. The opening verse is set in Jamaica, speaking of beautiful but opportunistic women attempting to take advantage of lonely tourists.
“Save It For A Rainy Day” peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20.
The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S. and number eight in Canada
Album
Careless is the debut album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop. It includes two hit singles: “On and On”, which peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard singles chart, and “Save It for a Rainy Day” which made No. 22. The album itself rose to No. 34 on the Billboard albums chart. Notable contributors to the album […]
Musicians
| Bass | Jeffrey Staton |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar (solo) | Eric Clapton |
| Guitar | Jeffrey Staton |
| Electric Piano | John Jarvis |
| Piano | John Jarvis |
| Background Vocals | Chaka Khan |
| Vocals | Stephen Bishop |
Produced By
Stephen Bishop
Henry Lewy
Songwriters
Stephen Bishop
Charts
US:#22
UK:# –