MANDOLIN RAIN
BRUCE HORNSBY, THE RANGE
SONGWRITERS: BRUCE HORNSBY & JOHN HORNSBY
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE WAY IT IS
LABEL: RCA VICTOR
GENRE: SOFT ROCK
YEAR: 1986
Bruce Randall Hornsby(born November 23, 1954)
is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He draws from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical
traditions.
His recordings have been recognized with
industry awards, including the 1987 Grammy Award
for Best New Artist with Bruce Hornsby and the Range,
the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album,
and the 1994 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.
Hornsby has worked with his touring band
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, his bluegrass project with Ricky Skaggs, and as
a session and guest musician. He was a touring member of the Grateful Dead from September 1990 to March 1992, playing over 100 shows during
that period.
His 21st album, Absolute Zero, was released
in April 2019 and features collaborations with Justin Vernon and Sean Carey of Bon Iver; Jack DeJohnette, Blake Mills, yMusic,
The Staves, and
Brad Cook.
"Mandolin Rain" is the third track
from The Way It Is,
the debut album for Bruce Hornsby
and the Range. The song was co-written by
Bruce Hornsby and his brother John,
and featured Range member David Mansfield on the title instrument.
The song, released in late 1986, was a #4 Billboard Hot 100 hit single for the band in March 1987, following on the success of
their previous single, the #1 hit and title track of their debut album, "The Way It Is".
It also reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart for three weeks, and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks, also in early 1987. The song reached the Top 40
on the Country chart, hitting
#38.
The song came and
went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Listen to the
mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air till they play the last song
I'll do my time
Keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling too strong
Listen to the
mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Running down by the
lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away once again
Listen to the
mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
The boat's steaming
in
I wat
H the sidewheel spin and I
Think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the
mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go.
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