Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)
| "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's song)" | ||||
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| Single by Buddy Jewell | ||||
| from the album Buddy Jewell | ||||
| B-side | "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"[1] | |||
| Released | May 5, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Buddy Jewell | |||
| Producer(s) | Clint Black | |||
| Buddy Jewell singles chronology | ||||
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"Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Buddy Jewell.[2] It was released in May 2003 as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album. It peaked at number 3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was the highest-debuting single by a new country artist since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.[3]
Content
[edit]"Help Pour Out the Rain" is sub-titled "Lacey's Song" for Jewell's daughter.[4] In the song, the narrator and his daughter are riding in a car. The daughter asks him questions about what will happen when she dies and goes to Heaven. In the second verse, the narrator thanks God for his children and their innocence.
Critical reception
[edit]Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Jewell "incorporates several of the elements that always seem to strike a chord with country audiences - the wisdom of children, a glimpse of heaven, and a father's love." She goes on to say that the song is "enveloped in a pretty melody laced with a sweet, soaring fiddle."[5]
Music video
[edit]The music video for "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" was filmed on May 26, 2003, and premiered on CMT on May 31, 2003, during CMT's Most Wanted Live. Jon Small and Don Lepore directed the video, and Dave Pritchard produced it.
Chart performance
[edit]"Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 24, 2003.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 29 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2003) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (August 2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 210. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song) – Buddy Jewell". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "Nashville Star Winner Buddy Jewell Breaks Record With Debut Single; 'Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)' Highest Debut Single By Solo Artist". PR Newswire. 2003-05-15. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Tarradell, Mario (2003-05-04). "Fame was a long time comin' for Arkansas winner of TV contest". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Billboard, May 31, 2003 - Vol. 115, No. 22, Page 61.
- ^ "Buddy Jewell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Buddy Jewell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.