Stormy (song)

"Stormy" is a hit song by the Classics IV released on their LP Mamas and Papas/Soul Train in 1968. It entered Billboard Magazine October 26, 1968, peaking at #5[2] on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and #26 Easy Listening. The final line of the chorus has the singer pleading to the girl: "Bring back that sunny day". This single release along with the prior release of "Spooky", and soon afterward the release of "Traces", made great success for the band, a part of the well-known songs from the ensemble.[3]

"Stormy"
Single by Classics IV
from the album Mamas and Papas/Soul Train
B-side	"24 Hours of Loneliness"
Released	September 1968[1]
Genre	R&B, blue-eyed soul, Pop
Length	2:45
Label	Imperial
Songwriter(s)	Dennis Yost, James Cobb, Buddy Buie
Producer(s)	Buddy Buie
Classics IV singles chronology
"Mamas and Papas" (1968) "Stormy" (1968) "Traces" (1969)

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1968-69) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 2 South Africa (Springbok)[5] 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 5 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 26 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1968) Rank Canada [8] 76 Chart (1969) Rank U.S. Cash Box [9] 24

External links

• Classics IV - "Stormy"/"24 Hours of Loneliness" (1968) single at Discogs.com

References

1. http://www.45cat.com/record/66328
2. http://www.billboard.com/music/classics-iv
3. Single Information
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1969-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
5. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
7. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 28, 1968
8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
9. Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1969