Rain

"Rain" is a 1998 single released by the singer Chanel Thomas. The musical backing track is based on Jaco Pastorius's "Portrait of Tracy." First heard in 1997 on the singer's debut album ''The Pain. The Love. The Tears'', the song was released as a single the next year. It peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number 1 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Singer Tyrese appeared in the song's music video. He would later sing the hook on rapper Chingy's hit song "Pullin' Me Back", which samples the Chanel song. Smooth jazz musician and guitarist Norman Brown covered the song on his 1999 album, Celebration. Toronto based producer duo Team Majestic Music, also sampled "Rain" for their song "Let It Fall." New York City house producer Baltra sampled it late 2016/early 2017.