Eddie Kendricks: date with the rain (Tamla)

[mutualbums]

great music...

[rufus317]

Loves the nostalgic song that was recorded in 1972 but wasn't released as a single till 1977 yet and still well received even in 77'

[KliptikaLBlooD]

ahh i love this track, makes me wanna break dance or sum shit, can't help but move my body.... =D

[SistaNoTomsAllowed]

Thank you baby for 1 of my precious jewels! Oh Eddie you are my favorite TEMPTATION! That falsetto voice would drive a Woman madly in love! It just happens to be rainy where I'm at now! Sing Eddie K. I bet your in heaven truckin' right now! My Lord. I grabbed my coat & my shoes & walked out w/ a bag full of blues!

REST EDDIE K.

If you don't like this then this here isn't for you!

[stalkerbm]

the immortal eddie kendricks they dont make singers like him anymore hes once in a lifetime

butch 121

[stalkerbm]

the immortal eddie kendricks they dont make singers like him anymore hes once in a lifetime

[ElConquistadorNo1]

I still have the Keep on Truckin 45

[bustaknutt00]

no doubt...

[PifflesTheMonkey]

lol it should be the anthem

[ForBeatsSake]

The album that features this track, "People ... Hold On," is one of my all time favorites.

[jasonpfinch]

Listen to anything else from late 60s / early 70s soul then listen to this, and see. EDDIE IS GOD. And everything else about this record is wonderful (drumming, production, other instrumentalists, everything).

[Hool0815]

nice slipmat. cheers

[brodyd81]

@Hool0815 I agree.

[harvorites]

damn the sound quality to this is amazing, Thanks for Posting!!!

[KJER]

i just imagined the guy filmed this ,,just standing there tryin 2 focus on the LP for almost 3 min..........lol...

Love this song..

[Illest123]

I have the 7 inch Born again/Date with the rain motown aswell , and i wanna know what it's worth.. somewhere i can check this out?

Thx

[coldfreshair]

this is house as we love it, uplifting, emotional, yet not trashy campy shitty, but classical.

[jasonpfinch]

Anyone know who played drums on this? Whoever it was ought to be knighted or something.

[evahallik]

The man was unbelievable

[gr33nl4nt3rn]

i think he mighta meant bad as in good, lol

[MisterEjCastro]

style head!!

[TheMAYRENE]

the badest song to dance to

[Factory051]

thank you for posting this tune. eddie kendricks at his bloody finest.

[BoldSoulBrother]

Rarest of the rare - very hard to find a Motown 45 issue... you very lucky to have this in your collection!

T U N E!

[sarahkleen]

great dancer x

[wise4me]

i wish it rain,part 2.

[BadNews88]

Note to barriobajaj:

This did not chart because..

#1) it was released a good 6 years after its initial album release, and..

#2) It was the flipside to the 1978 single "Intimate Friends" (From Eddie's Motown finale LP "Slick").

Obviously, The Hitsville Empire promoted said A-side over "Rain". THIS gem, however, is THE-hit-that-shoulda-been-but-­wasn't..

Not even a scrap og FM or AM airplay back in 1972 (From the "People..Hold On!" LP)

Oh, yes and a RAVE-FAVE!

Thanx fer this, m8

[davideg9660]

Awesom 45' *****

[TooDarnSoulful]

Super track :) ktf

[DeeJayRoyalT]

OK, I'm another viewer you can attribute to DJ Funktual...lol. Great cut... Peace.

[doane1337]

got here through funktuall :)

and I don't regret one small second of it!

[funktuall]

You inspired my newest creation so THANKS!

[funktuall]

ahhhhhhhhh

[funktuall]

I wonder how many of those almost 500 views is just me. I love it sooo much. the acoustics are beautiful.....aaaaahhhhh

This song is God calling me to Heaven.

Death will simply be a walk in the rain with Eddie K.

[barriobajaj]

Interesting. I've looked up charting singles released in the U.S. and it never charted.

[barriobajaj]

Oh, FYI if anyone has this single with the song Can I, it's a reissue put up by collectibles.

[barriobajaj]

I've never seen a 45 of this song. Is it an oldies reissue? It might have been a big hit had it been released as a single.

A timeless classic!

[funkynotstinky01]

I'm not sure either, i think it's only avaible on Collectibles as a 7", but this doesn't look like that label??

[barriobajaj]

Thanks for the heads up.

I just found a copy that was released in '77 as a b-side to Born Again. Wasn't easy to find.

[funktuall]

INCREDIBLE!!!  Please feel free to use this as video response to one of mine. I want ALL my fans to see this video! I'm putting it on my channel!

[cc5353]

OMG!! One of my all time favorites!!! Unbelievely incredible dance song!

[dness88]

me too :D

[ctownsoul]

Love this song