Eddie Kendricks - Date With the Rain ( Disco Mix )

[iiRube]

One of my favorite songs, Im a Dj and wish there would be more songs like these one

[GamefreakTP]

God this makes me want to literally feel the music and DANCE! If only I had the skills to dance like I can picture in my head....

[MiamiUrbanClub]

so true, the best days of disco were philly sound and pre-saturday night fever which tried to portray people that went to discos a certain way

[rob3740]

saturday night fever killed disco

[ABSDiscoQueen]

one of the greatest disco songs ever. They don't make songs like this anymore.

[rek867]

the best days of disco are everydayyou get another track. new or olde.



[GWChunkyC]

I am grabbing my Coat and Rubber shoes here in Newport, Jersey City!

[GWChunkyC]

An excellent skate song! 4 Wheels skate with pom-pom...LOL @ ElJoseNova! Tru dat. Jersey City!

[ELJoseNova]

NYC Hurricane Irene!!

[FUSSYMUAYTHAI]

the bee gees were the death of disco .

peep46 : i went to the floor many weekends 1973 -1976 i was a club fiend and now i curse the web .

[abdj11]

@FUSSYMUAYTHAI You are exactly right. The Bee Gees weren't even a disco group. Every song on that soundtrack were groups or singers who jumped on the Disco bandwagon. The Trammps were the only one. Earl Young of the Trammps created the disco beat Every rock n roller all of a sudden wanted to make a disco record. they flooded the market with low grade records and the great disco records got lost in the shuffle. By the way, this remix is terrible, they took away all the energy of the song

[OneMixDJ]

@abdj11 : Trammps and also Tavares. :)

[Eksally]

Good old sound from the loft days 1970's! Keep truckin baby etc etc!

EKsally

from Sweden with love!

[TROY0VANESSA]

CHURCH!!!

[omisanyak]

YES! KEEP DANCE ALIVE!!! LONG LIVE HOUSE MUSIC!!!!

[evettemcmillan1]

I see we have a few pple from Newark, NJ hey Let's have a reunion 1978 was great the highest peak the eleganza blue magic black ivory oh my God the hustle's latin so on boy do I miss those days

[TROY0VANESSA]

FIRE! ZANZIBAR, NEWARK, N.J.

[sjr10011]

Turn it up!!!

[rioyaque99]

@damlost i went j monroe & grad in 1970. lived on stratford & watson & knew d berkowitz. do u remember "o sole mio" pizarria on boynton & westchester.

[oldschoolmama1959]

yea the 70s was hit after hit you would hustle all night leave the club sweat coming off of you we had fun back in them days in nyc you would get up and boggie and eddie track sound great in the club

[neodeja]

what a hustle jam....one of the best....had the time of my life

[nicko1uk]

Is this a modern remix, or a genuine 70s version?

Love it forever...

[nicko1uk]

Is this a modern remix, or a genuine 70s version? Love it forever

[Sorrow514]

Thumbs up if you bboy to this

[rickthemexican183]

however gave this song a thumbs down don,t know shit!

[tattooUSA]

This was the best era...Disco had meaning with all the people who had Soul!!! Go Eddie this is the best of the best.... Christine

[TheGrownasswoman]

To my knowledge this hit came out in the late 70's and I remember i was in the park at a basket ball game with my friends I must have been 13 yrs of age and they was playing music the park was packed and there was a boy singing this song behind me and he sound just like Eddie Kendricks..and I developed a crush on him...from dinging this tune...

[botvinnik64]

Nice jam by Eddie - still wish the Temps were around, though...

[tennelleepoo]

I loveeeee this song !! This is my rainy day theme song!! This came out before I was born but I love good music!

[SoulOfTheBboy]

I just went off to this track... fucking surreal :)

[zusamin1]

i listen or sometimes even dance to this song when I think about the same gloomy day i had.

[jasonpfinch]

it's just enormous

[LorraineinFL]

I've got a date with Lorraine---no!

[pinogui2011]

Sou cinquentão e ouvi muitas vezes esta musica na Rádio Mundial 860. Isto é só para quem tem excelente gosto musical e o mais importante: ESTA VIVO.

[hoolerbear]

i think of the garage and the amazing larry lavant

[bustaknutt00]

1972 IS CORRECT.

VINYL DISCO CAME OUT IN MAR. '75

THIS WAS THE SHIT!

[BBoyAlfredo]

thumbs up if you love bboy Katsu

[BboyMandrew]

@BBoyAlfredo heck ya haha! was traced here from ichigeki vs. last for one battle actually!

[jmeckle1]

I never heard this track until a couple minutes ago, but I just played it about 5 times in a row. Phenomenal chill out track!

[maed34]

This is an absolute gem....so much of the commercial music today lacks the ability to paint such emotionally vivid pictures....my day just got better.

[BboyFreeman13]

My crew and I break to this all the time :)

[muzikfan2000]

excellent remix...love it...maintains the spirit of the song.

[riitade644]

Maybe we did cross paths, that would be nice. I still love this sone and want to dance even though I'm going to be 59 in Dec. All I have to do is close my eyes and I'm right back there, know what I mean??!!

[bodypaintermarc]

I love this song they say disco is dead tell me what does lady gaga sing DISCO

[ccardenashq]

it's a john morales remix!! :D i love it

[tonybarbera29]

hey fran....this ones for uuuu!!1

[larrytheeight]

Disco Ball 9 @ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Atlantic City NJ on Sat Oct 16, 2010. the biggest 70s classic disco live concert in the world-13 acts- Gloria Gaynor, Santa esmeralda starring leroy gomez, rob parissi of wild cherry, the trammps featuring earl young, anita ward, norma jean wright & luci martin formerly of chic, musique, sugar hill gang, rose royce, linda clifford, peaches & herb, lime, original village people cowboy randy jones, wcbs fm dj joe causi. i have my tix. r u goin babe?

[1957doug]

is this music available anywhere on CD?

[lulubhines]

I use to ALWAYS request this one from the DJ's! 

[240Suzuki]

KKKKWWWWWWWWWALITY!! :)

[mrobertson70]

"grab my coat and rubber shoes ,walk out the door with a bag full of blues " I mean this song is perfect, Eddie was amazing,lyrics,instrumentals just gorgeous !!

[fiq4512]

Out on the floor you won't get a mutiny

The crowd will gather and provide the scrutiny

Bobbing their heads and none shall complain

If you're unescorted you'll get a date with the rain..Yeah!!

[USKmonstruo15]

hot track still today gives me goosebumps remember when larry used to pump this track at garage thanks for the memories

[sappleseed]

You children today have NO idea how fabulous the scene was then...great music, great dancing, great clothes, and just a lot of fun and romance...this is one of the greats...DANCE YOUR ASS OFF TO THIS....

[dayzdukes1]

This reminds me of the days when I would watch my big sister get ready to go out. I was at home watching Gilligan's Island. Somehow, I feel like I missed out on a bunch of fun!

[riitade644]

Great dance song!!!! From the old clubs in NYC in the earlu=y 70's!!! ould dance my ass of!!!!

[chezlafem]

@riitade644 Yes, this is a great dance song riitade 644. I bet we crossed paths at some of those NYC clubs back in the early 70's while dancing our ass off!

[luidgat]

I loved the temptations movie. I had NO idea the trials the group went through. Maybe cuz their music made you feel like everything was alllllllllllllright.

[bryngOneOn]

@luidgat whats it called, bet its not just some variation of the word temptation and is it uploaded on utube because im too tight and lazy that way to obtain it any other way?

[rearuss]

Nice:-)

[dominatus84]

The flickering image looks like the haircut interface for Fallout 3 :D

[july1656]

july1656 Gotta go walking with the RAIN! OH WHAT A FABULOUS EXPERIENCE AND MEMORY!!!!! I AM SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE SOUNDS OF MR. EDDIE KENDRICKS! TOO BAD THAT HE DID NOT GET THE

RECOGNITION HE SO DESERVED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING MUSICAL TALENT.

[mchammerose31]

great remix, never heard this one. keep on truckin.

[unto789]

one of the great disco era songs ever.....it made you hustle........

[zsugar19]

The first time I heard this song was at house party in The Bronx. I was in Junior High School...early '70's. Actually hooky party => Loved it then and still do, and now I'm a teacher so it all worked out.

[harvorites]

I can break dance with the Oregon rain and listen to this ALL DAY LONG!!!!

[MrCardz1027]

Nice master-mix of an all-time classic midnight mover!! NYC Disco and park jam.

[tennelleepoo]

I was born in 1976, and I watched my parents do the hustle in the house.. However I came across this song this past summer... AND I LOVE IT.. I can truly bust out a sweat to this song.

[rflpta]

does anybody know how i can download this version

[grafflixx]

i wanna know too.. this song is dope!

[rflpta]

the original is not even 3 minutes long...

[crawdad1]

total recorder...look it up

[iOnceAteARock]

@rflpta: try the free youtube to mp3 coneverter, i think the name of the company is dvdvideosoft. you then just paste url of youtube video and bam, you're downloading like a motherfucker in an instant ;)

[teltronicz]

first time i have heard this and it going straight on my playlist.thenks

[JaKeW13]

the first time i danced to this beatiful song was at the TIGIRES DISCO in new york

in 1971 thank you for the wonderful memories.

[juniorbug01]

Just right for freestylein yo ! If you can dance you can freestyle this.

[jasonpfinch]

Anyone know who played drums on this?

[evahallik]

rockin'!

[EnormeNuez]

T U N E !

[bboyoneart]

fucxk yeah

[eddiepopeye]

i remember this like it was yesterday!! using three 1200 turntables to cut!!! wow how i miss it. Eddie from the bronx

[peep46]

You and me both. when I was a DJ at the 2nd floor and the Stereo Lounge/Side Street in the Bronx I would play this all the time. We didn't have an extended disco mix then so I had to segue back and forth to extend this 2 minute disco hit.

[weezerz]

You mean the Second floor in New Rochelle?

[peep46]

Yes, I worked as a DJ until 1975 when I started playing at the Stereo Longe/Side Street disco. In 1977 I opened Januaries in White Plains NY and in1981 opened Habitat in New Rochelle (the old Lollipop) on Main Street.

[weezerz]

Small world. I hung out at Januaries starting in the spring of 1978 thru that summer. (I was 18 then) I do remember the DJ there at that time (Richie) . I always thought he was great. He played a lot of "undergroud" music.

[peep46]

When I first opened Januaries I was the DJ. I got too busy with the business end and I initially hired Ritchie Trotta as a DJ who use to work with me at Side Street. He later became one of my bartenders and I hired my good friend DJ Ritchie Settino who I mentored and he did a great job. Sadly we lost Ritchie about 9 years ago. I've been living in St. croix, U.S. Virgin Islands for the last 20 years but I do miss my disco days. Most people know in those days as Frankie "Peep".

[weezerz]

It was Ritchie Settino. I am sorry to hear that. I recently corresponded w/Tony Amato ( DJ from Peachtree's who also worked at Januaries I think at times) and there is supposedly going to be a Peachtree reunion sometime in 2010.) Frankie "Peep" sounds familiar but I'm not sure.

[peep46]

Ritchie, Tony and I were all friends. In fact I'm doing a disco trivia on FB right now and Tony is one of the participants. I mentored Tony in his early years as well. A bunch of people from the Second Floor and Peachtrees are participating. I give the name of a disco song, a hint and they have to give me the artist.  It's just for fun between a bunch of old friends. Yes, Tony filled in once in a while at Januaries. He use to come and visit me in the DJ booth at Side Street.

[weezerz]

Crazy how ~30 years have gone by so incredibly fast. I appreciate those days more than ever now.Funny, I just went a bit nutty to find out who sang the song "nowhere" from 1975. Tony used to play that back in 1980 at Peachtree's. Bobby Morales just played that a few weeks ago at a "Disco Reunion" in Yonkers.

[peep46]

Yes time has flown by. I use to play "Nowhere" back in 1975 at the Stereo Lounge. In fact I use to play it back to back with the other Hokis Pokis disco hit "Swing". They were both the same tempo (bpm) and segued beautifully back and forth. One of my other favorite back to back mixes back then was the Philly Devotions "I Just Can't Say Goodbye & "Hurt So Bad.

[weezerz]

I had a listen to those songs and they have a Philly flare. There is so much early disco soul that is rarely acknowledged ie.Detroit Emeralds, Faith Hope and Charity et al. I am more proficient with later stuff (Cerrone, Moroder, Patrick Adams etc) and thereafter. You certainly know more than I do.

[peep46]

Yes, there is atrendous history to disco music. Most people only became aware of disco music after the movie "Saturday Night Fever" was released. My most enjoyable years as a DJ were 70 to 75. In those days we really had to work to find good product. We would even drive up to Canada to get Canadian and Europen imports. In fact the best disco music came from that time period but it wasn't like the late 70's when every artist jumped on the disco band wagon.

[peep46]

It just came to me that when you mentioned the Detroit Emeralds, that when I opened Januaries the background music that I chose for our first radio commercial was "Feel the Need" by the Detrit Emeralds.

[weezerz]

The Detroit Emeralds' Feel the Need along with Fantastic Four's Gotta Have your Loving are 2 of my fav's (they were also on the same label ..as well as King Errison I think?) . I know the music after Saturday Night Fever was commercial, but it still beats the hell out of 99% of any dance music that your hear ~20 years, if you can call it that.

On another note, do you remember a bartender at the @nd Floor, Michael Santizzi? I know his brother Phil from the gym.

[peep46]

Maybe he had a nick name. The bartenders that I remember are Bobby adamo, Paul Rocuzzo, Maddie ?, Ski, Michael Santizzi just doesn't ring a bell - it's been a lot of years. You are right that it was commercialized and so predictable but it is definitely good dancing music. I still prefer the disco music from the early 70's.

[weezerz]

They definitely have more soul. I think from what I have heard of his playing twice, Bobby Morales agrees with you.

[peep46]

I don't know Bobby Morales but we're on the same page. I know from experience because I began as a DJ when it was an "underground" thing and I ended the disco scene in 1982. So I ran the full gammit!

[weezerz]

It has been interesting rehashing stuff with you, if I have any questions or points of interest regarding disco etc, i will keep you in mind!

[peep46]

No problem!

[jasonpfinch]

Cheers for recommending the Hokis Pokis ones: they are great

[rafaeltiradov]

TAISUKE VS RONNIE.

[oakland2949]

this song is so filthy good, it's a good thing that it's raining. I almost lost it at 5:28 when it kicked in again.

[TheMAYRENE]

my all time favorite song from eddie love you man...muah

[argonPOS]

this was my joint. get me so hype when I was practicing.

[bboyoneart]

the greatest bboying song in my opinion mad love to this guy and to any an every body who loves this tyoe of music

[bboybyu]

WORDD!

[jody808]

nice extended mix, i always thought they should have released this song

[TheMAYRENE]

my all time fav

[RAKANKAN]

Great Remix!!  - This song was very short originally, Good job. - Thanks. :)

[stevenbogarat]

The 10th Floor/Footsteps/Haven NYC! all Gay...All Great

[lilroe418]

a one in a million CLASSIC>>>>>>>>>>LOVE IT!!!

[murmito]

CLASSSSSSSSSSSSSIC!

[ritade45]

Can't help it. Used to dance to this at Pegasys, Tagariis, The Late Show in NYC in the early 70's. Everybody rocked. I still miss the dancing so much. I'm 57 now and still can do the moves!!!

[yogalite]

wish i still had those 8 tracks that the djs sold - love this one - 58 and still doing the moves too

[blununu]

I was introduced to this one in the clubs in New york City Early '80's . I had a classic moment the first time I heard it. Great memory! Thanx

[ritade45]

Love Eddie Kendricks!!! Best dance music ever!! Used to dance my ass off to this at the clubs in NYC in 72/73. Clubs like "The Late Show" "Tagarris" and "Pegasys". Anybody remember these???

[iam01]

The Hotness! Classic!

[modelmanagerdude]

Paradise Garage 1982 wew no other comment you had to have been there

[snarfscream]

BANGING

[wise4me]

i was born in 1974,but i remember this song played at the old midtown lo angeles bowling alley.

[Defmom]

Thanks for sharing this rare version! All the early clubs in NY and Miami played it ('72/'73) and the dance floor would always get packed. This was always my fave song. Thanks!!

[MrsPlanetMaster]

Me too , in NYC, MIA and SJU....NICEEEEE

[dosx78]

they still play this track on body and soul,shelter type parties,and believe me it still f ing rocks...hearing it in a club with hundreds of sweaty people all in a trance with the spirit ,its like a church ritual..

[MrsPlanetMaster]

AMEN....

[koreanNeenja]

they even play it at bboy jams xD

[ChazSupreme]

most definetely!!

[tomc1167]

one of my all time favorite songs - i sing it every time it rains

[suknafuk]

date with the rain! that's what it's called. I swear, if you search walking in the rain you will never find this song. I got it locked in my brain now. Thanx CROS1. great Break Beat

[Souliban]

Originally 1972 but i dont know the year of this vinyl

[Souliban]

Originals, The / Eddie Kendricks - Down To Love Town / Date With The Rain

Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release

[tatsf]

Aww snap! I had that 12" - Down to Love Town, Date With the Rain! Loved this song, NYC back in the day! Better Days... good memories!

[alkh3myst]

"Down to Love Town', that was another monster!

[AndyAllenDesign]

Fantastic post Souliban! Thank you very much....Just wondering where this brilliant 'Disco Mix' comes from? Is this vinyl? So you have a year please? Thanks again

[wise4me]

great karkoke song.

[wise4me]

this music never dies!

[JSG1951]

Nice mix.f my first time hearing this version.Thanks!!!

[waffleface]

this is hot.

[djspair]

Hot! Good edit

[sammybee]

Where's this mix from,who was it by?Top tune. .highly addictive.

[jadesmpsn]

temptations forever!!!!!

[blununu]

I love the shit out of this song!

[TheAremo]

I confess not to have heard this tune the 1st time around, but a great tune love it.

[dalilbboy]

extended version ... Cool well doneeeeee!!!

[gwcharlton]

this song is bitter sweet to me. the temptation needed him and he needed them. i love this song but it would have been a bigger hit with the group recognition. this song is tough. an all time smoker.

[mireille000]

So good to find the old favorites. I remember listening to it on 8-track as a teen in the 70s. LOVE this extended version.

[Jean721]

Eddie saw what was happening a long time ago. I listened to his songs since I was a teenager. Long time ago. Pray for America. We're gonna need it.

[addXkumarXadhd]

This song is the shit love it

[Jean721]

Yeah it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wise4me]

i was a just a toddler when this came ou,but i remember my mom playing this song.real music

[SuperSoulSeeker]

I love you EJK! Date with the rain! What a jam. He sang this song brilliantly.

[jaybsuk]

Mr "Smooth" Eddie Kendrick, the Best!

[tedkay]

I think this should have been a number one for him! love this long version never heard this before, great stuff!

[oldschoolmama1959]

this was a great record!!!!!!!!!!

[radiophonics]

oh my god, this is smooth as shit

i love the oldschool soul funk

[Specialdark23]

One of his best songs!

[Wismer1987]

hahaha found it!!! YYEESSS

[MAX753a]

a beautiful song, so true to heart. loved it then and love it more now. max753a