Inside Tracks #47: Melissa Manchester, "Come in From the Rain" 1976, w/Covers by Captain & Tennille, Vic Damone, Diana Ross, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney

We open with the Melissa who got the "Rain" ball rolling, and we'll end with a completely different Melissa! In between, veritable legends tackle this 1976 classic ballad!

Nov 01, 2025

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"One of my favorite artists co-wrote a classic song and recorded it three times herself. Check out the discussion Brad Kyle and I have about "Come in From the Rain!""

- Dan Pal

This article’s author (l) and its subject, the lovely Ms. Manchester, after one of her 2006 shows (with autograph)!

“Come in From the Rain,” Melissa Manchester

Written by Melissa Manchester and Carole …

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A guest post by

Dan Pal

Dan Pal has been a Film Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, Film Critic, Director, Screenwriter, Festival Programmer & memoir writer. He writes about film, television, and music at https://danpal.substack.com/