I Wish It Would Rain

"I Wish It Would Rain"
Single by The Temptations
from the album The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
B-side	"I Truly, Truly Believe"
Released	December 21, 1967
Recorded	Hitsville USA (Studio A); April 22 and August 31, 1967
Genre	Soul
Length	2:49
Label	Gordy G 7068
Songwriter(s)	Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong Rodger Penzabene
Producer(s)	Norman Whitfield
The Temptations singles chronology
"(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need" (1967) "I Wish It Would Rain" (1967) "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" (1968)

"I Wish It Would Rain" is a 1967 song recorded by the Temptations for the Motown label (under the "Gordy" imprint) and produced by Norman Whitfield. The lyrics of this mournful song about a heartbroken man whose woman had just left him were penned by Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene. The lyricist had just learned that his wife was cheating on him and in his sorrow and pain, Penzabene penned both this and its follow-up "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)." Tragically the distraught Penzabene committed suicide barely a week after the single's release.