Fire and Rain (song)

"Fire and Rain"
"Fire and Rain"
	Side A of the US single
Single by James Taylor
from the album Sweet Baby James
B-side	"Anywhere Like Heaven" (US); "Sunny Skies" (UK);
Released	August 1970
Recorded	December 1969 ; Sunset Sound
Genre	Folk rock; soft rock;
Length	3:20
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	James Taylor
Producer(s)	Peter Asher
James Taylor singles chronology

"Fire and Rain" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, released in August 1970 by Warner Bros. Records as the second single from Taylor's second studio album, Sweet Baby James. The song follows Taylor's reaction to the suicide of Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend, and his experiences with drug addiction and fame. After its release, "Fire and Rain" peaked at number two on RPM's Canada Top Singles chart and at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

^ Billboard magazine August 29, 1970, page 7
^ Hilburn, Robert (2010). Corn Flakes with John Lennon And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life. Rodale Books. ISBN 9781605291659. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ Prown, Pete; P. Newquist, Harvey (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar - The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. H. Leonard. p. 117. ISBN 9780793540426. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference BillboardHot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Billboard magazine August 29, 1970, page 7

[2] Hilburn, Robert (2010). Corn Flakes with John Lennon And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life. Rodale Books. ISBN 9781605291659. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[3] Prown, Pete; P. Newquist, Harvey (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar - The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. H. Leonard. p. 117. ISBN 9780793540426. Retrieved October 11, 2022.

[BillboardHot100-4] Cite error: The named reference BillboardHot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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