Is It Raining at Your House

"Is It Raining at Your House" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in December 1990 as the second single from his compilation album 10 Years of Greatest Hits, but originally appeared on his 1987 album Chiseled in Stone. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; it was Gosdin's last top-10 (or top-40) hit on the country charts.[1] Gosdin wrote the song with Dean Dillon and Hank Cochran.

"Is It Raining at Your House"
Single by Vern Gosdin
from the album 10 Years of Greatest Hits
B-side"Today My World Slipped Away"
ReleasedDecember 1990
GenreCountry
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Vern Gosdin, Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran
Producer(s)Bob Montgomery
Vern Gosdin singles chronology
"This Ain't My First Rodeo"
(1990)		 "Is It Raining at Your House"
(1990)		 "I Know My Day Will Come"
(1991)

Background

Vern had called over to Hank Cochran's house one day during a Nashville Tennessee thunderstorm and asked "Is it raining at your house like it is raining at mine". Cochran said yes and it sounds like a song to me. That became the genius of the song "Is it raining at your house".

Chart performance
Chart (1990–91) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 10

Year-end charts
Chart (1991) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 86

Cover versions
  • Jamey Johnson covered the song on his 2002 self-released album They Call Me Country.
  • Brad Paisley covered the song on his 2003 album Mud on the Tires.
  • Lorrie Morgan covered the song on her 2016 album Letting Go...Slow. Morgan's cover features sound effects of rain and thunder fading into the song's beginning, and again fading out at the song's end.

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 140.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1484." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 6, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Vern Gosdin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.


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