Murray McLauchlan – Whispering Rain

Whispering Rain is the seventh studio album released by Murray McLauchlan. It reached #14 on the Canadian country charts and #42 on the Canadian album charts in 1979.

Whispering Rain spawned three hit singles: "Whispering Rain," "You Can't Win" and "Somebody's Long Lonely Night." It was given 3.5 out of 5 stars by AllMusic.

When I took second semester off from grade 11 to bag dirt with my brother Tim in Toronto, I saw McLauchlan play one evening at Ontario Place, but what was most memorable was his hour-plus warmup in the afternoon – I was one of only two people in the audience. This album wasn't out yet: I associate Whispering Rain more with the summer between grade 11 and 12 that I spent working with my brother Rick for Manfred the bricklayer.

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Track Listing

1. Highway One (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:45
2. What Would Bogey Do? (Murray McLauchlan) – 2:50
3. Lady Luck (Murray McLauchlan) – 2:49
4. Somebody's Long Lonely Night (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:41
5. When You're Young (And You Don't Know Nothing) (Murray McLauchlan) – 2:57
6. Nassau Town (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:23
7. Whispering Rain (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:42
8. Somebody That You Used To Love (Murray McLauchlan) – 5:00
9. You Can't Win (Murray McLauchlan) – 3:16
10. You've Got No Time (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:42
11. One Who's In The Past (Murray McLauchlan) – 2:54

Personnel

• Murray McLauchlan – lead vocals, piano, guitar, harmonica
• Ben Mink – mandolin, fiddle
• Eric Robertson – organ, piano, string arrangements
• David Wilcox – electric and acoustic guitar
• Dennis Pendrith – bass
• Barry Keane – drums
• Lloyd Green – steel guitar
• Ron Dann – steel guitar on "What Would Bogey Do?"
• The Jordanaires – background vocals
• The Amin Electric Strings – strings
• Buddy Skipper – horn arrangements
• Dennis Soley – sax solo

• Murray McLauchlan – Greatest Hits (album)
• Murray McLauchlan – Farmer's Song (song)