![]() Song for song, it’s not quite as interesting as Young and in Love, but it holds together as well as that album, and offered a better indication of B.J.’s career path. This orchestrated, yet not dramatic, arrangement is the sound of Raindrops and it’s the sound of mainstream crossover pop of the late ‘60s, the sound that Thomas made his own starting with this very record. Thomas 2011 Drew’s EntertainmentReleased. Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesRaindrops Keep Falling on my Head gives it an appropriately soft and symphonic treatment. Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head (1969) - B.J.Thomas. What’s most revealing is Thomas' choice of “The Greatest Love” from Joe South - it’s one of South’s poppiest numbers, and B.J. Bacharach & David are heard on the title track and “This Guy’s In Love with You,” Jimmy Webb has two songs (“If You Must Leave My Life,” “Do What You Gotta Do”), Mark James, author of “Hooked on a Feeling,” has two cuts, including “Suspicious Minds,” and Bobby Russell’s ‘60s standard “Little Green Apples” gets an airing. Naturally, “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”’s prominent position in Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid was instrumental in this breakthrough - its blockbuster status guaranteeing Thomas a bump - but the LP Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head followed through on the single, abandoning any lingering Texas soul influences remaining in Thomas and focusing firmly on pop. Thomas had hits before “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” - big ones, too, like “Hooked on a Feeling” - but that 1969 single made his career, establishing him as a first-class adult contemporary singer. ![]() Thomas carried on releasing new music up until 2013, bowing out with an album of acoustic arrangements, ‘The Living Room Sessions’.B.J. Other songs that enjoyed success include ‘Hooked On A Feeling’ in 1968, ‘I Just Can’t Help Believing’ in 1970, ‘Rock And Roll Lullaby’ in 1972 and ‘(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song’ in 1975.īetween 19, Thomas won a Grammy Award each consecutive year, including for his album ‘Home Where I Belong’ and recordings of hymns like ‘Amazing Grace’. Raindrops Keeps Falling On My Head Raindrops are falling on my head and just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed nothing seems to fit those. Thomas, of Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head fame In the 1980s, I had gotten permission to interview him in his dressing room. It spent four weeks at the top of the Hot 100 in early 1970, and was nominated for a Grammy the same year.īesides ‘Raindrops’, Thomas had a slew of other hits, starting with his cover of Hank Williams’ ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ in 1966. ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’ went on to win an Oscar for Best Original Song. Thomas 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' on The Ed Sullivan Show, January 25, 1970. ![]() ![]() The song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the film Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman. The five-time Grammy winner started in the 1960s with his band Thomas And The Triumphs, later finding international success with ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head’ in 1969. It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of BJ Thomas. Thomas had confirmed in March that he had been given a stage four lung cancer diagnosis, and was receiving treatment at a Texas health care facility. It tweeted: “It is with profound sadness we confirm the passing of BJ Thomas.” The singer’s official Twitter page confirmed the news late last night (May 29). Thomas has died at the age of 78 following complications from lung cancer.
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