Dance in the Rain is the fourth studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Ricki-Lee Coulter, released on 17 October 2014 by EMI Music Australia.

Coulter began working on Dance in the Rain shortly after the completion of her previous album Fear & Freedom (2012).

[2] She worked on it for two years in various places around the world, including Bali, Brisbane, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Nashville, New York City, Paris, Sweden and Sydney.

[10] The album's sixth track "Criminal" is a reggae-pop song that features Barbadian recording artist Shane Free and was co-written by Coulter, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers.

[10] Adams also noted that the "pace slows" on the twelfth track on Dance in the Rain, titled "Catch Me If You Can", which he described as "William Orbit-esque".

[3][6] Three of the album's songs, "In the Mood", "Dance in the Rain" and "Mirage", were also made available to download alongside the iTunes pre-order.

[5][15][16] Prior to the album's release, Coulter performed "Happy Ever After" on The X Factor Australia (23 September 2014),[17] "In the Mood" at Nickelodeon Australia's Slimefest concert in Sydney (26 September 2014)[citation needed] and on ABC's television special, Friday Night Crack-Up (10 October 2014).

"All We Need Is Love" premiered on Australian radio stations on 14 April 2014 as the lead single from Dance in the Rain.

[27] It was released as a digital extended play (EP) on 2 May 2014, which featured the B-side track "Happy Ever After" and an acoustic cover of Avicii's "Wake Me Up".

[10] Adams also complimented its various musical styles and viewed the track "Mirage" as a "career and vocal highlight" for Coulter.

[10] Michael James of Q News called the album "her strongest release yet" and wrote that it "successfully manages to combine a strong personal narrative with catchy upbeat dance tracks".