[2] It was released in May 2003 as the lead-off single from his self-titled debut album.

The song was the highest-debuting single by a new country artist since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990.

[3] "Help Pour Out the Rain" is sub-titled "Lacey's Song" for Jewell's daughter.

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Jewell "incorporates several of the elements that always seem to strike a chord with country audiences - the wisdom of children, a glimpse of heaven, and a father's love."

She goes on to say that the song is "enveloped in a pretty melody laced with a sweet, soaring fiddle.