I Am the Rain is Wright's second highest debuting album of her career on the Billboard Country Chart at No.

The album, unlike any previous of Wright's was recorded almost entirely in California and was her first new material since Lifted off the Ground in May 2010.

[2] In addition to Henry at the helm of production, singer songwriters, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, and The Milk Carton Kids served as guest vocalists on the album.

Crowell provided background vocals on "Holy War," while Harris appears on, "Pain."

The Milk Carton Kids make two appearances on the album during, "You Are the River," and the Bob Dylan cover, "Tomorrow Is A Long Time.