Kentucky Rain

"Kentucky Rain" is a 1970 song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Dick Heard and recorded by Elvis Presley.

[2] The song and session was produced by Felton Jarvis (RCA Victor) and Chips Moman (American Sound Studio of Memphis).

Released as a single on January 29, 1970, featuring "My Little Friend" as the B side, "Kentucky Rain" was one of the decade's first hits for Presley.

Its first appearance on an album was in the August 1970 compilation package Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits Vol.

During Presley's February 1970 engagement in Las Vegas, he performed it some sixteen times, introducing it as a new song "out about a week."