At the end of the track is a long recitation which was written by Vincent Bell, who also composed the music.

It reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart for two weeks, making it the first #1 R&B hit issued by the then newly created Def Jam record label.

[2] Outside the United States, "The Rain" reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart[3][4] "The Rain" was nominated for one Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male,[5] but Jones never had another Hot 100 hit and left the music business after his third album failed to chart.

The Rain music video featured actress Danita Davis as Jones' girlfriend.

“Thunder & Lightning”, performed by Miss Thang, was released by Tommy Boy Records.