It Might as Well Rain Until September
Carole King
1962
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1962
Release: 1962Source checked
V3.7 reviewed original release year: The artist's official biography identifies her own released recording in 1962; subsequent versions by other artists are separate.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1962.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Carole King - official biography
Gerry Goffin songwriting partnership, Will You Love Me Tomorrow for the Shirelles, 1962 own recording It Might as Well Rain Until September, Tapestry and separate James Taylor recording, later concert reunion. Omit promotional superlatives, sales totals and present-day assumptions.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by King and Gerry Goffin, it was King's debut as a performer.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1962.html, song-list position 74
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1962.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.