Oran Juice Jones - The Rain - 10/03/1987 • TopPop

Oran “Juice” Jones is an American R&B singer best known for his hit single “The Rain“, the first single from the album “Juice“. Released in 1986, “The Rain“ became an unexpected and iconic track of the mid-1980s. The singer, born March 28, 1957, in Houston, Texas wrote “The Rain“ with Vincent Bell. It’s known for its distinctive blend of smooth R&B melodies and Jones’ spoken-word interlude, tells the story of a man confronting his unfaithful partner during a rainstorm. This unique narrative approach, combined with its catchy beat and memorable lyrics, propelled “The Rain“ to number one on the Billboard R&B chart and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe the song reached in a lot of countries the Top 5. The success of “The Rain“ established Orange Juice Jones as a significant figure in the R&B genre at that time. This Toppop recording is from March 10, 1987. Watch our great music videos ❯ More TopPop? Subscribe here ❯ More info on Wikipedia ❯ Broadcast date: 1987/3/10 This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988. AVROTROS Broadcasting PO Box 2 1200 JA Hilversum The Netherlands TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years. World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.