Song of the Day 4/13: Eric Clapton, “Let It Rain”

Fort Lauderdale got two feet of rain in about 6 hours yesterday, so I think this should be the city’s new tourism song/slogan.

Eric Clapton included this now-classic track on his first solo album in 1970. When released as a single until two years later, to promote his compilation LP “Eric Clapton at this Best,” it only reached No. 48 in the U.S. but it achieved FM radio classic status almost immediately. Clapton has released more than a dozen live versions over the years.