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1987 single by Herb Alpert with vocals by Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson

"Making Love in the Rain"

Single by Herb Alpert with vocals by Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson

from the album Keep Your Eye on Me

B-side

"Rocket to the Moon"
"Keep Your Eye on Me"

Released

July 20, 1987 (1987-07-20)

Recorded

1986

Genre

Length

3:58 (Single Version) 5:53 (Album Version)

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Herb Alpert singles chronology

"Diamonds"
(1986)

"Making Love in the Rain"
(1987)

"3 O'clock Jump"
(1989)

Janet Jackson singles chronology

"The Pleasure Principle"
(1987)

"Making Love in the Rain"
(1987)

"Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
(1987)

Lisa Keith singles chronology

"Keep Your Eye on Me"
(1987)

"Making Love in the Rain"
(1987)

"Better Than You"
(1993)

"Making Love in the Rain" is the third single by Herb Alpert from his Keep Your Eye on Me album. It features lead vocals by Lisa Keith with back-up vocals by Janet Jackson. It also features the rare occurrence of Alpert playing a muted trumpet, since he normally plays without one.

"Making Love in the Rain" was a big success on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, reaching number seven. In the 1987 US Billboard adult contemporary chart, the song is peaked at number 21. The song did moderately well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 35.

For the first time, Jackson included the song during the DJ interlude on the second leg of her 2018 State of the World Tour.

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	35
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	21

Official versions/remixes

Album version – 5:53
Instrumental – 5:49
12" mix – 5:50
7" edit – 3:58

Track listings

Canada/Japan/US/West Germany 7" single

"Making Love in the Rain" (Edit)
"Rocket to the Moon"

UK 7"

"Making Love in the Rain" (Edit)
"Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental)

UK/West Germany 12"

"Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix)
"Making Love in the Rain" (Instrumental)
"The Herb Alpert CD Megamix"

US 12"

"Making Love in the Rain" (12" Mix)
"Diamonds" (Cool Summer Mix)
"Keep Your Eye on Me" (Extended Mix)

Samples

Queen Latifah: "Just Another Day" from the album Black Reign
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: "Days of Our Livez" from the album Singles
Styles P: "Ghost P" from the mixtape Ghost in the Machine
Stalley: "She Hates The Bass" from the mixtape Lincoln Way Heights
H.E.R.: "Damage"
Truth Inc.: "Bring Back The Days"

References

v t e Janet Jackson singles
Albums discography Singles discography Videography Awards and nominations
Janet Jackson	"Young Love" "Come Give Your Love to Me" "Say You Do"
Dream Street	"Don't Stand Another Chance" "Two to the Power of Love" "Fast Girls" "Dream Street"
Control	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" "Nasty" "When I Think of You" "Control" "Let's Wait Awhile" "The Pleasure Principle" "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
Rhythm Nation 1814	"Miss You Much" "Rhythm Nation" "Escapade" "Alright" "Come Back to Me" "Black Cat" "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" "State of the World"
Janet	"That's the Way Love Goes" "If" "Again" "Because of Love" "Any Time, Any Place" "Throb" "You Want This" "Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
The Velvet Rope	"Got 'til It's Gone" "Together Again" "I Get Lonely" "Go Deep" "You" "Every Time"
All for You	"Doesn't Really Matter" "All for You" "Someone to Call My Lover" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Come On Get Up"
Damita Jo	"Just a Little While" "I Want You" "All Nite (Don't Stop)" "R&B Junkie"
20 Y.O.	"Call on Me" "So Excited" "With U"
Discipline	"Feedback" "Rock with U" "Luv" "Can't B Good"
Unbreakable	"No Sleeep" "Burnitup!" "Unbreakable" "Dammn Baby"
Other songs	"And On and On" "Scream" "Runaway" "Twenty Foreplay" "Ask for More" "Megamix 04" "Make Me" "Nothing" "Made for Now"
As featured artist	"Diamonds" "Making Love in the Rain" "2300 Jackson Street" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "Luv Me, Luv Me" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" "Feel It Boy" "Don't Worry" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
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