Ann Peebles, "I Can't Stand the Rain"

KOSMO's VINYL of the Week:
This week we are in Royal Recording Studios, South Lauderdale, Memphis in 1973 for Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand The Rain" - produced by Willie Mitchell and first released on his Hi Records...

"Missouri born and raised, Ann Lee Peebles was signed to Hi by the Willie Mitchell in the late 1960s, so she would have witnessed the meteoric rise of the Mitchell-produced Al Green. Here, Mitchell shows why he will, in my book, be considered one of the greatest record producers of all time. John Lennon absolutely raved about this record and called it "the best song ever" - I assume, like me, Lennon had a list of those." - KV