James Morrison (born August 19, 1984) is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire in the UK. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. He released his second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me in 2008, which entered the top five in the UK as well as topping the Irish Album Chart. Songs for You, Truths for Me featured the top ten singles "You Make It Real" and his critically acclaimed collaboration with Nelly Furtado titled "Broken Strings". "Please Don't Stop The Rain" is the eighth single by James Morrison, and the third from his second album, Songs for You, Truths for Me. James Morrison co-wrote this song with Ryan Tedder, from OneRepublic, who also sings in the background vocals. The single was released on March 30, 2009. In the United Kingdom, "Please Don't Stop The Rain" made its debut at number 68 rising to 39 two weeks later. On the issue dated April 19, 2009, the song rose to #33, and the following week, it started to fall,.