Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. He teamed up with Howard Greenfield to write hits for himself and others. Sedaka's voice is tenor. "Laughter in the Rain" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka and written by Sedaka and Phil Cody. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1, 1975. The song also spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart.
This song was covered by Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) in 1992 for his album Down on Sunset. It was also covered by the great Pepe Jaramillo on his "Mexican Tijuana / Mexican Gold" album.
The song melody and structure are similar to the Kinks 1967 UK hit Waterloo Sunset.[citation needed]Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. He teamed up with Howard Greenfield to write hits for himself and others. Sedaka's voice is tenor."Laughter in the Rain" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka and written by Sedaka and Phil Cody. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1,.