Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. The song was recorded by B. J. Thomas in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. In the film version of the song, Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound hoarser than in the 7-inch release. The film version featured a separate vaudeville-style instrumental
The Best of Johnny Farnham was the double A-sided, "Jamie"/"I Don't Want To Love You", which peaked at #8 on the "Go-Set" National Singles Charts. This was followed by "Rose Coloured Glasses" in October which reached #16. Farnham's second album, "Everybody Oughta Sing A Song" followed in November. Farnham's covers of Harry Nilsson's "One", and B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" were released as singles, from his third album, "Looking Through A Tear". "One"/"Mr. Whippy" (non-album track) was released as a double A-side in July 1969 and peaked at #4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was released in November and peaked