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"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966, making it first to No. 1 in Canada in January 1966 on the RPM Top Singles chart, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May, and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart.
- "Cryin' in the Streets"
- December 1965
- September 3, 1965, Olmstead Studios, New York City, New York
- Pop
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Lightnin' Strikes Lyrics: Listen to me, baby / You gotta understand / You're old enough to know the makings of a man / Listen to me, baby / It's hard to settle down / Am I asking too much for you ...
The song was released as a single on Christmas day 1965, and on February 19, 1966, it hit the top of the pop charts. Speaking about the song in the September 16, 2005 issue of Goldmine magazine, Lou Christie said: "And they didn't even like it! (Label head) Lenny Shear threw it in the wastebasket and said it was a piece of crap!
