I wasn't expecting After The Rain to sound so different from previous Cherry Suede songs, but I loved it on first listen all the same... the melody, vox and guitars sucked me straight in. :)

Relationship break ups are often sung about but this song is sincere and believable. Add in the guitar riffs at the beginning and with a fabulous guitar solo at the end, this song grabbed me from its inception!

This classic rock ballad is my second favorite on an album of favorites, the well thought out lyrics remind us that sometimes it's far easier to walk away from something rather than to stay and that maybe we should all remember that the things worth having in life are the ones we have to put a little work into.

When I first heard Saturday Night live a couple of years ago, I liked the song, but I was convinced it was a cover, because it just seemed so familiar. It reminded me of early-ish Bon Jovi... and it was driving me mad that I couldn't place it. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't know half of the songs that I "should" know, so I didn't dare ask, in case it was yet another classic I'd managed to completely miss. (Yes, there are lots of those!) I love the intro on the album version, and I know if Rosie had been able to hear it she would have loved it too.