Save It for a Rainy Day ( Stephen Bishop song ) - wikipedia Save It for a Rainy Day ( Stephen Bishop song ) `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' Single by Stephen Bishop from the album Careless B - side `` Careless '' Released December 1976 Format 7 '' Recorded 1976 Genre Soft rock Label ABC Records Songwriter ( s ) Stephen Bishop Producer ( s ) Henry Lewy, Stephen Bishop Stephen Bishop singles chronology `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' ( 1976 ) `` On and On '' ( 1977 ) `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' ( 1976 ) `` On and On '' ( 1977 ) `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' is a song by American singer / songwriter Stephen Bishop. The song was the first hit single from his debut album, Careless. It features Chaka Khan on backing vocals and a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. `` Save It for a Rainy Day '' peaked at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100. In Canada, the song peaked at number 20. The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at number six in the U.S. and number eight in Canada. Contents 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External links Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1976 -- 77 ) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 21 Canadian RPM Top Singles 20 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 8 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Canada 158 U.S. ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 140 U.S. Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 49 Personnel Stephen Bishop -- lead vocals, acoustic guitar Barlow Jarvis -- acoustic piano, electric piano Chaka Khan -- background vocals Eric Clapton -- electric guitar Jeffrey Staton -- bass, electric guitar Russ Kunkel -- drums Ian Freebairn - Smith -- horn arrangements References Jump up ^ `` Stephen Bishop - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 27. ^ Jump up to : `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 2001. Record Research. p. 33. ^ Jump up to : `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Lyrics : Daybreak by Barry Manilow ''. Top40db.net. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Adult Contemporary Music Chart ''. Billboard. 1977 - 02 - 19. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1999 ). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 142 - X. Jump up ^ Billboard, December 24, 1977. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Stephen Bishop Studio albums Careless Bish Red Cab to Manhattan Bowling in Paris Blue Guitars Yardwork The Demo Album 1 The Demo Album 2 Fear of Massage : Demo 3 Romance in Rio Be Here Then Compilations Best of Bish Live albums Stephen Bishop Live ( Live in Japan ) ( 2006 ) Stephen Bishop Live ( 2014 ) Songs `` Looking for the Right One '' `` Save It For a Rainy Day '' `` On and On '' `` Everybody Needs Love '' `` It Might Be You '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Save_It_for_a_Rainy_Day_(Stephen_Bishop_song)&oldid=789886197 '' Categories : 1976 songs 1977 singles Stephen Bishop ( singer ) songs ABC Records singles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 July 2017, at 07 : 41. About Wikipedia

Question: who sings save it for a rainy day
Answer: Stephen Bishop