who sings fire and rain?
Watch the video, get the download or listen to James Taylor â Fire and Rain for free. Fire and Rain appears on the album Greatest Hits. Fire and Rain is a folk/rock song written and performed by James Taylor. As a song on his second album, Sweet Baby James, the song engendered widespread attention for him. The album was released in February 1970, with the song being released as a single the following February. Fire and Rain quickly rose to number three on the Billboard hot 100 charts.