Occasional Rain is a 1972 studio album from American musician Terry Callier. Released by Cadet Records, it is Callier's second album and the first in the trilogy that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer Charles Stepney.[5] It has received positive critical reception.
A section of the song "Occasional Rain" that illustrates Callier's artistic move from acoustic textures into psychedelic.[3] Howard Reich's obituary for Callier in The Chicago Tribune suggested that the artist's social commentary and unique instrumentation hampered his radio accessibility and limited his audience in spite of his talent.[7]
The editorial staff of AllMusic gave the release 4.5 out of five stars, with Thom Jurek singling out several tracks for praise and summing up the album as "transcendent".[1] In Pitchfork's introduction to psychedelic folk, Grayson Haver Currin notes this album and its title track in particular as must-hear songs to understand the genre.[3]