Phil Collins released “I Wish It Would Rain Down” as a single on this day in 1990. The song features Eric Clapton on guitar. “I said 'Eric, have I never asked you to play? Come on, I've got a song right up your street.' And I actually did. When I wrote 'I Wish It Would Rain Down' it was as close as I got to the blues, I felt. I just knew that he'd wail away on it and he came down here and did. It was great. - Phil, 2016. This track, along with many other career-defining hits are featured on Phil