Most people equate natural ambience CD's with relaxation, stress relief and aid with sleeping. Of such CD's, those themed after thunderstorms and rain showers are undoubtedly some of the most popular. This album, from the "Sounds of the Earth" series, offers over an hour of falling rain for your relaxation pleasure. There are a couple of unique things about this rain shower album that make it stand out. One - the rain is of the hard variety, unlike many albums on which the rain seems more like a light sprinkle. Two - it is straight rain for its entire running time. No thunder and definitely no interludes where the rain stops and forest chatter begins. As such, this would be a great album for simulating the experience of listening to it rain outside your window. Put it on repeat and you have a wonderful sleeping aid.