Rain Dances

{{Infobox album

| name = Rain Dances

| type = studio

| artist = Camel

| cover = Camel_Raindances.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 1977

| recorded = February–August 1977

| venue =

| studio = Basing Street Studios, London

| genre = {{hlist|Progressive rock|jazz rock}}

| length = 41:28

| label = Gama/Decca

| producer = Rhett Davies, Camel

| prev_title = Moonmadness

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Breathless

| next_year = 1978

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Rain Dances

| type = studio

| single1 = Highways of the Sun

| single1date = 30 September 1977{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1977/Music-Week-1977-10-01.pdf|title=Music Week|page=102}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r3169 |title=Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review at AllMusic |first=Mathew |last=Plichta |work=AllMusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=24 June 2011}}

| rev2 = ProgroGraphy review

| rev2Score ={{cite web |url= http://www.connollyco.com/discography/camel/rain.html |title=Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review & credits at ProgroGraphy/ConnollyCo.com | first= |last= |work=ConnollyCo.com |accessdate=24 June 2011}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Rain Dances is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. It was released in 1977 on Gama Records/Decca Records, and brought a major change to the band's lineup, by replacing bassist Doug Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair and by adding saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer except where noted

| extra_column = Notes[http://www.discogs.com/Camel-Rain-Dances/release/5184394 Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs.com]

| headline = Side one

| title1 = First Light

| note1 = instrumental

| extra1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – 6- and 12-string guitars, pan pipes
Mel Collins – alto saxophone
Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass
Andy Ward – drums, ocarina, teeth, cheek, Turkish ring|}}}}

| length1 = 4:59

| title2 = Metrognome

| extra2 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – guitar
Mel Collins – tenor saxophone
Pete Bardens – electric piano, organ, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass, lead vocals
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, money|}}}}

| length2 = 4:07

| title3 = Tell Me

| extra3 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – fretless bass, backing vocals, flute
Mel Collins – soprano and bass clarinets
Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog
Richard Sinclair – lead and harmony vocals
Andy Ward – finger cymbals, glockenspiel|}}}}

| length3 = 4:04

| title4 = Highways of the Sun

| extra4 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Mel Collins – soprano and bass flutes
Pete Bardens – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, Minimoog, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass, wicket keeper
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, liquid Boo Bams|}}}}

| length4 = 4:25

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Notes

| headline = Side two

| title1 = Unevensong

| writer1 = Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward

| extra1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – guitar, second lead vocals
Pete Bardens – electric piano, clavinet, Minimoog, string synthesizers, car horns
Richard Sinclair – bass, first lead vocals
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, Rototoms|}}}}

| length1 = 5:22

| title2 = One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night

| note2 = instrumental

| writer2 = Bardens, Mel Collins, Latimer, Richard Sinclair, Ward

| extra2 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – guitar
Mel Collins – all saxophones
Pete Bardens – electric piano
Richard Sinclair – bass
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, talking drum, smurd
Martin Drover – trumpet
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone|}}}}

| length2 = 5:49

| title3 = Elke

| note3 = instrumental

| writer3 = Latimer

| extra3 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – fuzz guitar, acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, string synthesizers, flute
Brian Eno – acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, bells
Fiona Hibbert – harp|}}}}

| length3 = 4:20

| title4 = Skylines

| note4 = instrumental

| writer4 = Bardens, Latimer, Ward

| extra4 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – feedback, 6- and 12-string, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, sore fingers
Mel Collins – alto saxophone
Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog, string synthesizers
Andy Ward – drums, Tunisian clay drum, swanee
Martin Drover – flugelhorn
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone|}}}}

| length4 = 4:17

| title5 = Rain Dances

| note5 = instrumental

| extra5 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|

Andrew Latimer – pizzicato guitar, treated piano, glockenspiel, umbrellas
Mel Collins – soprano saxophone, umbrellas
Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer, umbrellas|}}}}

| length5 = 2:47

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = CD bonus track

| title10 = Highways of the Sun

| writer10 = Bardens, Latimer

| note10 = Single edit

| length10 = 4:01

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 2009 Expanded & Remastered Edition

| title10 = Highways of the Sun

| note10 = Single version

| length10 = 4:00

| title11 = First Light

| note11 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length11 = 5:01

| title12 = Metrognome

| note12 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length12 = 4:55

| title13 = Unevensong

| note13 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length13 = 5:47

| title14 = Skylines

| note14 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length14 = 5:36

| title15 = Highways to the Sun

| note15 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length15 = 4:59

| title16 = One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night

| note16 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977

| length16 = 4:12

}}

Personnel

;Camel

Andrew Latimer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, panpipes, flute, backing vocals; fretless bass on "Tell Me"; electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer and fuzz guitar on "Elke"; piano on "Elke" and "Rain Dances"; rhythm guitar and bass on "Skylines"; glockenspiel on "Rain Dances"; lead vocals on "Highways of the Sun" and "Unevensong"
Peter Bardens – organ, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, ocarina, glockenspiel, talking drum
Richard Sinclair – bass; lead vocals on "Metrognome", "Tell Me" and "Unevensong"
Mel Collins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass flute, brass arrangements

;Additional personnel

Martin Drover – trumpet on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night", flugelhorn on "Skylines"
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" and "Skylines"
Brian Eno – Minimoog, electric piano, piano on "Elke"
Fiona Hibbert – harp on "Elke"

;Production

Rhett Davies – producer
Dave Hutchins – engineer
Paul Henry – sleeve design
Bob Searles – illustration

Release details

1977, UK, Gama/Decca, Release date: September 1977, LP
1991, UK/GER, Deram, Release date: 26 August, CD (w. bonus track)
2004, UK, London 8207252, Release date: 2 February 2004, CD (remastered version)

Charts

Chart (1977) ! Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="row"\| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book\|last=Pennanen\|first=Timo\|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972\|edition=1st\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|year=2006\|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5 \| language= fi}} \| align="center"\| 29
{{Album chart\|Germany4\|49\|id=39637\|artist=Camel\|album=Rain Dances\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}
{{Album chart\|Norway\|17\|artist=Camel\|album=Rain Dances\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Spanish Albums (AFYVE){{cite book\|last=Salaverri\|first=Fernando\|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002\|edition=1st\|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE\|location=Spain\|year=2005\|isbn=84-8048-639-2 \| language=es}} \| align="center"\| 18
{{Album chart\|Sweden\|30\|artist=Camel\|album=Rain Dances\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}
{{Album chart\|UK2\|20\|date=19770911\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}
{{Album chart\|Billboard200\|136\|artist=Camel\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 30, 2023}}

References

External links

[http://www.allmusic.com/album/rain-dances-mw0000467854 Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review by Matthew Plichta, credits & releases] at AllMusic.com
[https://www.discogs.com/Camel-Rain-Dances/release/1842145 Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album releases & credits] at Discogs.com
[https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/30132/Camel-Rain-Dances/ Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review by Archibald C. Burke, credits & user reviews] at SputnikMusic.com
[https://play.spotify.com/album/3gysST0SzmavBVqgE7kYYK Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album to be listened] as stream at Play.Spotify.com

Category:1977 albums

Category:Camel (band) albums

Category:Albums produced by Rhett Davies

Category:Deram Records albums