Rain Dances
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Rain Dances | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1977 | |||
Recorded | February–August 1977 | |||
Studio | Basing Street Studios, London | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:28 | |||
Label | Gama/Decca | |||
Producer | Rhett Davies, Camel | |||
Camel chronology | ||||
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Singles from Rain Dances | ||||
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ProgroGraphy review | [3] |
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
[edit]All tracks are written by Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer except where noted
No. | Title | Notes[4] | Length |
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1. | "First Light" (instrumental) | Personnel:
| 4:59 |
2. | "Metrognome" | Personnel:
| 4:07 |
3. | "Tell Me" | Personnel:
| 4:04 |
4. | "Highways of the Sun" | Personnel:
| 4:25 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Notes[4] | Length |
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1. | "Unevensong" | Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward | Personnel:
| 5:22 |
2. | "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" (instrumental) | Bardens, Mel Collins, Latimer, Richard Sinclair, Ward | Personnel:
| 5:49 |
3. | "Elke" (instrumental) | Latimer | Personnel:
| 4:20 |
4. | "Skylines" (instrumental) | Bardens, Latimer, Ward | Personnel:
| 4:17 |
5. | "Rain Dances" (instrumental) | Personnel:
| 2:47 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Highways of the Sun" (Single edit) | Bardens, Latimer | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Highways of the Sun" (Single version) | 4:00 |
11. | "First Light" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 5:01 |
12. | "Metrognome" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 4:55 |
13. | "Unevensong" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 5:47 |
14. | "Skylines" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 5:36 |
15. | "Highways to the Sun" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 4:59 |
16. | "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) | 4:12 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[5] | 29 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 49 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 17 |
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[8] | 18 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 30 |
UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 20 |
US Billboard 200[11] | 136 |
References
[edit]- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (18 August 1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Plichta, Mathew (2011). "Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review & credits at ProgroGraphy/ConnollyCo.com". ConnollyCo.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ a b Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Camel – Rain Dances" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Camel – Rain Dances". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Camel – Rain Dances". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Camel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review by Matthew Plichta, credits & releases at AllMusic.com
- Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album releases & credits at Discogs.com
- Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album review by Archibald C. Burke, credits & user reviews at SputnikMusic.com
- Camel - Rain Dances (1977) album to be listened as stream at Play.Spotify.com