Rain (Joe Jackson album)

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Rain
Joe Jackson - Rain.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 January 2008 [1]
Genre Rock, pop
Length47:41
Label Rykodisk
Producer Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Afterlife
(2004)
Rain
(2008)
At the BBC
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Crawdaddy! (mixed) [3]

Rain is the 17th studio album by Joe Jackson, released in 2008. [1] It was released by Rykodisc on 28 January 2008 in the UK and one day later in the U.S. [1]

Contents

Jackson plays piano and sings, and Graham Maby on bass and David Houghton on drums are the only other musicians. It was recorded at Planet Roc in Berlin, Germany. A limited edition version of the album included a CD and a bonus DVD containing over 40 minutes of material, including concert and behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Jackson performed a full UK tour.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Invisible Man"5:07
2."Too Tough"4:37
3."Citizen Sane"4:20
4."Wasted Time"5:10
5."The Uptown Train"5:46
6."King Pleasure Time"2:47
7."Solo (So Low)"5:55
8."Rush Across the Road"5:21
9."Good Bad Boy"3:18
10."A Place in the Rain"5:20

A bonus DVD with the album contained the following video recordings:

  1. Live from Islington Academy, London: "Invisible Man", "Wasted Time" and "Good Bad Boy"
  2. Making the Record
  3. Interviews
  4. Jackson's Guide to Berlin

Personnel

Musicians
Production

Charts

Chart performance for Rain
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 12
French Albums (SNEP) [6] 115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] 44
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [8] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 99
UK Albums (OCC) [10] 154
US Billboard 200 [11] 133
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 18

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