Rainy Jane

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"Rainy Jane"
Rainy Jane - Neil Sedaka.jpg
Single by Neil Sedaka
B-side "Jeannine"
Released1969
Genre Pop
Label SGC, Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
"Rainy Jane"
Rainy Jane - Davy Jones.jpg
Single by Davy Jones
from the album Davy Jones
B-side "Welcome to My Love"
ReleasedJune 1971
Genre Pop
Label Bell
Songwriter(s) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield

"Rainy Jane" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1969, covered two years later by Davy Jones. Sedaka's rendition became a minor hit in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

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Davy Jones version

Former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones covered "Rainy Jane" in 1971 on his album Davy Jones . He achieved a medium hit with the song that summer in the U.S. (No. 52 Billboard, No. 32 Cash Box) and a substantially larger hit in Canada (No. 14 Pop, No. 21 Adult Contemporary).

Chart history

Neil Sedaka
Chart (1969)Peak
position
Australia78
Canada RPM Top Singles [1] 78
U.S. Cash Box Top 100131
Davy Jones cover
Chart (1971)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 78
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [3] 21
Canada RPM Top Singles [4] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 52
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 32

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