Rainy Jane

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"Rainy Jane"
Rainy Jane - Neil Sedaka.jpg
Single by Neil Sedaka
B-side "Jeannine"
Released1969
Genre Pop
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"We Can Make It If We Try"
(1966)		"Rainy Jane"
(1969)		"Beautiful You"
(1971)
"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)
Davy Jones singles chronology
"Do It in the Name of Love"
(1971)		"Rainy Jane"
(1971)		"I Really Love You"
(1971)

"Rainy Jane" is a song co-written and originally recorded by American singer, songwriter and pianist Neil Sedaka in 1969, covered two years later by English actor, singer, and songwriter Davy Jones. Sedaka's rendition became a minor hit in the US, Canada and Australia.

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Davy Jones version

Former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones covered "Rainy Jane" in 1971 on his second album, Davy Jones (1971). He achieved a medium hit with the song that summer in the US (No. 52 Billboard Hot 100, No. 32 Cash Box Top 100) and a substantially larger hit in Canada (No. 14 Pop, No. 21 Adult Contemporary).

Charts

Neil Sedaka
Chart (1969)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)78
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [1] 78
US Cash Box Top 100 131
Davy Jones cover
Chart (1971)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] 78
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 14
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 21
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 52
US Cash Box Top 100 [6] 32

References

  1. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 161. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-07-24. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  5. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  6. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 31, 1971
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