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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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
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.
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 |
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 |