"Rainy Jane"
Single by Neil Sedaka
B-side"Jeannine"
Released1969
GenrePop
LabelSGC, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s)Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
"Rainy Jane"
Single by Davy Jones
from the album Davy Jones
B-side"Welcome to My Love"
ReleasedJune 1971
GenrePop
LabelBell
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.

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
Australia 78
Canada RPM Top Singles[1] 78
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 131
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

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. 1971-07-24. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-21. 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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