Rain Dances
title: "Rain Dances" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1977-albums", "camel-(band)-albums", "albums-produced-by-rhett-davies", "deram-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Dances" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rain Dances |
| type | studio |
| artist | Camel |
| cover | Camel_Raindances.jpg |
| released | September 1977 |
| recorded | February–August 1977 |
| studio | Basing Street Studios, London |
| genre | |
| length | 41:28 |
| label | Gama/Decca |
| producer | Rhett Davies, Camel |
| prev_title | Moonmadness |
| prev_year | 1976 |
| next_title | Breathless |
| next_year | 1978 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Rain Dances |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Highways of the Sun |
| single1date | 30 September 1977 |
| :: |
| name = Rain Dances | type = studio | artist = Camel | cover = Camel_Raindances.jpg | alt = | released = September 1977 | recorded = February–August 1977 | studio = Basing Street Studios, London | genre = | length = 41:28 | label = Gama/Decca | producer = Rhett Davies, Camel | prev_title = Moonmadness | prev_year = 1976 | next_title = Breathless | next_year = 1978 | misc = {{Singles | name = Rain Dances | type = studio | single1 = Highways of the Sun | single1date = 30 September 1977 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = ProgroGraphy review | rev2Score = |noprose=yes 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 line-up, by replacing bassist Doug Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair, and by adding saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson. Guest musicians include Brian Eno on one song.
Track listing
| all_writing = Peter Bardens and Andrew Latimer except where noted | extra_column = Notes | headline = Side one | title1 = First Light | note1 = instrumental | extra1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – 6- and 12-string guitars, pan pipes
- Mel Collins – alto saxophone
- Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer
- Richard Sinclair – bass
- Andy Ward – drums, ocarina, teeth, cheek, Turkish ring|}}}} | length1 = 4:59 | title2 = Metrognome | extra2 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – guitar
- Mel Collins – tenor saxophone
- Pete Bardens – electric piano, organ, string synthesizer
- Richard Sinclair – bass, lead vocals
- Andy Ward – drums, percussion, money|}}}} | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = Tell Me | extra3 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – fretless bass, backing vocals, flute
- Mel Collins – soprano and bass clarinets
- Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog
- Richard Sinclair – lead and harmony vocals
- Andy Ward – finger cymbals, glockenspiel|}}}} | length3 = 4:04 | title4 = Highways of the Sun | extra4 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Mel Collins – soprano and bass flutes
- Pete Bardens – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, Minimoog, string synthesizer
- Richard Sinclair – bass, wicket keeper
- Andy Ward – drums, percussion, liquid Boo Bams|}}}} | length4 = 4:25 | extra_column = Notes | headline = Side two | title1 = Unevensong | writer1 = Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward | extra1 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – guitar, second lead vocals
- Pete Bardens – electric piano, clavinet, Minimoog, string synthesizers, car horns
- Richard Sinclair – bass, first lead vocals
- Andy Ward – drums, percussion, Rototoms|}}}} | length1 = 5:22 | title2 = One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night | note2 = instrumental | writer2 = Bardens, Mel Collins, Latimer, Richard Sinclair, Ward | extra2 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – guitar
- Mel Collins – all saxophones
- Pete Bardens – electric piano
- Richard Sinclair – bass
- Andy Ward– drums, percussion, talking drum, smurd
- Martin Drover – trumpet
- Malcolm Griffiths – trombone|}}}} | length2 = 5:49 | title3 = Elke | note3 = instrumental | writer3 = Latimer | extra3 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – fuzz guitar, acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, string synthesizers, flute
- Brian Eno – acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, bells
- Fiona Hibbert – harp|}}}} | length3 = 4:20 | title4 = Skylines | note4 = instrumental | writer4 = Bardens, Latimer, Ward | extra4 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – feedback, 6- and 12-string, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, sore fingers
- Mel Collins – alto saxophone
- Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog, string synthesizers
- Andy Ward – drums, Tunisian clay drum, swanee
- Martin Drover – flugelhorn
- Malcolm Griffiths – trombone|}}}} | length4 = 4:17 | title5 = Rain Dances | note5 = instrumental | extra5 = {{Collapsible list|title=Personnel:|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|{{smalldiv|
- Andrew Latimer – pizzicato guitar, treated piano, glockenspiel, umbrellas
- Mel Collins – soprano saxophone, umbrellas
- Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer, umbrellas|}}}} | length5 = 2:47 | headline = CD bonus track | title10 = Highways of the Sun | writer10 = Bardens, Latimer | note10 = Single edit | length10 = 4:01
| headline = 2009 expanded and remastered edition | title10 = Highways of the Sun | note10 = Single version | length10 = 4:00 | title11 = First Light | note11 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length11 = 5:01 | title12 = Metrognome | note12 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length12 = 4:55 | title13 = Unevensong | note13 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length13 = 5:47 | title14 = Skylines | note14 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length14 = 5:36 | title15 = Highways to the Sun | note15 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length15 = 4:59 | title16 = One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night | note16 = Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977 | length16 = 4:12
Personnel
;Camel
- Andrew Latimer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, panpipes, flute, backing vocals; fretless bass on "Tell Me"; electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer and fuzz guitar on "Elke"; piano on "Elke" and "Rain Dances"; rhythm guitar and bass on "Skylines"; glockenspiel on "Rain Dances"; lead vocals on "Highways of the Sun" and "Unevensong"
- Peter Bardens – organ, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet
- Andy Ward – drums, percussion, ocarina, glockenspiel, talking drum
- Richard Sinclair – bass; lead vocals on "Metrognome", "Tell Me" and "Unevensong"
- Mel Collins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass flute, brass arrangements
;Additional personnel
- Martin Drover – trumpet on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night", flugelhorn on "Skylines"
- Malcolm Griffiths – trombone on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" and "Skylines"
- Brian Eno – Minimoog, electric piano, piano on "Elke"
- Fiona Hibbert – harp on "Elke"
;Production
- Rhett Davies – producer
- Dave Hutchins – engineer
- Paul Henry – sleeve design
- Bob Searles – illustration
Release details
- 1977, UK, Gama/Decca, Release date: September 1977, LP
- 1991, UK/GER, Deram, Release date: 26 August, CD (w. bonus track)
- 2004, UK, London 8207252, Release date: 2 February 2004, CD (remastered version)
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1977) | Peak position | Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) | Spanish Albums (AFYVE) | |---|---|---|---| | 29 | | | | | 18 | | | | ::
::data[format=table] | Chart (2025) | Peak position | Greek Albums (IFPI) | |---|---|---| | 95 | | | ::
References
References
- "Music Week".
- Plichta, Mathew. (2011). "Camel - ''Rain Dances'' (1977) album review at AllMusic". AllMusic.com.
- "Camel - ''Rain Dances'' (1977) album review & credits at ProgroGraphy/ConnollyCo.com". ConnollyCo.com.
- Pennanen, Timo. (2006). "Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972". Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.
- Salaverri, Fernando. (2005). "Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002". Fundación Autor-SGAE.
- "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 39/2025". [[IFPI Greece]].
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