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"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
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. It is a track on his Davy Jones LP. He achieved a medium hit with the song that summer in the U.S. (#52 Billboard, #32 Cash Box) and a substantially larger hit in Canada (#14 Pop, #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
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 21
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 52
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 32

References

  1. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-07-24. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-08-21. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 31, 1971