Rainy Jane Explained

Rainy Jane
Cover:Rainy_Jane_-_Neil_Sedaka.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Neil Sedaka
B-Side:"Jeannine"
Released:1969
Genre:Pop
Label:SGC, Atlantic
Producer:Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Rainy Jane
Cover:Rainy_Jane_-_Davy_Jones.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Davy Jones
Album:Davy Jones
B-Side:"Welcome to My Love"
Released:June 1971
Genre:Pop
Label:Bell

"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 100131
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1971-08-21 . 2018-12-21.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 161.

  3. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1971-07-24 . 2018-12-21.
  4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1971-08-21 . 2018-12-21.
  5. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
  6. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19710731.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 31, 1971