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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length =
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| label = SGC, [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Colgems Records|SGC]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer = [[Neil Sedaka]], [[Howard Greenfield]]
| writer = [[Neil Sedaka]], [[Howard Greenfield]]
| composer =
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| type = Single
| artist = [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]
| artist = [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]
| album =
| album = [[Davy Jones (album)|Davy Jones]]
| EP =
| EP =
| B-side = "Welcome to My Love"
| B-side = "Welcome to My Love"
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"'''Rainy Jane'''" is a song written and originally recorded by [[Neil Sedaka]] in 1969, covered two years later by [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]. Sedaka's rendition became a minor hit in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
"'''Rainy Jane'''" is a song written and originally recorded by [[Neil Sedaka]] in 1969, covered two years later by [[Davy Jones (musician)|Davy Jones]]. Sedaka's rendition became a minor hit in the U.S., Canada and Australia.


==Davy Jones version==
==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).
Former [[Monkees]] lead singer Davy Jones covered "Rainy Jane" in 1971 on his album ''[[Davy Jones (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==
==Chart history==
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!Chart (1971)
!Chart (1971)
!Peak<br />position
!Peak<br />position
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|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=161}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|78
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|Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5362&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5362.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5362|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1971-07-24 |accessdate=2018-12-21}}</ref>
|Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.5362&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.5362.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.5362|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1971-07-24 |accessdate=2018-12-21}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|davy-jones|rainy-jane}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
* {{YouTube|qf-JGbvSuV8|Listen to "Rainy Jane"}} (Davy Jones)


{{Neil Sedaka}}
{{Neil Sedaka}}
{{Davy Jones}}


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[[Category:Neil Sedaka songs]]
[[Category:Neil Sedaka songs]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Neil Sedaka]]
[[Category:Bell Records singles]]
[[Category:Bell Records singles]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield]]




Latest revision as of 18:28, 15 January 2023

"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

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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

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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

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  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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