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"Rainy Jane"
Song by Neil Sedaka
Released1969
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka
"Rainy Jane"
Song by Davy Jones
B-side"Welcome To My Love"
ReleasedJune 1971
GenrePop
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka

"Rainy Jane" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka, covered two years later by Davy Jones.

Davy Jones cover

Former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones covered "Rainy Jane" in 1971. He achieved a medium hit with the song that summer in both the U.S. and Canada.

Chart history

Chart (1969) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 78
Canada RPM Top Singles[1] 78
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 131
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