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"Rain Dance"
Cover of the 1971 Dutch single
Single by The Guess Who
from the album So Long, Bannatyne
B-side"One Divided"
Released July 1971
Recorded1971
StudioRCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Rock [1]
Length2:45
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Burton Cummings, Kurt Winter
Producer(s) Jack Richardson
The Guess Who singles chronology
" Albert Flasher"
(1971)
"Rain Dance"
(1971)
" Sour Suite"
(1971)

"Rain Dance" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It was featured on their 1971 album, So Long, Bannatyne. [2] The song was produced by Jack Richardson. [3]

Chart performance

"Rain Dance" reached #3 in Canada, #8 in New Zealand, [4] [5] #19 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] and #55 in Australia in 1971.

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Argentina ( CAPIF) [7] 9

References

  1. ^ Ogg, Alex (2003). "The Guess Who". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 455–456. ISBN  978-1-84353-105-0.
  2. ^ "The Guess Who - So Long, Bannatyne (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ^ "The Osmonds - I Think About Your Lovin' / Working Man's Blues - Elektra - USA - E-47438". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  6. ^ "Rain Dance (song by The Guess Who) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1971-08-14. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  7. ^ "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox (magazine). 1971-12-18. p. 45. Retrieved 27 May 2024.