Rain Dances
The first album with Richard Sinclair and Mel Collins, with a guest spot from Brian Eno.
Camel, 1977
- Released
- 1977
- Label
- Decca/Gama
- Producer
- Rhett Davies
Rain Dances was produced by Rhett Davies, with Dave Hutchins engineering. It replaced Doug Ferguson with Richard Sinclair, formerly of Caravan, and added the saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson. Sinclair sings lead on Metrognome, Tell Me and Unevensong, and Latimer sings Highways of the Sun and Unevensong. Collins plays saxophones, clarinet and bass flute and is credited with the brass arrangements.
Brian Eno guests on one song, Elke, playing Minimoog, electric piano and piano, with Fiona Hibbert on harp. Martin Drover and Malcolm Griffiths add trumpet and trombone on One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night. The album reached 20 in Britain and 136 in the United States. A CD edition on Deram in 1991 added a bonus track.
Track listing
- First Light5:01
- Metrognome4:19
- Tell Me4:08
- Highways of the Sun4:31
- Unevensong5:35
- One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night5:54
- Elke4:30
- Skylines4:29
- Rain Dances2:58
Personnel
- Andrew Latimer guitars, panpipes, flute, backing vocals; lead vocals on Highways of the Sun and Unevensong
- Peter Bardens organ, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer, Clavinet
- Richard Sinclair bass; lead vocals on Metrognome, Tell Me and Unevensong
- Andy Ward drums, percussion, ocarina, glockenspiel, talking drum
- Mel Collins saxophones, clarinet, bass flute, brass arrangements
- Brian Eno Minimoog, electric piano, piano on Elke
- Fiona Hibbert harp on Elke
- Martin Drover trumpet, flugelhorn
- Malcolm Griffiths trombone
- Rhett Davies producer
- Dave Hutchins engineer
More from Camel
Camel (1973), Mirage (1974), The Snow Goose (1975), Moonmadness (1976), Breathless (1978), A Live Record (1978), I Can See Your House from Here (1979), Nude (1981), The Single Factor (1982), Stationary Traveller (1984), Pressure Points (1984), Dust and Dreams (1991), Harbour of Tears (1996), Rajaz (1999), A Nod and a Wink (2002)
Sources
- Rain Dances, Wikipedia
- Camel: Rain Dances, Discogs
- Camel discography, Wikipedia