Rain Dances is the fifth studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. It was released in 1977 on Gama Records/Decca Records, and brought a major change to the band's line-up, by replacing bassist Doug Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair, and by adding saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson. Guest musicians include Brian Eno on one song.
Track listing
Personnel
Camel
- Andrew Latimer â electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, panpipes, flute, backing vocals; fretless bass on "Tell Me"; electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer and fuzz guitar on "Elke"; piano on "Elke" and "Rain Dances"; rhythm guitar and bass on "Skylines"; glockenspiel on "Rain Dances"; lead vocals on "Highways of the Sun" and "Unevensong"
- Peter Bardens â organ, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet
- Andy Ward â drums, percussion, ocarina, glockenspiel, talking drum
- Richard Sinclair â bass; lead vocals on "Metrognome", "Tell Me" and "Unevensong"
- Mel Collins â alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass flute, brass arrangements
Additional personnel
- Martin Drover â trumpet on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night", flugelhorn on "Skylines"
- Malcolm Griffiths â trombone on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" and "Skylines"
- Brian Eno â Minimoog, electric piano, piano on "Elke"
- Fiona Hibbert â harp on "Elke"
Production
- Rhett Davies â producer
- Dave Hutchins â engineer
- Paul Henry â sleeve design
- Bob Searles â illustration
Release details
- 1977, UK, Gama/Decca, Release date: September 1977, LP
- 1991, UK/GER, Deram, Release date: 26 August, CD (w. bonus track)
- 2004, UK, London 8207252, Release date: 2 February 2004, CD (remastered version)
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