Rain Dance (song)

"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
Recorded	1971
Studio	RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	2:45
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. 1971-12-18. p. 45. Retrieved 27 May 2024.