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"Rainy Jane" is a song written and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1969, covered two years later by Davy Jones. Sedaka's rendition became a minor hit in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

"Rainy Jane"
Single by Neil Sedaka
B-side	"Jeannine"
Released	1969
Genre	Pop
Label	SGC, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s)	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield

"Rainy Jane"
Single by Davy Jones
from the album Davy Jones
B-side	"Welcome to My Love"
Released	June 1971
Genre	Pop
Label	Bell
Songwriter(s)	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield

Davy Jones version

Former Monkees lead singer Davy Jones covered "Rainy Jane" in 1971 on his album Davy Jones. He achieved a medium hit with the song that summer in the U.S. (No. 52 Billboard, No. 32 Cash Box) and a substantially larger hit in Canada (No. 14 Pop, No. 21 Adult Contemporary).

Chart history

Neil Sedaka

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

Davy Jones cover

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	78
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3]	21
Canada RPM Top Singles[4]	14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	52
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6]	32

References

External links

• Listen to "Rainy Jane" on YouTube (Davy Jones)

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