Camel - Rain Dances (1977)
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Camel - Rain Dances
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Side one
"First Light" (Peter Bardens, Andrew Latimer) – 5:01
Andrew Latimer – 6- and 12-string guitars, pan pipes
Mel Collins – alto saxophone
Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass
Andy Ward – drums, ocarina, teeth, cheek, Turkish ring
"Metrognome" (Bardens, Latimer) – 4:15
Andrew Latimer – guitar
Mel Collins – tenor saxophone
Pete Bardens – electric piano, organ, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass, lead vocals
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, money
"Tell Me" (Bardens, Latimer) – 4:06
Andrew Latimer – fretless bass, backing vocals, flute
Mel Collins – soprano and bass clarinets
Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog
Richard Sinclair – lead and harmony vocals
Andy Ward – finger cymbals, glockenspiel
"Highways of the Sun" (Bardens, Latimer) – 4:29
Andrew Latimer – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Mel Collins – soprano and bass flutes
Pete Bardens – acoustic and electric pianos, organ, Minimoog, string synthesizer
Richard Sinclair – bass, wicket keeper
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, liquid Boo Bams
Side two
"Unevensong" (Bardens, Latimer, Andy Ward) – 5:35
Andrew Latimer – guitar, second lead vocals
Pete Bardens – electric piano, clavinet, Minimoog, string synthesizers, car horns
Richard Sinclair – bass, first lead vocals
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, Rototoms
"One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" (Bardens, Mel Collins, Latimer, Richard Sinclair, Ward) – 5:53
Andrew Latimer – guitar
Mel Collins – all saxophones
Pete Bardens – electric piano
Richard Sinclair – bass
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, talking drum, smurd
Martin Drover – trumpet
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
"Elke" (Latimer) – 4:26
Andrew Latimer – fuzz guitar, acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, string synthesizers, flute
Brian Eno – acoustic and electric pianos, Minimoog, bells
Fiona Hibbert – harp
"Skylines" (Bardens, Latimer, Ward) – 4:24
Andrew Latimer – feedback, 6- and 12-string, lead and rhythm guitars, bass, sore fingers
Mel Collins – alto saxophone
Pete Bardens – electric piano, Minimoog, string synthesizers
Andy Ward – drums, Tunisian clay drum, swanee
Martin Drover – flugelhorn
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone
"Rain Dances" (Bardens, Latimer) – 3:01
Andrew Latimer – pizzicato guitar, treated piano, glockenspiel, umbrellas
Mel Collins – soprano saxophone, umbrellas
Pete Bardens – Minimoog, string synthesizer, umbrellas
CD bonus track
"Highways of the Sun" (Single edit) (Bardens, Latimer)
2009 Expanded & Remastered Edition
"Highways of the Sun" (Single version) – 4:00
"First Light" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 5:01
"Metrognome" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 4:55
"Unevensong" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 5:47
"Skylines" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 5:36
"Highways to the Sun" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 4:59
"One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" (Live; taken from BBC "Sight and Sound" in Concert - Golders Green Hippodrome, 22 September 1977) – 4:12
Camel Band Members Musicians
Andrew Latimer – 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 – organ, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, synthesizer, Hohner Clavinet
Andy Ward – drums, percussion, ocarina, glockenspiel, talking drum
Richard Sinclair – bass; lead vocals on "Metrognome", "Tell Me" and "Unevensong"
Mel Collins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass flute, brass arrangements
Martin Drover – trumpet on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night", flugelhorn on "Skylines"
Malcolm Griffiths – trombone on "One of These Days I'll Get an Early Night" and "Skylines"
Brian Eno – Minimoog, electric piano, piano on "Elke"
Fiona Hibbert – harp on "Elke"
Dave Hutchins – engineer
Paul Henry – sleeve design
Bob Searles – illustration
Rain Dances is the 5th 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 lineup, by replacing bassist Doug Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair and by adding saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson.
