Rain Dances

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 lineup, by replacing bassist Doug Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair and by adding saxophonist Mel Collins, formerly of King Crimson.

Personnel

 * Camel
 * 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


 * Additional personnel
 * 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"


 * Production
 * Rhett Davies - producer
 * Dave Hutchins – engineer
 * Paul Henry – sleeve design
 * Bob Searles – 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)