Tornado (The Rainmakers album)

Tornado is the second studio album by the American band the Rainmakers, released in 1987. It reached No. 116 on the Billboard 200. The band supported the album with a North American tour. "The Lakeview Man" is about a Vietnam veteran.

A remastered version of the album was released in 2012, with eight additional bonus tracks.

Critical reception
The Chicago Tribune wrote that the album "offers more thought-provoking rock and roll that recalls the lyrics of T-Bone Burnett and the sound of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the early Rolling Stones." The Los Angeles Times noted that "Bob Walkenhorst's characters are generally the same kind of small-town folk as in [John Cougar] Mellencamp's world, but aren't as stereotyped." USA Today determined that "songs like 'Snakedance' and 'Tornado of Love' sound terrific—if a bit familiar—but the lyrics are too transparent."

Track listing
All tracks written by Bob Walkenhorst except where noted.


 * 1) "Snakedance" – 4:02
 * 2) "Tornado of Love" – 4:15
 * 3) "The Wages of Sin" - 3:42
 * 4) "Small Circles" - 3:28
 * 5) "No Romance" - 3:35
 * 6) "One More Summer" - 3:34
 * 7) "The Lakeview Man" - 3:02
 * 8) "Rainmaker" - 4:29
 * 9) "I Talk with My Hands" - 6:33
 * 10) "The Other Side of the World" - 4:27

Bonus tracks on 2012 Remastered CD
 * 1) "Stick Together" - 4:43
 * 2) "Rockin' Around" (Steve Phillips) - 3:31
 * 3) "Stupid Way to Die" - 3:39
 * 4) "Small Circles" [acoustic] - 3:00
 * 5) "Task" - 4:14
 * 6) "He Yells at the Birds" - 3:48
 * 7) "My Days Are Numbered" - 3:22
 * 8) "Kisses from St. Louis" - 2:30

The Rainmakers

 * Bob Walkenhorst - lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
 * Rich Ruth - bass, vocals
 * Steve Phillips - lead guitars, vocals
 * Pat Tomek - drums

Additional musicians

 * Terry Manning - keyboards