"Rain Dance" is a song written by

Burton Cummings Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is best known for leading the Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. Cummings has been induc ...

and Kurt Winter and performed by

The Guess Who The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, wit ...

. It was featured on their 1971 album, '' So Long, Bannatyne''. The song was produced by Jack Richardson.

Chart performance

"Rain Dance" reached #3 in

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, #8 in New Zealand, #19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #55 in

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in 1971.

References

1971 songs 1971 singles Songs written by Burton Cummings Songs written by Kurt Winter The Guess Who songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor singles {{1970s-single-stub