Rain (Joe Jackson album)

Rain is the 17th studio album by Joe Jackson, released in 2008.[1] It was released by Rykodisc on 28 January 2008 in the UK and one day later in the U.S.[1]

Rain
Studio album by
Released28 January 2008[1]
GenreRock, pop
Length47:41
LabelRykodisk
ProducerJoe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Afterlife
(2004)
Rain
(2008)
At the BBC
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Crawdaddy!(mixed)[3]

Jackson plays piano and sings, and Graham Maby on bass and David Houghton on drums are the only other musicians. It was recorded at Planet Roc in Berlin, Germany. A limited edition version of the album included a CD and a bonus DVD containing over 40 minutes of material, including concert and behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Jackson performed a full UK tour.

Track listing

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All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.TitleLength
1."Invisible Man"5:07
2."Too Tough"4:37
3."Citizen Sane"4:20
4."Wasted Time"5:10
5."The Uptown Train"5:46
6."King Pleasure Time"2:47
7."Solo (So Low)"5:55
8."Rush Across the Road"5:21
9."Good Bad Boy"3:18
10."A Place in the Rain"5:20

A bonus DVD with the album contained the following video recordings:

  1. Live from Islington Academy, London: "Invisible Man", "Wasted Time" and "Good Bad Boy"
  2. Making the Record
  3. Interviews
  4. Jackson's Guide to Berlin

Personnel

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Musicians
Production

Charts

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Chart performance for Rain
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 115
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 44
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[8] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 99
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 154
US Billboard 200[11] 133
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] 18

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rykodisc press release Archived 27 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Crawdaddy! review Archived 15 August 2007 at archive.today
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Joe Jackson – Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joe Jackson – Rain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Joe Jackson – Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joe Jackson – Rain" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Joe Jackson" in the "Artista" field, type "Rain" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joe Jackson – Rain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Jessie J – JX". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Joe Jackson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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