Rainy Day Man (1979 version)

~ Recording by James Taylor

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)1R1 6969
1.8Rainy Day Man?:??James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PCT 36058
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FC 36058
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 1585
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)SBP 237318
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP1995-03-08
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-6456
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2000-04-25
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69802
2.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2003-12-09
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 90749
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2003-12-09
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CH 90749
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2006-11-22
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP-1190
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2008-02-05
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 69802
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-11-08
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2071
2.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2011-11-08
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2071
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2012-03-20
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-355
1.8Rainy Day Man3:00James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • US2013-04-22
Culture FactoryCFU0397
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • XE2015-08-24
Music on Vinyl (imprint of Music on Vinyl B.V. do not use for manufacturing/distribution relationships!)MOVLP1024
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
  • JP2017-08-02
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-5438
1.8Rainy Day Man2:59James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.8Rainy Day Man3:03James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCBS 86091
1.8Rainy Day Man3:02James TaylorFlagJames TaylorAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 36058

Relationships

additional assistant recording engineer:Lincoln Clapp (engineer)
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:George Ybara
recording engineer and mixer:Val Garay
producer:Peter Asher
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
bass guitar [bass]:Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
congas [conga] and waterphone [water phone]:Steve Forman (US percussionist)
drums (drum set):Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
electric piano and organ [horn organ]:Don Grolnick
background vocals:David Lasley
Arnold McCuller
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
additionally recorded at:Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
Mediasound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
recorded at:Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1979-01-04 until 1979-03-25)
mixed at:Sound Factory (1969–1980) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:Rainy Day Man

Related works

Rainy Day Man

writer:James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
Zach Wiesner
publisher:Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30)
Country Road Music, Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department)
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)