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 Joe Jackson
Released	28 January 2008[1]
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	47:41
Label	Rykodisk
Producer	Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson chronology
Afterlife (2004) Rain (2008) At the BBC (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 in support of the album.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson.

No.	Title	Length
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

Musicians

• Joe Jackson – piano, vocals
• Graham Maby – bass, vocals
• David Houghton – drums, vocals

Production

• Joe Jackson – arrangements, producer
• Julie Gardner – recording engineer
• Yensin Jahn – assistant recording engineer
• Sean Slade, Paul Kolderie – mixing engineer
• Ted Young – assistant mixing engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
• Ed Sherman – art direction
• Jim Rakete – photography

Charts

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