"Rainy Day People" is a song written and recorded by

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

, released on his 1975 album, '' Cold on the Shoulder'', and also as a single. "Rainy Day People" went to number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was Lightfoot's last of four songs to reach number one on the

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chart, spending one week at number one in May 1975.

Personnel

– vocal, acoustic guitar * Terry Clements – acoustic guitar *

Red Shea Patrick Henry "Red" Shea (November 29, 1898 – November 17, 1981) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics, and and with the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American footb ...

– acoustic guitar *Rick Haynes – bass *Pee Wee Charles – pedal steel guitar *Nick DeCaro – piano, string arrangement * Jim Gordon – drums

Chart performance

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Gordon Lightfoot songs 1975 singles Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot Reprise Records singles 1975 songs Song recordings produced by Lenny Waronker {{1970s-single-stub

Personnel

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