Raindance by Clark Datchler

Raindance is the debut solo album from English singer and musician Clark Datchler. It was released in 1990 by Virgin Records. Datchler had left Johnny Hates Jazz in 1988 to continue his solo career. He moved to Amsterdam and began work on his debut album. Raindance features some renowned musicians, including bass player Nathan East, drummer John "JR" Robinson and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa. Also featured was guitarist Dave Gregory of XTC. The album saw Datchler's first environmental song, "Raindance" – one of several to follow. The first single from Raindance was "Crown of Thorns". It reached No. 100 in the UK and remains Datchler's only appearance on the chart. The album soon followed, but was a commercial failure. The Japanese version of Raindance features the bonus track "Widow", which was the B-side to "Crown of Thorns". A selection of tracks were re-used for Datchler's following album Fishing For Souls, which did not see a release until 2010 where it appeared on iTunes.