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"Another Rainy Day in New York City"
"Another Rainy Day in New York City"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago X
B-side	"Hope for Love"
Released	June 1976
Genre	Pop rock; jazz rock;
Length	3:01 2:57 (single edit);
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Robert Lamm
Producer(s)	James William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology

"Another Rainy Day in New York City" is a song written by Robert Lamm for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago X (1976). Described as "the only typical Chicago cut on the album[:] upbeat and light with good blending of lead vocal by [Peter] Cetera",^[2] the track would be the album's lead single but was largely passed over for radio airplay in favor of the album cut "If You Leave Me Now".^[3] Rush-released as a single, "If You Leave Me Now" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 of 14 August 1976 at No. 60 - on its way to No. 1 - and immediately eclipsed "Another Rainy Day..." which on the same chart fell to No. 46 from its No. 32 peak. "Another Rainy Day..." peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.^[4]

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as "a pop/jazzy rocker with a touch of reggae flavor."^[1] Cash Box said that "the lyric is good, really creates a mood."^[5] Record World called it a "Caribbean-styled number is handled with the band's consummate professionalism and good taste."^[6]

Personnel

Peter Cetera – lead and backing vocals, bass
Terry Kath – electric and twelve-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
Robert Lamm – piano, backing vocals
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, backing vocals
James Pankow – trombone
Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone, flute
Danny Seraphine – drums
Laudir de Oliveira – congas, guiro, shakers and wind chimes

Additional personnel

Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. June 19, 1976. p. 72. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
^ Santa Ana Register 15 July 1976 "Chicago's Latest Says Something Different" by Leslie Ann Ryan p.D8
^ Record World Vol 33 #1530 (23 October 1976) "Chicago Scores First #1 Single" by Barry Taylor p.4
^ "Chicago Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1976. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. June 26, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-04.