Another Rainy Day in New York City
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Critical reception
Billboard described the song as "a pop/jazzy rocker with a touch of reggae flavor."[4] 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
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- ↑ 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
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