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.

1 - and immediately eclipsed "Another Rainy Day..." which on the same chart fell to No.

[4] Billboard described the song as "a pop/jazzy rocker with a touch of reggae flavor.

"[5] Record World called it a "Caribbean-styled number is handled with the band's consummate professionalism and good taste.