"Another Rainy Day in New York City" is a pop

Pop music

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 ballad

Ballad

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 by the Bay City Rollers

Bay City Rollers

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 from their 1978 album Strangers in the Wind

Strangers in the Wind

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. The tune, written by group members Eric Faulkner

Eric Faulkner

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 and Stuart Wood

Stuart John Wood

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 and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown

Les McKeown

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, was released as a 7" vinyl single in Japan

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 by Toshiba/EMI

EMI

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. It was released to radio in the USA but received no airplay, so plans to release a 7" to the general public were shelved.

Track listing

1. "Another Rainy Day in New York City" - 4:23

2. "Shoorah Shoorah For Hollywood" - 3:23

Credits

• Producer - Harry Maslin
• Written By - Eric Faulkner
  Eric Faulkner
  Eric Faulkner is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known as a member of the Scottish pop band, the Bay City Rollers....
  
  , Stuart Wood
  Stuart John Wood
  Stuart John "Woody" Wood , was a rhythm and later bass guitarist for the 1970s pop sensations, the Bay City Rollers...