''Occasional Rain'' is a 1972 studio album from American musician

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. Released by

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, it is Callier's second album and the first in the trilogy that he recorded in short succession for Cadet with producer

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. It has received positive critical reception.

Critical reception

The editorial staff of

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gave the release 4.5 out of five stars, with Thom Jurek singling out several tracks for praise and summing up the album as "transcendent". In ''

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''s introduction to

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, Grayson Haver Currin notes this album and its title track in particular as must-hear songs to understand the genre.

Track listing

All songs written by Terry Callier, except where noted. #"Segue #1– Go Head On"– 0:38 #"Ordinary Joe"– 4:19 #"Golden Circle #317"– 3:33 #"Segue #5– Go Head On"– 0:38 #"Trance on Sedgewick Street"– 6:17 #"Do You Finally Need a Friend" (Callier, Charles "Chas" Jones, Carry Wade)– 5:42 #"Segue #4– Go Head On"– 0:38 #"Sweet Edie-D"– 5:00 #"Occasional Rain"– 4:03 #"Segue #2– Go Head On"– 0:38 #"Blues for Marcus"– 3:29 #"Lean On Me"– 6:28 #"Last Segue– Go Head On"– 0:38

Personnel

– guitar, vocals *Robert Crowder– drums *Kitty Haywood–

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vocals *Earl Madison–

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on "Trance on Sedgewick Street" and "Blues for Marcus" *Michael Mendel–

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, photography *Leonardo Pirani– piano *

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– soprano vocals *Sydney Simms– bass guitar *Gary Starr–

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–

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, organ,

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*Shirley Wahls–

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vocals

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