And if you dont love me now
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In an article from June 2020, The Guardian listed "If You Leave Me Now" as number 73 on its list of "The Greatest UK No 1s: 100–1", noting, "It’s impossibly lush and beautifully written, but its sadness is pervasive and affecting." It has been certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. In addition, by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States alone. It also received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The song won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (strings) for arranger Jimmie Haskell and producer James William Guercio and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus, the first Grammy Award won by the group. According to writer Zachary Houle of PopMatters, "The song was so pervasive on radio upon its release that, reportedly, those tuning in in New York could hear the song playing on four different stations, each with varying formats, simultaneously." It was one of five "non-disco" songs to make it to number one in the US in a nine-month period of 1976. In the UK it maintained the number one position for three weeks. "If You Leave Me Now" was also Chicago's biggest hit internationally, topping the charts in other countries such as the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, and Netherlands. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 on October 23, 1976, and stayed there for two weeks, making it the first number one hit for the group as well as hitting number one on the Easy Listening charts. It is also the title of a Chicago compilation album released by Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983.
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It was written and sung by bass player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 31, 1976. " If You Leave Me Now" is a song by the American rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X.