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1972 single by Gallery
"Nice to Be with You"
Single by Gallery
from the album Nice to Be with You
B-side"Ginger Haired Man"
ReleasedFebruary 1972
Recorded1971
GenreSoft rock
LabelSussex Records
Songwriter(s)Jim Gold
Producer(s)Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey
Gallery singles chronology
"Nice to Be with You"
(1972) 		"I Believe in Music"
(1972)

"Nice to Be with You" is a 1972 song, from the album of the same name, by Gallery.

Background

On Dick Clark's American Bandstand of February 26, 1972, "Nice to Be with You" - which had just debuted on that day on the Hot 100 - received a "lousy" average of 57.5, on a scale from 35 to 98, on the "Rate-a-Record" segment of the show. Nevertheless, the group performed the song on the May 13, 1972 American Bandstand.

Chart performance

It became an international top 5 hit, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox, WCFL, and WLS. It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song reached No. 4 in Australia and No. 2 in New Zealand.

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 4
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
New Zealand (Listener) 2
South Africa (Springbok Radio) 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 5
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Rank
Australia 40
Canada 36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14
U.S. Cash Box 15

See also

References

  1. Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 32. ISBN 031214704X.
  2. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. Casey Kasem used the word "lousy" in his description of the song's rating, on the May 20, 1972 edition of "American Top 40".
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 6/24/72". Tropicalglen.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  5. "All Hit Music in the Midwest". WCFL. June 15, 1972. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  6. "89 Chicagoland Hit Parade". WLS. June 19, 1972. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. "Gallery – Nice To Be With You". Rising Storm. June 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. "Stereo Review: Vol. 31". CBS Magazines. 1973. p. 88. Retrieved March 17, 2020 – via Google Books.
  9. Steffen Hung. "Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  10. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  11. "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  12. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  13. "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. June 10, 1972. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  14. "Cash Box Top 100 6/24/72". Tropicalglen.com. June 24, 1972. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  15. Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  16. "Top 100 Hits of 1972/Top 100 Songs of 1972". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  17. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1972". Tropicalglen.com. December 30, 1972. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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