Nice to Be with You
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{{Infobox song
| name = Nice to Be with You
| cover = Nice_to_Be_With_You_-_Gallery.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gallery
| album = Nice to Be with You
| B-side = Ginger Haired Man
| released = February 1972
| recorded = 1971
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock{{cite book|title= Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= October 15, 1996|chapter=
Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock|page= 32|publisher=St. Martin's Griffin|isbn=031214704X|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Precious_and_Few.html?id=RMPCAwAAQBAJ}}
| length =
| label = Sussex Records
| writer = Jim Gold{{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Gallery-Nice-To-Be-With-You-/release/10710837|website=discogs.com|year=1972 |accessdate=May 11, 2021}}
| producer = Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = I Believe in Music
| next_year = 1972
}}
"Nice to Be with You" is a 1972 song, from the album of the [[Nice to Be with You (album)|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.Casey Kasem used the word "lousy" in his description of the song's rating, on the May 20, 1972 edition of "American Top 40".
Chart performance
It became an international top 5 hit, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox,{{cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19720624.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 6/24/72|website=Tropicalglen.com|access-date=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202112937/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19720624.html|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}} WCFL,{{cite web|url=http://www.oldiesloon.com/ilc/wcfl061572.htm|title=All Hit Music in the Midwest|publisher=WCFL|date=June 15, 1972|accessdate=July 18, 2020}} and WLS.{{cite web|url=http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls720619.htm|title=89 Chicagoland Hit Parade|publisher=WLS|date=June 19, 1972|accessdate=July 18, 2020}} It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song reached No. 4 in Australia and No. 2 in New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://therisingstorm.net/gallery-nice-to-be-with-you/|title=Gallery – Nice To Be With You|website=Rising Storm|date=June 8, 2011 |accessdate=March 17, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cY89AQAAIAAJ|title=Stereo Review: Vol. 31|pages=88|date=1973|publisher=CBS Magazines|accessdate=March 17, 2020|via=Google Books}}
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See also
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|LGsdxG8el-U|Listen to "Nice to Be With You"}}
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Category:Sussex Records singles
Category:Cashbox number-one singles
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
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