Nice to Be with You

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

"Nice to Be with You"
Single by Gallery
from the album Nice to Be with You
B-side	"Ginger Haired Man"
Released	February 1972
Recorded	1971
Genre	Soft rock[1]
Label	Sussex Records
Songwriter(s)	Jim Gold[2]
Producer(s)	Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey
Gallery singles chronology
"Nice to Be with You" (1972) "I Believe in Music" (1972)

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.^[3]

Chart performance

It became an international top 5 hit, reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 and No. 1 on Cashbox,^[4] WCFL,^[5] and WLS.^[6] It also reached No. 1 in Canada. The song reached No. 4 in Australia and No. 2 in New Zealand.^[7][8]

Weekly charts Chart (1972) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 4 Canadian RPM Top Singles [10] 1 New Zealand (Listener)[11] 2 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[12] 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[13] 5 U.S. Cash Box Top 100[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1972) Rank Australia[15] 40 Canada 36 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 14 U.S. Cash Box[17] 15

See also

• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1972