Nice to Be with You (album) explained

Nice to Be with You
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gallery
Cover:	GalleryNiceToBeWithYou.jpg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:	Pop rock, soft rock
Label:	Sussex Records
Producer:	Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey
Next Title:	Gallery featuring Jim Gold
Next Year:	1972

Nice to Be with You is the debut album by Gallery, released in 1972 on Sussex Records.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The album peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's only album to chart. Three of its singles entered the top 40 on both the Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, with the song of the same name as the band's biggest hit.

Personnel

Gallery

• Jim Gold – lead vocals, guitar
• Danny Brucato – drums
• Brent Anderson – backing vocals, guitar
• Dennis Kovarik – bass, backing vocals
• Bill Nova – backing vocals, guitar, percussion
• Cal Freeman - guitar
• Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar

Production

• Producer

Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore

• Engineer

Milan Bogden

• Photography: Ransier & Anderson

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Billboard Top LPs^[4]	75
1972	Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	75

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Nice to Be with You"	US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	4
		US Billboard Easy Listening^[7]	5
		Australia	4
		Canada RPM Top Singles	1
	"I Believe in Music"	US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	22
		US Billboard Easy Listening^[9]	12
		Australia	62
		Canada RPM Top Singles	5
1973	"Big City Miss Ruth Ann"	US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	23
		US Billboard Easy Listening^[11]	10
		Australia	91

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gallery – Nice To Be With You. Rising Storm. 8 June 2011 . March 17, 2020.
2. Web site: Gallery – It's So Nice To Be With You. Power Pop. 27 January 2019 . March 17, 2020.
3. Web site: Stereo Review: Vol. 31. 88. 1973. CBS Magazines. March 17, 2020. Google Books.
4. Nice to Be with You Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 120.
6. Nice to Be with You Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
7. Nice to Be with You Chart History (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
8. I Believe in Music Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
9. I Believe in Music Chart History (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
10. Big City Miss Ruth Ann Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. March 17, 2020.
11. Big City Miss Ruth Ann Chart History (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. March 17, 2020.