Gallery was an American

United States

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 soft rock

Soft rock

Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...

 band

Musical ensemble

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 of the 1970s. It was formed in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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 by Jim Gold

Jim Gold

Jim Gold who was born on 12 January 1947 is the singer/guitarist/songwriter of the 1970s group called Gallery. Gallery is famous for their 1972 song " Nice To Be With You." The group was originally called Gallery, but several years later the group's name was changed to Jim Gold & Gallery....

. While Gallery did record

Sound recording and reproduction

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 a number of song

Song

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s, they are most famous for their 1972 hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

, "Nice to Be with You", written

Songwriter

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 by Gold. The song was arranged

Arrangement

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 and produced

Record producer

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 by Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings.-Biography:Coffey learned to play guitar at the age of thirteen, in the Michigan Upper Peninsula town of Copper City...

 and Mike Theodore and released by Sussex Records

Sussex Records

-History:It was founded December 18, 1969 by Clarence Avant. Initially, it was located first at 6430 W Sunset Blvd at the corner of Sunset and Cahuenga Blvds. In 1972, it moved to 6255 W Sunset Blvd Suite 1902 both in Hollywood. From 1969 to 1974, all records were distributed by Buddah Records &...

, which earned the band a gold record

Music recording sales certification

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 for sales of one million copies.
The song reached #4 on the U.S.

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 Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. Gallery also had a hit in 1972 with a cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of Mac Davis

Mac Davis

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' "I Believe in Music," which charted

Record chart

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 moderately well at number 22.
They also toured across the South Pacific

Oceania

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.

In 1973 Gallery's third and last Hot 100 hit, "Big City Miss Ruth Ann," reached #23."

External links

• [ Biography at Allmusic.com]
• Official Web Site of Jim Gold