Nice to Be Around (Maureen McGovern album)
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Nice to Be Around is Maureen McGovern
's second studio album, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music
). The title track was the theme from the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty. McGovern composed the music for the songs "All I Want (All I Need)," "Love Knots," "Little Boys & Men" (dedicated to Mark Christopher Axelson), and "Memory." Seven of the album's 10 songs are featured on the album 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Maureen McGovern
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Maureen McGovern
Maureen Therese McGovern is an American singer and Broadway actress, well known for her premier renditions of the Oscar winning songs "The Morning After" from the 1972 film The Poseidon Adventure, and "We May Never Love Like This Again" from The Towering Inferno in 1974.-Early life:McGovern was...
's second studio album, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music
1974 in music
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). The title track was the theme from the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty. McGovern composed the music for the songs "All I Want (All I Need)," "Love Knots," "Little Boys & Men" (dedicated to Mark Christopher Axelson), and "Memory." Seven of the album's 10 songs are featured on the album 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Maureen McGovern
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Maureen McGovern
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Maureen McGovern is a 12-track collection of songs that Maureen McGovern recorded for 20th Century Records, which was the first label that she signed with...
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Track listing
Album credits
- Produced by: Carl Maduri for Belkin-Maduri Productions
- Engineer: Arnie Rosenberg
- Assistant engineer: John Nebe
- "Nice to Be Around" and "Little Boys & Men" arranged by: Jimmie Haskell
- "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone," "Where Did We Go Wrong," "Like a Sunday Morning," and "Put a Little Love Away" arranged by: Gene Page
- "All I Want (All I Need)," "Love Knots," and "Memory" arranged and conducted by: Gary Kekel
- "Nice to Be Around," "Like a Sunday Morning," and "Little Boys & Men" conducted by: Sid Sharp
- "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone," "Where Did We Go Wrong," "Like a Sunday Morning," and "Put a Little Love Away" conducted by: Bob Hill
- "Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart" arranged and conducted by: Lee Bush
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | "Nice to Be Around" | Billboard Hot 100 | 101 |
| 1974 | "Nice to Be Around" | Billboard Easy Listening | 28 |
| 1974 | "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone" | Billboard Hot 100 | 71 |
| 1974 | "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone" | Billboard Easy Listening | 12 |