Gallery is an American soft rock band, formed in Detroit, Michigan by Jim Gold. While Gallery did record a number of songs, they are most famous for their 1972 hit single "Nice to Be with You", written by Gold. The song was arranged and produced by Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore and released by Sussex Records. It became an international hit single, reaching the top five in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; sales of one million copies earned the band a gold record. The song reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and remained in the Hot 100 for 22 weeks, tying with War's "Slippin' into Darkness" for most weeks on the chart during 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 14 song for 1972. "Nice to Be with You" reached No. 1 on Cashbox, WCFL, and WLS.
Gallery followed up a few months later with a cover of Mac Davis's "I Believe in Music", which charted moderately well at No. 22 on Billboard and No. 13 on Cashbox.
In early 1973, Gallery's third and last Hot 100 hit, Tom Lazaros's "Big City Miss Ruth Ann", reached No. 23 on the Hot 100, No. 12 on Cashbox, and No. 7 on WCFL. A remake of The Crickets' "Maybe Baby" "Bubbled Under" at No. 118 in July 1973.
In early 1974 "Friends" / "Love Every Little Thing About You" failed to chart. Gallery disbanded, and Gold embarked on a solo career.
Gold reformed the band in 2022, now billing themselves as Jim Gold & Gallery.
Members
Jim Gold (born January 12, 1947, Detroit, Michigan) – lead vocals, guitar Brent Anderson – backing vocals, guitar Bill Nova – backing vocals, percussion Cal Freeman (born June 26, 1942 – died October 29, 2018) – guitar Paul Franklin (born May 31, 1954, Detroit, Michigan) – steel guitar Dennis Kovarik – bass Danny Brucato – drums Fred DiCenso (born January 23, 1950 – died 2021) – guitar
Discography Albums YearAlbum detailsChart positionsUSAUS1972Nice to Be with You 75 54Gallery featuring Jim Gold — —
Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US USAC AUS CAN1972 "You're Always on My Mind" — — — — Nice to Be with You "Nice to Be with You" 4 5 4 1 "I Believe in Music" 22 12 62 5 1973 "Big City Miss Ruth Ann" 23 10 91 — "Rest in Peace" 110* — — — Gallery featuring Jim Gold "Maybe Baby" 118 — — — 1974 "Living Next Door to Alice" — — — — "Friends" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.US charts is Billboard unless otherwise noted. * Cashbox singles chart.
References
External links [ Biography at Allmusic.com] Official Web Site of Jim Gold