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1971 single by Climax
"Precious and Few"
Side A of the Australian single
B-side "Park Preserve" Released December 1971 Recorded 1971
Genre
Length 2 :43
Label Carousel/Rocky Road Records
Songwriter(s) Walter D. Nims
Producer(s) Larry Cox
"Precious and Few " (1971)
"Life and Breath" (1972)
"Precious and Few " is a song recorded by American group
Climax which became a major North American hit in early 1972. The song was written by the band's guitarist, Walter D. Nims.
[2]
Background
Lead vocals on the demo were provided by
Johnny McCurdy , also known as Johnny Mac.
Background voices on Climax's hit record were arranged by Tom Bähler and sung by Jeanne Sheffield, Debbie Clinger, Mitch Gordon and Tom Bähler.
The hit record was sung by
Sonny Geraci .
Chart performance
"Precious and Few" spent three weeks at number three on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one on the
Cash Box Top 100.
[3] It also reached number six on Canada's
RPM 100.
[4]
Year-end charts
Chart (1972)
Rank
Canada
28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
[12]
30
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening
[13]
48
U.S. Cash Box
[14]
31
Cover versions
The song has been covered by several artists:
See also
References
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a
b Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock".
Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s .
St. Martin's Griffin . pp. 30–32.
ISBN
031214704X .
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"discogs.com" . discogs.com . 1971. Retrieved May 13, 2021 .
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a
b
Cash Box Top 100 ,
Cash Box , February 26, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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a
b "
RPM 100 ", RPM , Volume 17, No. 4, March 11, 1972. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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Ed Nimmervoll , "
Go-Set National Top 40 ", August 5, 1972. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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"Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada" . Bac-lac.gc.ca . July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2016 .
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Climax - Chart History - The Hot 100 , Billboard.com . Accessed November 16, 2016.
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Climax - Chart History - Adult Contemporary , Billboard.com . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening ",
Billboard , March 4, 1972. p. 46. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
^ "
The Singles Chart ",
Record World , March 11, 1972. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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The M.O.R. Chart ",
Record World , March 4, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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Top Pop 100 Singles ",
Billboard , December 30, 1972. p. TA-20. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
^ "
Top Easy Listening Singles ",
Billboard , December 30, 1972. p. TA-22. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
^ "
Top 100 Singles of 72 ",
Cash Box , December 30, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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"Cover versions of Precious and Few written by Walter D. Nims | SecondHandSongs" . SecondHandSongs .
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