Precious and Few

"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.[1]

"Precious and Few"
side-A label
Side A of the Australian single
Single by Climax
from the album Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci
B-side"Park Preserve"
ReleasedDecember 1971
Recorded1971
GenreSoft rock
Length2:43
LabelCarousel/Rocky Road Records
Songwriter(s)Walter D. Nims
Producer(s)Larry Cox
Climax singles chronology
"Precious and Few"
(1971)		 "Life and Breath"
(1972)

Background

Lead vocals on the demo were provided by Johnny McCurdy, also known as Johnny Mac

Background voices on Climax' 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.[2] It also reached number six on Canada's RPM 100.[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1971-1972) Peak
position
Australia Go-Set[4] 29
Australia Kent Music Report 26
Canadian RPM 100[3] 6
Canadian RPM MOR Playlist[5] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 3
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[7][8] 6
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[2] 1
U.S. Record World The Singles Chart[9] 1
U.S. Record World The M.O.R. Chart[10] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Rank
Canada 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 30
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[12] 48
U.S. Cash Box[13] 31

Cover versions

The song has been covered by several artists:

See also


References
  1. "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1971. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 26, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 17, No. 4, March 11, 1972. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  4. Ed Nimmervoll, "Go-Set National Top 40", August 5, 1972. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  6. Climax - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed November 16, 2016.
  7. Climax - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  8. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, March 4, 1972. p. 46. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  9. "The Singles Chart", Record World, March 11, 1972. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  10. "The M.O.R. Chart", Record World, March 4, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  11. "Top Pop 100 Singles", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-20. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. "Top Easy Listening Singles", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-22. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  13. "Top 100 Singles of 72", Cash Box, December 30, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  14. "Cover versions of Precious and Few written by Walter D. Nims | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
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