Precious and Few

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"Precious and Few"
Precious and Few - Climax.jpg
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)

"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]

Background[]

Lead vocals were provided by Sonny Geraci, who also sang lead on "Time Won't Let Me" with his previous band, The Outsiders. Nims had also been a member of The Outsiders.

"Precious and Few" was released on Carousel Records in 1971. The song featured The Ron Hicklin Singers as backing vocalists, a piano, drums, strings and a horn section.

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]

Cover versions[]

The song has been covered by several artists:

See also[]


References[]

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 26, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. 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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