Precious and Few

"Precious and Few"
Single by Climax
from the album Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci
B-side "Park Preserve"
Released December 1971
Format 7"
Recorded 1971
Genre Pop
Length 2:43
Label Rocky Road Records
Writer(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 by British group Climax which became a major North American hit in early 1972. It spent three weeks at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one on the Cash Box Top 100.[1] It also reached number six on Canada's RPM 100.[2]

Lead vocals were provided by Sonny Geraci, who also sang lead on "Time Won't Let Me" by his previous band, The Outsiders. "Precious and Few" had originally been released on Carousel Records earlier in 1971.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1971-72) Peak
position
Australia[3] 26
Australia Go-Set[4] 29
Canadian RPM 100[2] 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[1] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Rank
Australia[9] 130
Canada 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 30
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[11] 48
U.S. Cash Box[12] 31

References

  1. 1 2 Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, February 26, 1972. p. 4. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "RPM 100", RPM, Volume 17, No. 4, March 11, 1972. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  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. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Top Pop 100 Singles", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-20. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Top Easy Listening Singles", Billboard, December 30, 1972. p. TA-22. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 72", Cash Box, December 30, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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