<P> Gallery was a 1970s 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 #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 #14 song for 1972 . On the Cashbox Top 100, "Nice to Be With You" reached #1 . </P> <P> Gallery followed up in late 1972 with a cover of Mac Davis's "I Believe in Music", which charted moderately well at #22 on Billboard and #13 on Cashbox . They also toured across the South Pacific . </P>

Who sang the song it's so nice to be with you