| Nice to Be Around | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | 20th Century | |||
| Producer | Carl Maduri | |||
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Nice to Be Around is Maureen McGovern's second studio album, released in 1974. [1] The title track was the theme from the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty . [2] McGovern composed the music for the songs "All I Want (All I Need)," "Love Knots," "Little Boys & Men" (dedicated to Mark Christopher Axelson), and "Memory." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nice to Be Around" (from the motion picture Cinderella Liberty ) | John Williams, Paul Williams | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Give Me a Reason to Be Gone" | Marie Cain | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Where Did We Go Wrong" | Ron Miller, Tom Baird | 3:22 |
| 4. | "All I Want (All I Need)" | Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Like a Sunday Morning" | Joel Diamond, A. Kenneth | 3:10 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Knots" | Maureen McGovern, Ron Barron | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart" | Randy Edelman | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Little Boys & Men" | Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Memory" | Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Put a Little Love Away" | Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter | 3:00 |
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