Nice to Be Around (Maureen McGovern album)

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Nice to Be Around
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Studio album by
Released1974
Genre Pop
Label 20th Century
Producer Carl Maduri
Maureen McGovern chronology
The Morning After
(1973)
Nice to Be Around
(1974)
Academy Award Performance
(1975)

Nice to Be Around is Maureen McGovern's second studio album, released in 1974. The title track was the theme from the 1973 film Cinderella Liberty . 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."

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(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 Cain2:45
3."Where Did We Go Wrong" Ron Miller, Tom Baird3:22
4."All I Want (All I Need)"Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy3:47
5."Like a Sunday Morning" Joel Diamond, A. Kenneth3:10
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Knots"Maureen McGovern, Ron Barron3:30
2."Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart" Randy Edelman 2:50
3."Little Boys & Men"Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy3:30
4."Memory"Maureen McGovern, Jim Kennedy3:20
5."Put a Little Love Away" Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter 3:00

Album credits


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