I Wanna Be with You (Raspberries song)

"I Wanna Be with You"
Single by Raspberries
from the album Fresh
B-side "Goin' Nowhere Tonight"
Released November 1972
Recorded 1972
Genre Power pop
Label Capitol Records
Writer(s) Eric Carmen
Producer(s) Jimmy Ienner
Raspberries singles chronology
"Go All the Way"
(1972)		 "I Wanna Be with You"
(1972)		 "Let's Pretend"
(1973)

"I Wanna Be with You" is a hit single by Raspberries, released in November 1972. It was written by band leader Eric Carmen, who also provided the lead vocals. It was their first single release from their second LP, Fresh.[1] It became their second greatest US hit.

The song reached the Top 40 on three principal US charts, including number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[2] and number 7 on Record World. It was also a number 17 hit in Canada.

Television performance

"I Wanna Be with You" was performed on The Midnight Special television program (season 1, episode 15) on May 4, 1973.[3] The show was hosted by Johnny Nash.[4]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1972–73) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 17
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 16
US Record World 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1973) Rank
Canada[5] 142
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[6] 129

References

  1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Raspberries-Fresh/master/185928
  2. 1 2 Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/raspberries/1973/the-midnight-special-burbank-ca-33cc5491.html
  4. ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/the-midnight-special/host-johnny-nash-205410/
  5. ↑ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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