I Wanna Be with You (Raspberries song)

"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.[3] It became their second greatest US hit.

"I Wanna Be with You"
Single by Raspberries
from the album Fresh
B-side"Goin' Nowhere Tonight"
ReleasedNovember 1972
RecordedJanuary 1972 Abbey Road studios
Genre
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(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)
Audio
"I Wanna Be with You" on YouTube

The song reached the Top 40 on three principal US charts, including number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[4] number 10 on Cash Box,[5] and number 7 on Record World. It was also a number 17 hit in Canada.

Billboard called it a "strong rock ballad."[6]

Television performance

"I Wanna Be with You" was performed on The Midnight Special television program (season 1, episode 15) on May 4, 1973.[7] The show was hosted by Johnny Nash.[8]

Later uses

"I Wanna Be with You" was included on the Raspberries Pop Art Live CD set from their reunion concert recording, November 26, 2004, at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, released August 18, 2017.[9]

Chart performance

References
  1. LaBate, Steve (December 18, 2009). "Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond". Paste. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. Borack 2007, p. 36.
  3. https://www.discogs.com/Raspberries-Fresh/master/185928
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 20, 1973". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. "Radio Action and Pick Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 11, 1972. p. 80. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  7. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/raspberries/1973/the-midnight-special-burbank-ca-33cc5491.html
  8. http://www.tv.com/shows/the-midnight-special/host-johnny-nash-205410/
  9. http://www.thatdevilmusic.com/2017/06/cd-preview-raspberries-pop-art-live.html
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 246. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 20, 1973". Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  12. Bac-lac.gc.ca
  13. "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1973". Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2017.

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