Climax was an American band formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, California, most noted for their 1971-1972 hit song "Precious and Few", which peaked at No.

[2] Climax initially consisted of lead singer Sonny Geraci; composer and guitarist Walter D. Nims; composer, singer, and keyboardist Nick D'Amico (Nicola Marcello D'Amico); and drummer Jon Jon Guttman (who wrote several songs on the band's lone album and also played other percussion).

[3] Former Outsiders members Geraci, Nims, and D'Amico, along with new member Guttman recorded and released one single under the Outsiders name ("Changes"/"Lost in My World") and another issued as a solo single by Geraci ("Lovin' You"/"Think I'm Fallin'"), but when Tom King of the original band threatened legal action, the name of the band was changed to Climax for subsequent releases.

Carousel was then launched as an independent label, distributed by Bell, and its first release was Climax' debut single, "Hard Rock Group," which generated no major interest.

It was later reworked by producer Larry Cox, who was assigned by label owner Marc Gordon to retool the band's material.

Cox urged the band to re-record "Precious and Few" and encouraged lead singer Sonny Geraci to capitalize on his ability to perform high-powered ballads.

Hired by producer Larry Cox, Bahler, along with his brother John, later created a significant impact in the music industry as arrangers and session singers in the late 1960s and 1970s performing on hundreds of singles, most notably the recordings by The Partridge Family.

All of these factors hampered the success of "Life and Breath" and future Climax singles releases (including "Rock and Roll Heaven" and its predecessor, "Caroline This Time").

In addition to the core band members (and at-the-time unofficial member Stevenson), musicians who contributed to the album included bassists Joe Osborn, Steve La Fever, Reinie Press, and Joe Bellamy, keyboardist Larry Knechtel, additional drummers John Raines and Earl Palmer, percussionist Alan Estes, and Gordon MacKinnon, who performed double reed and woodwind solos.

Following "Rock and Roll Heaven," the group's next single, "Walking in the Georgia Rain," was issued with the artist name displayed as "Sonny Geraci and Climax".

During Climax's run with Rocky Road, they charted four top 5 records in Hawaii: "Precious and Few", "Life and Breath", "Caroline This Time" and "Walking in the Georgia Rain."

The lack of a solid, powerful marketing and managing organization hurt the band when their follow-up "Life and Breath" was not given enough attention and funding to break through.

The show was split into four 15-minute mini episodes and the songs that were performed in full were: "I've Got Everything", "I Can't Quit Her", "Life and Breath", "The Lady is a Nasty Dancer", "Picnic in the Rain", "Going Through the Motions", "Droopy Shoulders", "Wait For You", "Child of December", "Hand Me Down My Rock n' Roll Shoes", "Face the Music", "Precious and Few".

Songs performed and only had parts aired were: "If It Feels Good, Do It", "Diving Duck Blues", "The Cage", and "Rainbow Rides Are Free".