1976 studio album by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Nights Are Forever is the fourth studio album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley .[ 3] It was the pair's breakthrough album.[ 5] "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight " became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The follow-up single, "Nights Are Forever Without You ," also proved successful, peaking at #10.[ 6]
The album was produced by Kyle Lehning .[ 7] Both top ten singles were written by Parker McGee .[ 8]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 9]
Joe Viglione write on Allmusic , "Nights Are Forever was the breakthrough album for Dan Seals and John Coley after some sincere and excellent work on A&M Records in the early '70s. Two of their biggest hits were the title track and the beautiful "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight." Those songs are a good indication of the fine performances this 1976 album contains. The duo's originals like "Long Way Home" and the Dan Fogelberg-ish "Westward Wind" could have been hits as well displaying superb musicianship and delicate vocals." He also praises the work of songwriter Parker McGee as well as producer Kyle Lehning .[ 10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "these guys managed always to sound like oafish bores breaking their backs to be 'sensitive.'"[ 4]
"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight " (Parker McGee ) - 2:39 "I'll Stay" (Dan Seals) - 3:20 "Westward Wind" (Seals, Coley) - 3:17 "Long Way Home" (Seals, Coley) - 3:18 "There'll Never Be Another For Me" (Seals, McGee, Coley) - 2:50 "Nights Are Forever Without You " (McGee) - 2:52 "It's Not The Same" (Seals, Coley, Sunny Dalton) - 2:38 "Showboat Gambler" (Seals) - 2:37 "The Prisoner" (Seals, Coley) - 3:35 "Lady" (Seals, McGee, Coley, Kyle Lehning) - 3:58 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (Seals, Coley) - 3:08 Dan Seals – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, soprano saxophone John Ford Coley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin Jim Seals – acoustic guitar, banjo Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar Doyle Grisham – steel guitar Shane Keister – keyboards Kyle Lehning – bass Joe Osborn – bass Ted Reynolds – bass Larrie Londin – drums, percussion Dennis Good – trombone George Cunningham – trumpet Don Sheffield – trumpet Billy Puett – woodwinds Denis Solee – woodwinds Warren Hartman – string arrangements (1, 7) Bergen White – horn and string arrangements (4, 5, 6, 11) The Shelly Kurland String Section – strings Janie Frickie – backing vocals Ginger Holiday – backing vocals Sheri Kramer – backing vocals Lisa Silver – backing vocals Diane Tidwell – backing vocals Producer and Engineer – Kyle Lehning Sound Consultant – Jon Yeaworth Recorded and Mixed at Studio By The Pond (Hendersonville, TN). Mastered by Mac Evans and Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN). Photography – Slick Lawson Year US Billboard US Cash Box US Record World US AC CAN CAN AC UK Title 1976 2 4 5 1 10 1 26 "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" 1976-77 10 10 9 6 10 4 - "Nights Are Forever without You"
^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music . Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780876112977 – via Google Books. ^ Nights Are Forever at AllMusic ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 290. ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. pp. 227–228. ^ "Dan Seals dies at 61; half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley" . Los Angeles Times . March 27, 2009. ^ Friskics-Warren, Bill (March 27, 2009). "Dan Seals, 61, Pop Duo's England Dan, Dies" . The New York Times – via NYTimes.com. ^ "England Dan & John Ford Coley | Biography & History" . AllMusic . ^ "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze' " . Texas Monthly . January 22, 2020. ^ Viglione, Joe. "Nights Are Forever > Review" . Allmusic . Retrieved April 10, 2022 . ^ "Nights Are Forever" . AllMusic . ^ "England Dan & John Ford Coley – Nights Are Forever (1976, Vinyl)" – via www.billboard.com. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 103. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
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