Nights Are Forever
Studio album by
England Dan & John Ford Coley
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976
StudioStudio By The Pond (Hendersonville, TN)
GenrePop rock, soft rock, Country
LabelBig Tree[1]
ProducerKyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
I Hear Music
(1976)		 Nights Are Forever
(1976)		 Dowdy Ferry Road
(1977)
Singles from Nights Are Forever
  1. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "Nights Are Forever Without You"
    Released: October 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Nights Are Forever is the fourth 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]

Production

The album was produced by Kyle Lehning.[7] Both top ten singles were written by Parker McGee.[8]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

  1. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (Parker McGee) - 2:39
  2. "I'll Stay" (Dan Seals) - 3:20
  3. "Westward Wind" (Seals, Coley) - 3:17
  4. "Long Way Home" (Seals, Coley) - 3:18
  5. "There'll Never Be Another For Me" (Seals, McGee, Coley) - 2:50
  6. "Nights Are Forever Without You" (McGee) - 2:52
  7. "It's Not The Same" (Seals, Coley, Sunny Dalton) - 2:38
  8. "Showboat Gambler" (Seals) - 2:37
  9. "The Prisoner" (Seals, Coley) - 3:35
  10. "Lady" (Seals, McGee, Coley, Kyle Lehning) - 3:58
  11. "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (Seals, Coley) - 3:08
YearChartPosition
1976 Billboard 200 17[11]
1976 Australian (Kent Music Report)68[12]

Personnel

  • 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

Production

  • 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

Chart singles

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"

References

  1. ↑ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780876112977 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Nights Are Forever at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 290.
  4. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 227–228.
  5. ↑ "Dan Seals dies at 61; half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (March 27, 2009). "Dan Seals, 61, Pop Duo's England Dan, Dies". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ "England Dan & John Ford Coley | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'". Texas Monthly. January 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Viglione, Joe. "Nights Are Forever > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nights Are Forever". AllMusic.
  11. ↑ "England Dan & John Ford Coley – Nights Are Forever (1976, Vinyl)" – via www.billboard.com.
  12. ↑ 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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