I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album from Nils Lofgren.

I Came to Dance
Studio album by Nils Lofgren
Released	March 1977
Studio	Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
Genre	Rock and roll, heartland rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Nils Lofgren, Andy Newmark
Nils Lofgren chronology
Cry Tough (1976) I Came to Dance (1977) Night After Night (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren; except where indicated

1. "I Came to Dance" 4:30
2. "Rock Me at Home" 4:30
3. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" 4:12
4. "Code of the Road" 4:51
5. "Happy Ending Kids" 3:01
6. "Goin' South" 4:03
7. "To Be a Dreamer" 3:45
8. "Jealous Gun" 3:50
9. "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 3:22

Personnel

• Nils Lofgren - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Rev. Patrick Henderson - piano
• Tom Lofgren - rhythm guitar
• Wornell Jones - bass
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Mike Mainieri - vibraphone on "Code of the Road", "Happy Ending Kids" and "Goin' South"
• Tom Miller - acoustic guitar on "Home is Where the Hurt Is" and "To Be a Dreamer"
• Rubens Bassini - congas on "I Came to Dance"
• Hugh McCracken - harmonica on "Happy"
• Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Ullanda McCullough, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders, Anthony Hinton, Christine Wiltshire, Diane Sumler, Luther Van Dross, Theresa V. Reed - backing vocals
• Luther Van Dross and William Eaton - backing vocal arrangement
• William Eaton - string and horn arrangements

Technical

• Bob Dawson, Jack Malken, Randy Adler - engineer
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• Ed Caraeff - art direction, photography

References