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]

Nights Are Forever
Studio album by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Released	July 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Studio By The Pond (Hendersonville, TN)
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock, Country
Label	Big Tree[1]
Producer	Kyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
I Hear Music (1976) Nights Are Forever (1976) Dowdy Ferry Road (1977)
Singles from Nights Are Forever
"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" Released: May 1976 "Nights Are Forever Without You" Released: October 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Production

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]

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

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

References