''I'll Play For You'' is Seals & Crofts' seventh studio album. The title cut reached #18 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #4 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the summer of 1975. It was equally successful in Canada (Pop #28, AC #2). It also charted in New Zealand (#30). "Castles in the Sand" also charted in the U.S. and Canada, peaking at #21 U.S. AC, and #27 Can Pop.

Track listing

All songs written by James Seals and

Dash Crofts Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938) They are best known for their hits " Summer Breeze" (1972), " Diamond Girl" ...

, except where noted. # "I'll Play for You" # "Golden Rainbow" (James Seals, Dash Crofts, Roger Johnson, Bobby Lichtig, Jim Varley) # "Castles in the Sand" # "Blue Bonnet Nation" # "Ugly City" # "Wayland the Rabbit" # "Freaks Fret" # "Truth Is But a Woman" # "Fire and Vengeance"

Charts

Personnel

;Musicians *

Jim Seals Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938) They are best known for their hits " Summer Breeze" (1972), " Diamond Girl ...

– vocals (except on "Golden Rainbow"), guitar, banjo *

– vocals (except on "Wayland the Rabbit"), acoustic and electric mandolins, mandola on "Castles in the Sand" * Louie Shelton – guitar, banjo * Ovid Stevens – slide guitar * Jack Lenz – keyboards (including ARP synthesizer on "Fire and Vengeance"), flute on "I'll Play for You" * David Paich – keyboards *

Wilton Felder Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Want ...

– bass (except on "I'll Play for You" and "Castles in the Sand") *

Mike Porcaro Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was t ...

– bass on "I'll Play for You" and "Castles in the Sand" *

Ed Greene Ed Greene is an American drummer and session musician. In 1971 he recorded with Donald Byrd (''Ethiopian Knights'', 1972), together with Thurman Green, Harold Land, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Sample, Bobbye Porter Hall, David T. Walker, and W ...

– drums (except on "I'll Play for You" and "Golden Rainbow") * Jim Varley – drums on "I'll Play for You" *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working o ...

– drums on "Golden Rainbow" * Antoine Dearborn – percussion * Gene Capriano, Bob Crosby,

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...

, Steve Leeds, and Henry Sigismonti – reeds * Larry Ford, Paul Hubinon, Ron King, and Bobby Shew – trumpet * Dick Hyde, John Leys, and Lew McCreary – trombone ;Production * Louie Shelton – producer * Joe Bogan and Tom Knox – engineers * Marcus Joseph – 2nd engineer * Ivan Nagy – photography * Robert Lockart – art direction and design

References

External links

* 1975 albums Seals and Crofts albums Warner Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub