''Nights Are Forever'' is the fourth album by the pop rock duo

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. It was the pair's breakthrough album. "

I'd Really Love to See You Tonight "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" is a song written by Parker McGee and recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley from their 1976 album ''Nights Are Forever''. It eventually peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for two weeks, b ...

" became one of their biggest hits, peaking at #2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The follow-up single, "

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," also proved successful, peaking at #10.

Production

The album was produced by

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. Both top ten singles were written by

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Critical reception

Joe Viglione write on

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, "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

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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

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as well as

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'' wrote that "these guys managed always to sound like oafish bores breaking their backs to be 'sensitive.'"

Track listing

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) - 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 #"

" (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

Personnel

* Dan Seals – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, soprano saxophone * John Ford Coley – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards * Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin *

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– acoustic guitar, banjo * Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar * Doyle Grisham – steel guitar *

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– keyboards *

– bass *

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– 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

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