"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" is a song written by

Parker McGee Jerry Parker McGee (born April 1951) is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, originally from Meridian, Mississippi. Early life McGee was born in Meridian, Mississippi, one of three sons, to Albert R. "Pat" McGee, and Ruby McGee. He graduated fro ...

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, behind Wild Cherry's "

Play That Funky Music "Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland-based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records. The performers on th ...

" and No. 1 on the

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chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1976. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976 It also reached No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart. ''

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'' called it a "sparkling tune with its extraordinary melodic hook."

Dan Seals Danny Wayland Seals (February 8, 1948 – March 25, 2009), also known as England Dan, was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & ...

, the "England Dan" half of the duo, re-recorded the song in 1995 in an acoustic

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style for the album ''

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''.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

All-time charts

Other versions

* Dee Dee Sharp Gamble covered the song on her 1977 album ''What Color Is Love''. *

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire ( ; born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music, country singer and actress. Dubbed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Sin ...

and

Jacky Ward Jacky Ward (born November 18, 1942, Groveton, Texas, United States) is an American country music artist. He is popularly known worldwide for his 1977 hit single " Fools Fall in Love". Between 1972 and 1982, he released four albums with Mercury ...

covered the song in 1978 as part of a double-sided single with "Three Sheets in the Wind". Their version reached number 20 on the ''

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chart. *

Ian McShane Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor. His television performances include the title role in the BBC series ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in '' Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, and M ...

covered the song on his 1992 album ''From Both Sides Now''. *

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott ...

covered it on the 1996 album '' Summer of '78''. *

Charlie McGettigan Charles Joseph McGettigan (born 7 December 1950, Ballyshannon, County Donegal) is an Irish people, Irish singer. He lived in 2009 in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim. Career Performing with Paul Harrington (musician), Paul Harrington, he won the Eu ...

and Paul Harrington covered it on the album '' Rock 'n' Roll Kids''. *

Lillo Thomas Lillo Thomas (born 1961) is an American sprint runner and soul musician. He reached the peak of his success as a recording artist in the 1980s. His most famous songs include "Sexy Girl" and "I'm in Love." Career Early in his life, Thomas was a c ...

covered the song on this 2010 album ''Come and Get It''. *

Teresa Carpio Teresa Carpio (born 30 September 1956) is a Hong Kong English- and Cantonese-language pop singer, actress, and singing teacher. Carpio was popular in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s. She is the paternal cousin of actress and singer Rita C ...

covered the song on her 1977 self-titled album. * The song appears in the Broadway musical '' Disaster!''.

References

External links

Lyrics of this song
* {{DEFAULTSORT:I'd Really Love to See You Tonight 1976 songs 1976 singles Songs written by Parker McGee Song recordings produced by Kyle Lehning Big Tree Records singles Atlantic Records singles