Nights Are Forever

Nights Are Forever
Studio album by
England Dan & John Ford Coley
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976
StudiosStudio By The Pond (Hendersonville, TN)
GenresPop rock, soft rock, country
LabelBig Tree
ProducerKyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
I Hear Music
(1976)		 Nights Are Forever
(1976)		 Dowdy Ferry Road
(1977)
Singles from Nights Are Forever
  1. "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
    Released: May 1976
  2. "Nights Are Forever Without You"
    Released: October 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Nights Are Forever is the fourth studio album by the American duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. It was the pair's breakthrough album. "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.

Production

The album was produced by Kyle Lehning. Both top ten singles were written by Parker McGee.

Critical reception

Joe Viglione wrote 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.

The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that "these guys managed always to sound like oafish bores breaking their backs to be 'sensitive.'"

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

Production

Charts

Album

Chart (1976–77) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 68
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)11
US Billboard 200 17

Singles

Year US Billboard US Cash Box US Record World US AC CAN CAN AC UK Title
1976 2 4 5 1 10 1 26 "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
1976–77 10 10 9 6 10 4 - "Nights Are Forever without You"

References

  1. ↑ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9780876112977 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Nights Are Forever at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 290.
  4. 1 2 The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 227–228.
  5. ↑ "Dan Seals dies at 61; half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley". Los Angeles Times. March 27, 2009.
  6. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill (March 27, 2009). "Dan Seals, 61, Pop Duo's England Dan, Dies". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  7. ↑ "England Dan & John Ford Coley | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ↑ "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'". Texas Monthly. January 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nights Are Forever". AllMusic.
  10. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 103. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 26, Issue 18 (1977-01-29)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 13, 1976. Retrieved July 11, 2026.