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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
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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Nights Are Forever is the fourth studio album by the pop rock 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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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.

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

• 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

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. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 290.
4. ^ 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. Viglione, Joe. "Nights Are Forever > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
10. "Nights Are Forever". AllMusic.
11. "England Dan & John Ford Coley – Nights Are Forever (1976, Vinyl)" – via www.billboard.com.
12. 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.

• 1976 albums
• England Dan & John Ford Coley albums
• Albums produced by Kyle Lehning
• Big Tree Records albums