Nights Are Forever

Nights Are Forever is the fourth and breakthrough album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. "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.

Nights Are Forever
Studio album by
England Dan & John Ford Coley
ReleasedJuly 1976
Recorded1976
GenrePop 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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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

Charts
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)68[2]

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 Yaworth
  • 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
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. Nights Are Forever at AllMusic
  2. 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.
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