I Came to Dance

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I Came to Dance
Cover - i came to dance.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1977
StudioBias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
Genre Rock
Length36:04
Label A&M
Producer Nils Lofgren, Andy Newmark
Nils Lofgren chronology
Cry Tough
(1976)
I Came to Dance
(1977)
Night After Night
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album by the American musician Nils Lofgren, released in 1977. [5] It was produced by Lofgren and Andy Newmark. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren; except where indicated

  1. "I Came to Dance" – 4:30
  2. "Rock Me at Home" – 4:30
  3. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" – 4:12
  4. "Code of the Road" – 4:51
  5. "Happy Ending Kids" – 3:01
  6. "Goin' South" – 4:03
  7. "To Be a Dreamer" – 3:45
  8. "Jealous Gun" – 3:50
  9. "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:22

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for I Came to Dance
Chart (1977)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 81
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 30
US Billboard 200 [9] 36

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