I Hear the Music

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I Hear the Music
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1976
Recorded A&M Studios, Los Angeles; The Sound Factory, Los Angeles; Dawnbreaker Studios, Los Angeles [1]
Genre Soft rock
Label A&M
Producer Louie Shelton
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
Fables
(1971)
I Hear the Music
(1976)
Nights Are Forever
(1976)

I Hear the Music is the third recorded album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. "Tell Her Hello", "New Jersey", "Mud and Stone" and "Miss Me" were previously released on the album England Dan & John Ford Coley . This album had been started in 1974 but abandoned after the duo was dumped by A&M. After their 1976 success, A&M dug the already completed tracks out of their vaults and added the aforementioned cuts from their first album. The UK version of the album includes "Simone" as an extra track.

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Contents

Track listing

All songs written by England Dan and John Ford Coley.

Side One

  1. "Used To You" - 2:58
  2. "Tell Her Hello" - 3:14
  3. "New Jersey" - 3:01
  4. "Idolizer" - 3:07
  5. "Mud and Stone" - 2:47

Side Two

  1. "I Hear The Music" - 3:14
  2. "Legendary Captain" - 3:36
  3. "Miss Me" - 3:07
  4. "The Pilot" - 2:36
  5. "Carry On" - 3:18

Personnel

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David Paich American musician

David Frank Paich is an American musician, songwriter, singer, and record producer, best known as co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional singer of the rock band Toto since 1976. Paich wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the band's three most popular songs: "Hold the Line", "Rosanna" and "Africa". With Toto, Paich has contributed to 17 albums and sold over 40 million records. Additionally, Paich has worked as a songwriter, session musician, and producer with a host of artists including Boz Scaggs and Michael Jackson.

Joe Osborn American bassist

Joe Osborn was an American bass guitar player known for his work as a session musician in Los Angeles with the Wrecking Crew and Nashville with the A-Team of studio musicians during the 1960s through the 1980s.

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