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| Seals and Crofts | ||||
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| Released | December 1969 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Label | TA Records | |||
| Producer | Bob Alcivar | |||
| Seals and Crofts chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | C− [2] |
Seals and Crofts is the debut album of pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts.
All songs written by Jim Seals unless otherwise indicated.
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| Canada [3] | 64 |
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Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts They are best known for their hits "Summer Breeze" (1972), "Diamond Girl" (1973), and "Get Closer" (1976), each of which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Both members have long been public advocates of the Baháʼí Faith. Though the duo disbanded in 1980, they reunited briefly in 1991–1992, and again in 2004, when they released their final album, Traces.
Summer Breeze is the fourth album by the American soft rock band Seals and Crofts, released in 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group, and peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200, their highest position on the chart. The title cut was released as a single on August 31, 1972, peaking at #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and #6 Pop. "Hummingbird" was the second single, climbing to #12 AC, #20 Pop, and #40 on the Canadian RPM Magazine charts. Summer Breeze finished second on Billboard's Top Pop Albums of 1973 list.
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Down Home is the second studio album by pop-folk duo Seals and Crofts, released in 1970.
Seals & Crofts I & II is a double album re-issue of their albums, Seals & Crofts and Down Home. In early 1974, while the duo were at the peak of their popularity, Warner Bros. Records decided it would be a good investment to purchase the rights to their first two LPs on the TA label, which by that time, were out of print. Songs 1-12 were written by Jimmy Seals, except for Seven Valleys, which had some help from Dash Crofts. Songs 13-23 were written by Seals & Crofts, except where indicated otherwise.
Diamond Girl is the fifth studio album by pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1973 on Warner Bros. Records.
Unborn Child is the sixth studio album by American pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It included two low-charting singles, the title track and "The King of Nothing", which reached No. 60. The single "Unborn Child" reached No. 63 in Canada.
I'll Play For You is Seals & Crofts' seventh studio album. The title cut reached #18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Adult Contemporary charts in the summer of 1975. It was equally successful in Canada. It also charted in New Zealand (#30). "Castles in the Sand" also charted in the U.S. and Canada, peaking at #21 U.S. AC, and #27 Can Pop.
Get Closer is Seals and Crofts's eighth studio album. The title cut made the top 10 on 2 charts in early 1976, reaching #6 in Pop, and #2 in Adult Contemporary. It would be their final top 10 pop hit. "Goodbye Old Buddies" reached #10 on the US AC chart as well and #8 on the Canadian AC chart.
Sudan Village is a live album by Seals & Crofts. It features the single "Baby I'll Give It to You", which reached #58 on Billboard's charts, #85 on the RPM charts, and #5 on the RPM AC charts.
Takin' It Easy is the ninth studio album by Seals and Crofts, released in 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. It was their last album to contain any charting singles. "You're the Love" reached #18 in early 1978 and #8 in Canada. The title track reached #79 later the same year and #13 on the Canadian AC charts.
Walking the Wire is an album released by American country music singer Dan Seals. It was his first for the Warner Brothers label. Three of its four singles charted, which were "Sweet Little Shoe", "Mason Dixon Line", and "When Love Comes Around the Bend". The B-side to "Mason Dixon Line", titled "Be My Angel", was later a non-album single for Lionel Cartwright, peaking at number 63 in late 1992.
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The Longest Road is the eleventh studio album by Seals and Crofts, released in July 1980 by Warner Bros. Records. It was the final album the group released before being dropped by the label, and was their last studio album until 2004's Traces. It is also the only Seals and Crofts album with no writing credits for co-founder Dash Crofts. Jim Seals instead wrote most of the songs with pianist Brian Whitcomb. Other guest musicians on the album include Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke of Return to Forever on the jazz fusion opening number "Stars" and Michael Sembello on "If and Any Day".
Me and Mrs. Jones is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in January 1973 by Columbia Records. While it does cover several big chart hits of the day like his last album, Song Sung Blue, did, it also includes songs that didn't make the US Top 40 or had never charted.
