Single:
I’d Really Love to See You Tonight entered the Australian singles chart* on 23 August 1976 and peaked at #25.
Album:
The song is on Nights Are Forever which entered the Australian albums chart* on 4 October 1976 and peaked at #68.
Songwriter:
Parker McGee
Producer:
Kyle Lehning
Record label of Australian release:
Atlantic
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
England Dan & John Ford Coley perform I’d Really Love To See You Tonight on The Midnight Special (NBC) in 1976, introduced by Wolfman Jack:
Songfacts:
The 1970s were the peak time for this duo, and I’d Really Love to See You Tonight was their biggest hit.
‘England Dan’ is Dan Seals, who had a series of country hits after he stopped performing with John Ford Coley in 1980. Dan’s older brother Jim was the ‘Seals’ of Seals & Crofts, who had the hit Summer Breeze.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/england-dan-john-ford-coley/id-really-love-to-see-you-tonight
Lyrics:
Hello, yeah it’s been awhile
Not much how ’bout you?
I’m not sure why I called
But guess I really just wanted to talk to you
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Mondegreen: “I’m not talking about movin’ in” is often heard as “I’m not talking about the linen”
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