Capo 3rd Fret, Slow
| Verse |
| F | G | C | F | G | C |
| Hello, | yeah it's | been awhile, | Not much | how 'bout | you? |
| Em | Am | F | G | C |
| I'm not sure | why I called, Guess I | really just | wanted to | talk to you. |
| F | G | C | F | G | C |
| And I was | thinking maybe | later on, | We could get | together for a | while. |
| Em | Am | F | G | C |
| It's been such a | long time, And I | really do | miss your | smile. |
| Chorus |
| F | G | Em | Am | F | G | Em | Am |
| I'm not | talking 'bout | movin' i | n, And I | don't want to | change your | life |
| F | G | Em | Am | |
| But there's a | warm wind | blowing the | stars arou | nd |
F (hold) C
And I'd really love to see you tonight
| F | G | C | F | G | C |
| We could | walking through a | windy park, Or | take a | drive along the | beach |
| Em | Am | F | G | C |
| Or stay a home and | watch TV, You see it | really doesn't | matter much to | me. |
| Chorus |
| Bridge |
| Asus2 | Em | F | G | C |
| I won't ask for | promises, S | o you | won't have to | lie. |
| Asus2 | Em |
| We've both played this | game before. |
| F | G |
| Say I love you, | Say goodbye |
| Chorus |
| Chorus |
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| "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by England Dan & John Ford Coley | ||||
| from the album Nights Are Forever | ||||
| B-side | "It's Not the Same" | |||
| Released | May 1976 | |||
| Studio | Studio by the Pond, Hendersonville, Tennessee, US | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | Big Tree (US) Atlantic (UK) | |||
| Songwriter | Parker McGee | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
| England Dan & John Ford Coley singles chronology | ||||
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"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" is a song written by Parker McGee[2] and recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley from their 1976 album Nights Are Forever. It eventually peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" and No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.[3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1976.[4] It also reached No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart.
Record World called it a "sparkling tune with its extraordinary melodic hook."[5]
Dan Seals, the "England Dan" half of the duo, re-recorded the song in 1995 in an acoustic country version for the album In a Quiet Room. Coley recorded his version on his 2008 self-titled live EP.[6]
Chart history
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Other versions
- Dee Dee Sharp Gamble covered the song on her 1977 album What Color Is Love.
- Reba McEntire and Jacky Ward covered the song in 1978 as part of a double-sided single with "Three Sheets in the Wind".[19] Their version reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[19]
- Ian McShane covered the song on his 1992 album From Both Sides Now.
- Barry Manilow covered it on the 1996 album Summer of '78.
- Charlie McGettigan and Paul Harrington covered it on the album Rock 'n' Roll Kids.
- Lillo Thomas covered the song on this 2010 album Come and Get It.
- Teresa Carpio covered the song on her 1977 self-titled album.
- Wolfgang Petry (Pete Wolf Band) covered the song on his 2017 album Happy Man
- The song appears in the Broadway musical Disaster!.
References
- ↑ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Linen: Soft Rock". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
- ↑ Hall, Michael (February 2020). "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 86.
- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
- ↑ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. May 29, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ↑ "John Ford Coley (Live) - EP by John Ford Coley on Apple Music". September 3, 2008 – via music.apple.com.
- ↑ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ↑ "Top Singles" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 18 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "MOR Playlist" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 4 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 18, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976 | Music Outfitters". www.musicoutfitters.com.
- ↑ "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 - 45cat". www.45cat.com.
- ↑ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- 1 2 "Reba McEntire Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
