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American soft rock duo

Seals and Crofts
Seals (left) and Crofts in 1975
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Soft rock, pop rock, folk stone
Years active	1969–1980, 1991–1992, 2004
Labels	Warner Bros., Wounded Bird
Associated acts	The Champs
Website	sealsandcrofts.com
Past members	James Seals Darrell Crofts

Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo fabricated upwards of James Eugene "Jim" Seals (born Oct 17, 1941) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938). They are best known for their hits "Summertime Breeze" (1972), "Diamond Girl" (1973), and "Get Closer" (1976), each of which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Both members take long been public advocates of the Baháʼí Faith. Though the duo disbanded in 1980, they reunited briefly in 1991–1992, and over again in 2004, when they released their final album, Traces.^[one]

Early careers [edit]

Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were both built-in in Texas, Seals in Sidney and Crofts in Cisco. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Subsequently, Seals joined an outfit called Dean Beard and the Crew Cats, in which he played sax; later, Crofts joined Seals in the band. With Beard, they moved to Los Angeles to join the Champs, only the two did so only after the grouping's "Tequila" reached No. 1 in 1958. Seals also spent fourth dimension during 1959 in the touring band of Eddie Cochran.

Seals had a composition ("It's Never Also Late") recorded past Brenda Lee in 1961, which featured as the B-side of her U.S. Billboard No. vi single, "You Can Depend on Me". "It's Never Too Belatedly" nevertheless reached No. 101 on Billboard and No. 100 on Greenbacks Box (week ending April 8, 1961)^[2] in its own right. In the UK, the sides were switched when the single was released, merely the unmarried failed to make the United kingdom Singles Nautical chart (at that fourth dimension simply a Top l listing).

By 1963, Seals, Crofts, Glen Campbell and Jerry Cole left the Champs to form a band named Glen Campbell and the GCs, which played at The Crossbow in Van Nuys, California. The ring lasted just a couple of years earlier the members went their split up ways. Crofts returned to Texas and Seals joined a band named the Dawnbreakers (a reference to The Dawn-Breakers, a book about the beginnings of the Baha'i Faith). Crofts eventually returned to California to team upward with Seals again, in the Dawnbreakers, and thus both Seals and Crofts were introduced to and became members of the Baháʼí Religion. After becoming longtime adherents of Baha'i, a number of their songs began to include references to and passages from Baha'i scriptures. When they appeared in concert, they often remained on stage after the performance to talk most the faith, while local Baha'is passed out literature to anyone interested.^[three]

Every bit Seals and Crofts [edit]

After the failure of The Dawnbreakers, the two decided to play as a duo, with Seals on guitar, saxophone and violin and Crofts on guitar and mandolin. They signed a contract with the record division of Talent Associates (TA) in 1969 and released two LPs, of which only the 2nd reached the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at No. 122 in October 1970. Crofts married fellow Dawnbreaker Billie Lee Day in 1969 and Seals married Crimson Jean Anderson in 1970. The pair signed a new contract with Warner Bros. Records in August 1971.^[iv] Their first anthology with their new characterization did non break into the charts just their second album Summer Cakewalk charted at No. 7 in 1972. The record sold over 1 million copies and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in December 1972.^[v]

In 1973 Warner Brothers released Diamond Girl. The album, also a gold seller, was the peak of their success. The title song reached No. 6 on the charts in July 1973 and was followed by "We May Never Laissez passer This Way (Again)", which topped out at No. 21.

The controversial Unborn Child followed in 1974. Written soon after Roe v. Wade, Seals & Crofts expressed their anti-abortion position in the title song, which created a huge dilemma for radio stations. Some stations banned information technology while others played it repeatedly. The album still went aureate despite the controversy and the lack of a Meridian forty striking.

The duo played at the California Jam festival in Ontario, California, on Apr half dozen, 1974. Attracting over 200,000 fans, the concert put them alongside 1970s acts such as Black Sabbath; Eagles; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Deep Purple; World, Current of air & Fire; Black Oak Arkansas; and Rare Earth. Portions of the bear witness were telecast on ABC Television set in the United states of america, exposing the duo to a wider audience.

1975'due south I'll Play for Yous was a gold seller every bit well, featuring the No. eighteen hitting title track, and their multi-platinum selling Greatest Hits, released later the same twelvemonth, was their well-nigh successful album.

The duo and so had a potent render to the charts with the song "Get Closer", the title track from their 1976 anthology. Carolyn Willis (from the R&B vocal grouping Honey Cone) sang the span and information technology peaked at No. vi in July of that yr. Willis too joined them for their 1976 tour, which resulted in the live album Sudan Village.

The twosome besides recorded songs that appeared in the feature films I on One (1977) and Foolin' Effectually (1980), every bit well as the vocal "Starting time Years" that was the theme song to the debut (1978–79) season of the television series The Paper Hunt.

1978's Takin' It Like shooting fish in a barrel featured the two branching out and experimenting with other types of sounds, including the disco influenced "You're the Love", which reached No. 18. Simply their gold selling days were behind them past this point.

In 1979 they contributed to the anthology Lote Tree, which was a narrated history of their Baháʼí Faith that included songs by them and other artists. But information technology was distributed merely inside Baháʼí media outlets.

The Longest Road, released in 1980, was their last for Warner Brothers.

Hiatus and reunions [edit]

In 1980, later a long and successful run of recordings in the 1970s, the two were dropped from Warner Brothers. As a result, they decided to take a hiatus from music. During the 1980s, despite no longer beingness officially together as a duo, they continued to appear at several Baháʼí gatherings, including a globe peace concert at the Baháʼí Center in Los Angeles for the film and music customs in February 1989. Later this, they fabricated the rounds of Canadian radio stations and some American talk shows to promote the Baháʼí Peace Document.

Crofts lived in United mexican states, Australia, and then Nashville, Tennessee, playing country music and making occasional hitting singles. He currently resides on a ranch in the Texas Colina Country. Seals moved to Costa rica and has lived on a coffee farm off and on since 1980, as well equally in Nashville and southern Florida.

In 1991 Seals and Crofts officially reunited and made concert appearances once again until disbanding over again a year later.

In 1998 Crofts released a solo CD titled Today, which contained some re-recordings of Seals and Crofts material.

In 2004 the duo reunited again and recorded their showtime new anthology since 1980, released as Traces.

In the early on 2000s up to 2008, Seals embarked on diverse tours with his brother Dan ("England" Dan Seals, of England Dan & John Ford Coley), billing themselves as Seals & Seals and performing their successful hits from Seals & Crofts and England Dan & John Ford Coley, Dan's hits from his solo career and a few original songs written between the two brothers. A few shows featured Jim'due south sons Joshua on bass guitar and bankroll vocals and Sutherland on electric guitar.^{[half dozen]}

Seals and Crofts were instrumental in England Dan and John Ford Coley becoming adherents to the Baha'i Faith,^[7] some 28 years before Coley became a Christian.^[8] Dan Seals died of cancer in 2009. At the time of his death, Dan and Jim Seals had been working on songs together.^[nine] The condition of those recordings is unknown.

In December 2010 the bandmates' daughters Juliet (Seals) Crossley and Amelia (Crofts) Dailey, along with Genevieve (Bogan) Dozier, daughter of Seals and Crofts engineer Joey Bogan, formed a musical trio chosen The Humming Birds.^[x] They released their self titled EP The Bustling Birds in September 2012.

In 2018 Brady Seals (Jim's cousin) and Lua Crofts (Nuance's daughter) began touring as Seals and Crofts 2, performing the catalog of Seals and Crofts, equally well as some new music.^[11]

Discography [edit]

Albums [edit]

• Seals & Crofts, 1969, No. 64 Canada Jul. 1970^[12]
• Down Dwelling house, 1970, No. 74 Canada December. 1970^[xiii]
• Year of Sunday, 1971, No. 133
• Summer Breeze, 1972, No. vii (RIAA: 2× Platinum), No. 6 Tin can. Jan. 73^[xiv]
• Diamond Girl, 1973, No. 4 (RIAA: Golden), No. 8 Can. Sep. 73^[xv]
• Unborn Child, 1974, No. 14 (RIAA: Gold), No. 18 Can. April. 74^[xvi]
• Seals & Crofts I & Two, 1974, No. 69 Can. Sep. 74^[17]
• I'll Play for You lot, 1975, No. 30 (RIAA: Gold), No. 31 Can. Jun. 75^[18]
• Greatest Hits, 1975, No. 11 (RIAA: 2× Platinum), No. eight Can. Jan. 76^[nineteen]
• Get Closer, 1976, No. 37 (RIAA: Golden), No. 25 Can. Aug. 76^[xx]
• Sudan Village, 1976, No. 73, No. ninety Tin can. Jan. 77^[21]
• I on One (soundtrack), 1977, No. 118
• Takin' It Easy, 1978, No. 78, No. 45 Tin can. Jul. 78^[22]
• Lote Tree, 1979
• Collection, 1979
• The Longest Road, 1980
• Traces, 2004

Singles [edit]

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Anthology
		Us [23]	US Ac	AUS[24]
1971	"When I Meet Them"	104	—	—	Twelvemonth of Sunday
1972	"Summer Breeze"	6	4	16	Summer Breeze
1973	"Hummingbird"	20	12	—
	"Diamond Girl"	half dozen	iv	57	Diamond Daughter
	"We May Never Pass This Way (Again)"	21	2	29
1974	"Unborn Child"	66	—	—	Unborn Child
	"The Rex of Cipher"	threescore	26	—
1975	"I'll Play for You"	xviii	iv	55	I'll Play for Y'all
	"Castles in the Sand"	—	21	—
1976	"Baby I'll Requite It to You"	58	14	—	Sudan Village
	"Become Closer" (featuring Carolyn Willis)	6	2	77	Get Closer
1977	"Goodbye Old Buddies"	—	10	—
	"My Fair Share"	28	eleven	—	I on Ane soundtrack
1978	"You're the Love"	18	ii	—	Takin' It Easy
	"Takin' It Easy"	79	—	—
1980	"First Dearest"	—	37	—	Longest Road
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Songs in movies [edit]

• "These Moments Never Live Once again", from Foolin' Around (1980)
• "My Off-white Share" from One on One (1977)
• "Summer Cakewalk" from Dazed and Confused (1993)
• "Summer Cakewalk" from King of California (2007)
• "Summer Cakewalk" from Land of the Lost (2009)
• "Summer Breeze" from Vacation (2015)

See also [edit]

• "England" Dan Seals, Jim Seals' brother, was also a successful recording artist, outset in the popular duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, and afterward as a state music creative person.
• Troy Seals, country music creative person, a cousin of Jim Seals.
• Brady Seals, a cousin of Jim Seals, frontman of the country groups Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie.

References [edit]

1. ^ Steve Huey. "Seals & Crofts – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
2. ^ Randy Price. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles: calendar week catastrophe Apr 8, 1961". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
3. ^ Steve Huey. "Seals & Crofts – Biography". Pandora Music. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
4. ^ "S&C Sign". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. August 28, 1971. p. 2.
5. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 320. ISBN0-214-20512-6.
6. ^ "Seals and Seals". Sealsandcrofts.com . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
7. ^ Casey Kasem, American Height twoscore, July 30, 1977.
8. ^ John Ford Coley (March five, 2013). Backstage Pass. Keegan Music Publishing. ISBN978-0578031354.
9. ^ Nelson, Valerie (March 27, 2009). "Dan Seals dies at 61; half of the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 27, 2015.
10. ^ "Unity Banquet, drops of 1 body of water, leaves of ane tree: The Bustling Birds". Unityfeast.org . Retrieved December 2, 2015.
11. ^ ://desmoinesperformingarts.org/news/the-legacy-lives-on-seals-crofts-2-comin/
12. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – August one, 1970" (PDF).
13. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – December v, 1970" (PDF).
14. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – January 20, 1973" (PDF).
15. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – September eight, 1973" (PDF).
16. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums – April 20, 1974" (PDF).
17. ^ "RPM Elevation 100 Albums – September 21, 1974" (PDF).
18. ^ "RPM Acme 100 Albums – June 21, 1975" (PDF).
19. ^ "RPM Pinnacle 100 Albums – January 10, 1976" (PDF).
20. ^ "RPM Peak 100 Albums – August 28, 1976" (PDF).
21. ^ "RPM Peak 100 Albums – January 22, 1977" (PDF).
22. ^ "RPM Summit 100 Albums – July 29, 1978" (PDF).
23. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Tiptop Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Enquiry, Inc. p. 792. ISBN978-0-89820-188-8.
24. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Volume 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.Due south.W.: Australian Nautical chart Book. p. 267. ISBN0-646-11917-6.

Bibliography [edit]

• George-Warren, H. (ed.) The Rolling Rock Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, third ed., Fireside, New York, 2001.
• Landau, Deborah. "Introducing Seals and Crofts", Stereo Review, January 1971.

External links [edit]

• Official website
• Seals and Crofts: Pop Troubadours site

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seals_and_Crofts

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