Dowdy Ferry Road
Dowdy Ferry Road is the fifth album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. The album's single "It's Sad to Belong" was a moderate pop hit and a #1 smash on the Adult Contemporary chart. A second hit from the LP, "Gone Too Far," reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Being from the Dallas, Texas area, England Dan and John Ford Coley named Dowdy Ferry Road after a street in the southeastern part of town. Dowdy Ferry (Exit #476) connects with Interstate 20 in Texas.
| Dowdy Ferry Road | ||||
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| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Studio | Hazen’s Recording Studio (Hendersonville, TN) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock | |||
| Label | Big Tree | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Singles from Dowdy Ferry Road | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Cash Box said of the single "Gone Too Far" that "Coley's melody and lyric work perfectly with the slick harmonies and tasteful instrumentation."[2]
Track listing
- "Dowdy Ferry Road" (Dan Seals) – 3:23
- "It's Sad to Belong" (Randy Goodrum) – 2:54
- "Soldier in the Rain" (John Ford Coley, Sunny Dalton) – 4:45
- "Love is the One Thing We Hide" (Seals) – 2:53
- "Gone Too Far" (Coley) – 2:58
- "Where Do I Go From Here" (Parker McGee) – 2:59
- "Falling Stars" (Coley) – 2:56
- "You Know We Belong Together" (Coley, Seals) – 3:01
- "Don't Feel That Way No More" (Seals) – 3:07
- "Holocaust" (Seals) – 3:09
Personnel
- John Ford Coley – acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals,
- England Dan Seals – acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar
- Shane Keister – keyboards, Moog synthesizer
- Kyle Lehning – keyboards
- Joe Osborn – bass
- Larrie Londin – drums, percussion
- Dennis Good – trombone
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Billy Puett – woodwinds
- Buddy Skipper – woodwinds, horn arrangements (1), woodwind arrangements (6, 8)
- Bergen White – string arrangements, woodwind arrangements (4, 10)
- The Shelly Kurland String Section – strings
- Sheri Kramer – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Wendy Suits – backing vocals
- Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Kyle Lehning
- Engineers – Kyle Lehning and Marshall Morgan
- Recorded and Mixed at Hazen’s Recording Studio (Hendersonville, TN).
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Photography – Jim Houghton and Earl Steinbecker
- Management – Susan Joseph
References
- Viglione, Joe. Dowdy Ferry Road at AllMusic
- "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 24, 1977. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
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