Dowdy Ferry Road

Dowdy Ferry Road
Studio album by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Released	March 1977
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Label	Big Tree
Producer	Kyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
Nights Are Forever (1976) Dowdy Ferry Road (1977) Some Things Don't Come Easy (1978)

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Allmusic	[1]

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. Being from 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.

Track listing

1. "Dowdy Ferry Road" (Dan Seals) – 3:23
2. "It's Sad To Belong" (Randy Goodrum) – 2:54
3. "Soldier in the Rain" (John Ford Coley, Sunny Dalton) – 4:45
4. "Love is the One Thing We Hide" (Seals) – 2:53
5. "Gone Too Far" (Coley) – 2:58
6. "Where Do I Go From Here" (Parker McGee) – 2:59
7. "Falling Stars" (Coley) – 2:56
8. "You Know We Belong Together" (Coley, Seals) – 3:01
9. "Don't Feel That Way No More" (Seals) – 3:07
10. "Holocaust" (Seals) – 3:09

Personnel

• John Ford Coley – acoustic guitar, guitar, keyboards, background vocals,
• England Dan – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
• Dennis Good – trombone
• Doyle Grisham – guitar
• Shane Keister – keyboards, Moog synthesizer
• Sheri Kramer – backing vocals
• Sheldon Kurland – string section
• Kyle Lehning – bass, keyboards, producer
• Larrie Londin – percussion, drums
• Joe Osborn – bass
• Billy Puett – wind, woodwind
• Jim Seals – guitar, violin
• Lisa Silver – backing vocals
• Buddy Skipper – wind, woodwind
• Wendy Suits – backing vocals
• Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar, banjo, guitar
• Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
• George Tidwell – trumpet

References

1. Viglione, Joe. Dowdy Ferry Road at AllMusic