Released as the second single from their album Nights Are Forever, "Nights Are Forever Without You" didn't climb quite as high on the charts as "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight," which peaked at #1 on the US. Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts and #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Nights Are Forever Without You" did, however, make it all the way to #10 on the Hot 100 and #6 on the Adult Contemporary Charts, according to Classic Rock History, and with good reason. Anybody who's ever spent a long, sleepless night missing someone they love can relate to these lyrics:
Written by Nashville songwriter Parker McGee, the song goes on to detail the heartache of lost romance:
The sad, sentimental tune helped to solidify England Dan & John Ford Coley's status as '70s soft rock icons, with the pair telling the Los Angeles Times in 1979 that the popularity of "Nights Are Forever Without You" made them feel more secure in their success following the rapid rise of "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight."
John Ford Coley trained as a classical pianist
Interestingly enough, Coley didn't set out to be a soft rock star...or any other kind of star, though he trained as a classical pianist.
"So, when the music thing happened…I’ll tell you a story…the thing that really spurred me on," Coley continued. "We were playing in the band in high school and in college. So, I’m in college and I don’t have a piano up there. I’m not really practicing the way I should so when I came in for rehearsal the band told me I was about to be fired because I wasn’t progressing the way I needed to be. I was pretty upset by it."
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