Before his death in 2009, Dan Seals had a storied career as both a pop and country artist, with such ‘70s hits as “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” and “Nights Are Forever Without You” as half of England Dan & John Ford Coley on the pop charts and then a string of country No. 1s as a solo artist in the ‘80s, including “Bop,” “Addicted” and “Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold).”
His legacy will be celebrated with Dan Seals & Friends: The Last Duet, an Aug. 28 release from Melody Place Records and the Dan Seals Estate that features many of his biggest hits re-created as new duets with artists including Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jamey Johnson, Alabama, Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker.
While four of the songs have already come out — “Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)” with Bryan, “Three Time Loser” with Johnson, “My Baby’s Got Good Timing” with Jasmine Amy Rogers and “Nights Are Forever Without You” with Sara Evans — Billboard is exclusively revealing the full track list below. Upon the release of his duet with Seals, Bryan said, “When I think of all time iconic songs, this one definitely comes top of mind. Dan was an artist I had on repeat and actually still do. I sang this song when I was back in Georgia and now to be here and paired with him on this new release is just unbelievable.”
Noted producer and Seals collaborator Kyle Lehning put together the project, using digital technology to extract Seals’ vocals and recordings and then adding on the duet partner to create something familiar, yet new.
“Dan was always true: as a singer, as an artist and as a man,” Lehning said in a statement. “Seeing the way all of these artists responded when they had Dan’s voice in their ears shows how that warm truth in his voice still touches people in the best way. The song ‘Still Reelin’’ was Dan reflecting on the effect that Elvis and the early rock n’ rollers had on him as a child, it’s nice to see that people are ‘still reelin’’ from his music today.”
The album also includes what is being billed a 50th-anniversary edition of “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight,” which came out in March 1976 and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The version takes Seals’ recording of the song from his 1995 album In a Quiet Room record with new vocals recorded by Coley.
England Dan & John Ford Coley took four songs to the top of Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, while Seals landed 11 No. 1s on Billboard’s Country Songs chart, including “Meet Me in Montana,” a duet with Osmond, who appears on the new album on “You Still Move Me.”
All singles from the album, which can be pre-saved here, while a number of music videos and other visuals featuring archival footage will be rolled out.
Dan Seals & Friends: The Last Duet track list
1. “Big Wheels In The Moonlight” – Blake Shelton
2. “God Must Be A Cowboy” – Ned LeDoux
3. “Nights Are Forever Without You” – Sara Evans
4. “Bop” – Tanya Tucker
5. “You Still Move Me” – Marie Osmond
6. “Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)” – Luke Bryan
7. “The Healing Kind” – Katharine McPhee
8. “Wood” – John Berry
9. “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight (50th Anniversary Edition)” – John Ford Coley
10. “Love Is The Answer” – Jackie Evancho
11. “Addicted” – The Castellows
12. “Love On Arrival” – Wendy Moten
13. “One Friend” – Lynda Carter
14. “Three Time Loser” – Jamey Johnson
15. “My Baby’s Got Good Timing” – Jasmine Amy Rogers
16. “Steel Reelin’ (From Those Rock & Roll Days)” – Alabama
