James Eugene "Jim" Seals and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts, one of the best soft-rock duos of the 70s. This was probably their best known song (from 1972), but they also had "Hummingbird", "Diamond Girl", "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)", "I'll Play For You", and "Get Closer". All are great songs. The Bee Gees didn't have anything to do with the song, BUT the Isley Brothers did a cool cover of it two years later. Great choice!

@24sherbear

2 жыл бұрын

I liked “I’ll Play for You!”

@Habichiwoowoo

2 жыл бұрын

George Benson and Al Jarreau collaborated on a cover of this song as well. Very nice....

@skarekrowe

2 жыл бұрын

Seals & Croft (& Glen Campbell) were all members of The Champs, who hit #1 with "Tequila."

@cebridges

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Seals's brother "Englad Dan" Seals was half of the duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, another 70s soft/yacht rock success. Their song "Love Is the Answer" is one of my favorites.

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

@@24sherbear Yes!! I get such a happy feeling when I hear *I'll Play For You* 🙂

This song is the essence of my memories of growing up in the 1970s...fragrance of the flowers in my mom's backyard, dinners in the kitchen, hanging out with my friends and sisters, riding my bike, walking to the park! SO many sweet smells and sounds of summer saturate my soul! Mom's warm hugs and sweet smells from the kitchen, wafting through the screen door! Carefree days of June, July, August and September! That's the true spirit of Summer Breeze! Classic! 😃💮

This song was released in August 1972. Now fifty years later and it still has such a vibe. 🌞

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

I was 11 in 72 when this song became a hit ..

@paxonearth

Жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the songs of my childhood.

@naudianeels1328

10 ай бұрын

I was born in seventy two 🥰

@DBat-sp1tp

9 ай бұрын

This song still gives me the feelings. My husband was surprised to hear that I love this song so much.

@johannesvalterdivizzini1523

27 күн бұрын

It always reminds me of walking home (in no great hurry) on a warm Long Island summer evening (I was 15)

What is so special about the songs in the 70s? This decade are loaded with artists that create songs that makes you feel relaxed. Bands such as Ambrosia, Bread, Bée Gees and this one are part of the soft rock genre during that decade.

This song and "We May Never Pass This Way Again" remind me of long road trips in the 1969 Country Squire station wagon, when I was a kid.

@lindapetro5594

2 жыл бұрын

They had so many incredible songs that were constantly played and loved by everyone, yet they never got the accolades of critics!

@user-nu3cv8xw5q

3 ай бұрын

The country squire! We had one with the fake wood paneling on the side.

for those of us who heard this in 72..it immediately puts you in a summer state of mind.... smells and feels of carefree Summer!

@frandistabile4723

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you 🙂

@dianafrost936

2 жыл бұрын

Summer of 72 had some great songs, Long Cool Woman, Garden Party, and Rocket Man to name a few.

@frandistabile4723

2 жыл бұрын

The summer of 72 was one of my best summers. Yes, the music was awesome!

@patrickmiller1834

2 жыл бұрын

I still smell the warm summer days

@measl

2 жыл бұрын

*This was on the radio as I got out of the car to get married (the first time ;-) - It always brings me right back to that.*

Yes, Amber is right! The instrument you didn't know is a xylophone. lt's a part of the percussion section, which is why you've seen them at football games, Jay! My family, my entire immediate, and extended family have all either played one, or multiple instruments, sing, or both! A bunch of them have gone on to be music teachers! This song was a bit before my time, but my dad always had music playing in the house. So much of the music I love has come from him! I cannot tell you how happy it makes me that you are exploring all of this great music and passing it on to your kids! I randomly ask our son who is singing the song that I have playing ... and 99.99% of the time, he gets it right! I wouldn't be doing my job as a parent if I didn't find some of my husbands and my music on his phone!

This is a classic. The Isley Brothers did a fantastic cover of this as well.

@geegee4010

2 жыл бұрын

The Main Ingredients featuring Cuba Gooding Sr. did a great version also.

@kellykade

2 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say

@Lovejazz01

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

@jameshollyoak8230

11 ай бұрын

I think it’s a better version the Isley brothers harmonies are out of this world

@cazgerald9471

11 ай бұрын

@@jameshollyoak8230 I dig Ernie's guitar solo over the final 2 mins of the track

‘We May never pass this way again’ is also a gem of theirs. Reminds me of back in 73ish and life was easier. America has some super ones too ‘Ventura Highway’, ‘sister Golden Hair’…

@jaycorby

2 жыл бұрын

bacilakat1 The opening guitar riff from " Ventura Highway " is the ringtone on my phone. I get lots of smiles and nods out in public when my phone blows up, especially from folks you know were in their youth back when the song was new.

@bakilacat1

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaycorby that’d be cool!!!!

@kevinhartigan2002

2 жыл бұрын

great job on this song. I have a recommendation "right time of the night" Jennifer Warnes

@debbiedavis2499

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh. That was a GREAT sing!!!!!!

This song really evokes the feelings of Summer BEFORE we all lived in air conditioned homes, offices,and cars! The windows were open to catch those cooling breezes at the end of a typical, hot summer day. This song always transports me back to the late 1950's when I was a preschooler, waiting for my Daddy to come home from work! Beautiful song!

@joshhencik1849

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly this! Windows open. Breeze blowing the little kitchen window curtains, the door open but screen door closed to keep the bugs out. Kids playing outside.

@peteypete1216

2 жыл бұрын

Sooo takes me back to my childhood to my summers in the 60s and 70s on Capecod in Ma and carefree funfill times with family and friends that are now gone, wish i so could go back :)))

@jonathanlocke6404

2 жыл бұрын

To me, this song always evoked spending the night at a cabin on the beach, waking up early before anyone else, and watching the sunrise from a hammock...

@lorilxn1597

2 жыл бұрын

God I miss those days 🥺

@susiecasso6528

Жыл бұрын

So glad you brought that up. No air con at my Texas school either.

Great song full of good nostalgia for me. My husband and I married on Valentines 73, and drove from snow in Vancouver, down the Pacific Coast highway for our honeymoon, with this song and a few other faves on an 8 track in our car. Seal and Croft, CSNY, America, the Moody Blues, Joni Mitchell, Chicago, etc. all chillin' and a few like the Doors, Pink Floyd, for louder songs. We did drive down to San Diego,stopping along the way, lived the surf crashing in Oregon, just ran against the wind along the beach, singing along with every tune, and in love with everything is possible feelings. Glad you are enjoying theses tunes from probably the best eras of rock n toll. Enjoy your ride. These sweet songs are eternal.

Another beautiful Seals & Crofts song, and very underrated is "Hummingbird". You need to do it in honor of Amber's tattoo!

My mom used to work with Dash Croft's sister Dot. Seriously, they were named Dot and Dash. She was super cool.

@redstateforever

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, maybe their folks just really loved them some Morse code. Or their grandpa used to work the telegraph, lol. That’s kinda mean to do to kids, but also hilarious.

Love the great harmonies of Seals & Crofts. They were an American soft rock duo who had a lot of great songs in the 70's such as "Summer Breeze", "Diamond Girl", "Get Closer", "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)", "Hummingbird", I'll Play For You", "Castles In The Sand", "You're The Love" etc.

@lindapetro5594

2 жыл бұрын

They are the most under-rated!!!

@bethmiller1840

2 жыл бұрын

"Diamond Girl" is a good choice e! Or "We May Never Pass This Way (Again) is even better!

@lindastarr4699

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of all the great songs from S&C!

my husband and I fell in love to that song. It made us so happy because it's how we felt about our life together. He's gone now but still makes me happy when I hear it

@sventextor1309

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Vicki that is so sweet...Im glad you had that special time with your husband....songs can be so powerful and it created so many special memories for you kind regards from New Zealand.

This was the best album to listen to on Sunday's high at home during the 70's. Our music was fantastic!

It was a decade of harmonies. Seals & Crofts, Hall & Oats, Simon & Garfunkel.

@williamosborne6866

2 жыл бұрын

England Dan and John Ford Coley, Chad and Jeremy, Peter and Gordon, CSN.....

Loved listening to Seals and Crofts as a kid growing up in the 70s. Another song from that era I know both of you will enjoy is "YEAR OF THE CAT" by AL STEWART. This is one of those songs you have to listen to at least once in your life. But then it's like only eating one potato chip, you will listen to it many more times. The song is roughly based on the 1942 movie Casablanca so far as it takes place in a tourist market place somewhere in Northern Africa. The song was released in 1976 but the riff was something that Al heard played by a keyboardist named Peter Wood practicing for a show at Royal Albert Hall in 1975. AL asked if he could use it to write a song and Peter said yes. By the way 1975 was the year of the cat on the Vietnamese zodiac calendar.

@andreawalter9212

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! "Year of the Cat" is an absolute must!!!

@Reclining_Spuds

2 жыл бұрын

Year of the Cat is one of those songs that takes me back to what I was doing in the Spring of '77 when it played on the radio every day. OMG that piano intro. 🥰

@bigdaddymosh1964

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve suggested this song and “Time Passages” soooo many times on this channel and they have yet to pick it up 😩 Maybe they’ll hear you this time!

@Sisallaboutthelove

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely "Year Of The Cat" - the full version, not the 3 1/2 minute version. Hold out for the 7 minute one!

One of my favorites from the 70’s. They harmonized their 2 voices perfectly.

Thank you, guys for introducing this beautiful song of my youth to a new generation. Sincere thanks.

Seals and Croft have a modest catalog but Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl and We May Never Pass this Way Again are 3 of the classiest songs ever recorded.

@jimarmstrong5820

2 жыл бұрын

They also did a controversial but beautiful song called Unborn Child.

@dggydddy59

2 жыл бұрын

Also Hummingbird.

@Elaine8492

2 жыл бұрын

and Hummingbird.

@GeoffBosco

Жыл бұрын

“…modest…” ??!! They have so many other songs that are just as good as those three, though.

Came out in 1972. Some facts about the song: "Blowing through the jasmine in my mind"? Long before it was a Disney princess, jasmine was a kind of flower that blooms in the summer. Also good for tea, Seals & Crofts use it to bring about feelings of contentment and harmony in this song, which is a feel-good classic about enjoying some simple pleasures in life with the ones you love. Jim Seals explained in 1972: "We operate on a different level, we try to create images, impressions and trains of thought in the minds of our listeners." Seals & Crofts were devoted to the Baha'i faith, and believed that by writing about life itself, many meanings would emerge for the listener. In 1975, Seals told Melody Maker that "Summer Breeze" was "A very simple song about a man coming home from work and hearing the dog barking and things like that, and to a lot of people the song's about looking for security. Our meaning goes further than that, for a prison can be the prison of self and a person can become insecure and paranoid if he doesn't have a direction in his personal life."

@GrammarQuixies

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@johnedieter739

2 жыл бұрын

haha! Until now, I thought it was the 'castles of my mind' - never thought to look it up :)

@bkm2797

2 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha, I did too!

@kenperk9854

2 жыл бұрын

Therea.s one part we may never pass this wa again ...makes me tear up. The 70s musicians and bands just did it all to perfecttion all through the 70s and into the early 80s.

@gertrudelaronge6864

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was informative.

Rest in peace, Jimmy. So many amazing songs with nothing but truth and inspiration. You'll be missed.

That sound you’re wondering about is the Marimba, their laid out the same as a xylophone is and if you really want to hear a song that features the marimbas listen to “moonlight feels right” by Starbuck, you’ll never forget it.

@nancysmith8626

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhh, great song, there. Always loved it! They really should do that one for a major 70s blast from the past.

@jaycorby

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Adame " Moonlight Feels Right", aside from the signature xylophone solo, references the Chesapeake Bay in my good ol' home state of Maryland! Obviously that's the setting for the song, and yes I have 'popped the top' and driven over the Bay Bridge in the moonlight. What an experience!

Jim Seals’ younger brother was “England” Dan Seals, one half of England Dan and John Ford Coley-another popular duo of the 1970s. This is a great song. Crofts often played mandolin. That’s probably the sound you’re hearing.

@RandomGuyDan

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm a child of the 70's and I didn't know that.

@alanmichels7584

2 жыл бұрын

And they were all from the Pleasant Grove section of Dallas, TX.

@melissagerber7231

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he didn't want yo call it Seals and Coley, because it would sound like his brother Jimmy,with some guy named Coley.

We may never pass this way again Seals and croft

@jeanstrickland2445

2 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s another great song🙋🏻‍♀️

I was born in 1970, this among others is some of the earliest music i can remember hearing. My mom always played the radio in the house and yes we had no AC so the summer breeze, which could be very hot in the mid-missouri summers, was all we had but it was simple and pure.

They are my first memory of a concert. I stood on the chair and sang at the top of my lungs. I was four. '74. Love them! Do Diamond Girl!

Jim Seals and Dash Crofts could really harmonize great together...they had a few hits in the 70s Dash was a very good mandolin player....underrated.

This is a song that I will NEVER skip! It never gets old! So glad you two have discovered this one!

@peacetoyou63

2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@jackie_jrml

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Such a great song! Def does not get old!

My favorite song all time. I grew up in the 70s. I never tire hearing it.

I remember summer afternoons back in the 70’s , laying on a blanket in my back yard listening to this on my transistor radio….beautiful music…simpler times . ❤

This song holds a special place in my heart. I remember staying out late with friends on a summer night and coming home to my parents hanging out in the backyard with their friends having a good time and this was one of the songs playing outside. Hearing that and feeling that warm summer breeze and the fresh night air smell made me feel peaceful. Really makes me appreciate my childhood and my parents whenever I hear it now.

@ryanjsgrandma2009

2 жыл бұрын

Loved this story! Thank you

@kokostevens1071

2 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful & sweet memory attached to this beautiful, original version, of the song.

@jeffvomero1242

2 жыл бұрын

Im right there with you. Wow the memories from this song, Thank you for sharing your story, really warmed my heart.

@colleendebardeleben9167

2 жыл бұрын

YESSS this song brings me right back to late 70s at our community pool and swim team practice. It was always on the radio playing at the pool and reminds me of such fun, carefree times.

@juliettespain7994

2 жыл бұрын

Honeysuckle bushes and fireflies, portable 📻 and the darn crickets 🚲

You guys really should have a listen to' Al Stewart' ' The Year of The Cat', Audio Version. This song is a 1970s classic with great instrumentation comprising of piano, orchestra, two guitars, spanish and electric, and saxophone solo, a must hear piece of music.

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

Yes dear Amber! One of the most sweeping saxophone solos in *The Year Of The Cat* !! AND it also contains a mesmerizing piano intro & lush strings throughout!!! Reminiscent of *Baker Street* 🎷🎷🎷

@tvgator1

2 жыл бұрын

YESSSSS!!!! I’ve been begging them to do YEAR OF THE CAT for months now. It’s got everything in it that they BOTH like.

@bobhenry9662

2 жыл бұрын

Roads to Moscow

@ursanator

2 жыл бұрын

Saw Al Stewart in club in Vancouver , Canada several years ago . Another favorite of mine is Nostradamus kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5Vsm8StYKrAprQ.html

Someone that evokes a story atmosphere and an amazing vocalist is Dan Fogelberg

My dad played the HECK out of their Greatest Hits album. Talented musicians.

Sal Abruscato, the drummer for Seals & Crofts, is playing the glockenspiel which is an instrument that looks like a xylophone but sounds like bells.

@Stephanie-ik1vq

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that it was called a glockenspiel, so I came to the comments for confirmation. Thanks for the info!

@dggydddy59

2 жыл бұрын

It also sounds like there's a marimba in there, doing another part.

@AZambri1

2 жыл бұрын

Really, because I thought a glockenspiel sounded more bell like than the muted sound in this song. I read that it was a child's toy piano. Any truth in that?

@neptune9

2 жыл бұрын

@@AZambri1 You're correct. It's "toy piano" There's no doubt about it. We had one when we were children.

The Bee Gees did not have a hand in this, though they were contemporaries. it was written by Seals and Crofts and was one of their biggest songs, released in 1972.

You would probably love the song “Love Is The Answer” it’s originally by Todd Rundgren but Jim Seals brother had a huge hit with it as part of the duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. The message is so true and is really moving.

@DaddyTre65

2 жыл бұрын

"Love Is The Answer" is one of my favorite songs! I listen to it every week and I smile when they sing 'We've got to love / We've got to love one another!'

@wayofthinkin

6 ай бұрын

Yes ! That was E.D. & J.F.C.'s best and biggest hit. It was also their last hit single. I saw them in concert. They were excellent. Dean ( in Syracuse)

Takin' It Easy was one of my favorite albums from Seals & Crofts, but very underrated. Two that stand out that I really loved were 'One More Time' and 'Forever Like The Rose.' However, for me, the whole album is just pure awesomeness. And they end it with a tribute to Abdu L-Baha.

One of the best duos ever..It's a mystery why they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.. hello from Anchorage Alaska

@markallen2984

2 жыл бұрын

They had to make room for Madonna and LL Cool J (🙄)

@sarachesterfield9028

2 жыл бұрын

@@markallen2984 No kidding!

@juniorjohnson9509

2 жыл бұрын

Their Bahai religion preaching is what eventually did them in.

For great harmonies, listen to Crobsy, Stills and Nash... unreal and will send chills up and down your spine!!

@Marian-xs3eh

2 жыл бұрын

Cathedral is one of those “chills down your spine “ CSN songs. I totally agree.

@nzlemming

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marian-xs3eh Also "Helplessly Hoping" whic Home Free has done an awesome a capella cover of.

@Marian-xs3eh

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, my bad; not Cathedral, but Southern Cross. Heck any CSN song has great harmonies !

@kobrien2424

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marian-xs3eh I got chills just reading the title!!!

@jaycorby

2 жыл бұрын

Katie O'Brien Oh yeah, Mama...I have everything CSN ever did! They are the quintessential sound of that genre of music from the time - I mean who can't at least hum along to "Teach Your Children " ? Have seen them live in concert twice.

Perfect title for the season we've just moved into in this part of the world. A band whose music evokes those feeling of summer, cruising down the road with the top down, sun on your face, wind in your hair, stereo turned up. L.A.B & Six60 are the biggest bands in NZ right now because they've gone back to their roots, real musicians playing real instruments, real singers and they're bringing back that old skool music we grew up listening too. L.A.B - In The Air, Six60 - Up There, Sons Of Zion - Love On The Run ft Jackson Owens.

One of my Dads favorite songs before he died. His very favorite was In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly. He died in ‘74 in Ponca City, Oklahoma

@wayofthinkin

6 ай бұрын

Your Dad must have been a very intelligent and loving soul. I'm sure you miss him very much. This song probably brings back strong memories for you. , Dean ( in Syracuse)

@bryanrhenderson6510

6 ай бұрын

@@wayofthinkin he was… I do and Thank you

Old school vibes .. Hummingbird by them in another great song .. Outstanding

Part of the soundtrack of my childhood. Seals & Crofts Greatest Hits was on constant rotation in the house. 'Hummingbird', 'Diamond Girl' and the instrumental 'Thunderfoot' are must hears. 'Ruby Jean and Billy Lee' is a tribute to their wives and truly touching. Can't think of a bad S&C track.

@andrewpetik2034

2 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite is 'Ruby Jean and Billy Lee'.....truly on an ethereal, spiritual level

@muffinamy83

2 жыл бұрын

Diamond Girl. YASSS.

Seals and Crofts as well as The Isley Brothers released Summer Breeze and sang it very well. But Seals & Crofts released it first in 1972, claiming to #6 on the Hot-100. The Isley Brothers followed it up with pride in 1973, #60 on the Hot-100 and 10th on the R&B chart! I love both of versions. The takes are different...but the true essence of the song is captured very well!

I was a six year old kid with a tiny transistor radio when this song came out, and I just lost my mind. This song is just incredible. Wow...

Perfect Summer song! They use a vibraphone, a percussion instrument. Also I hear electric piano set to percussion as well.

@PlateOshrimp499

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I think there might even be a toy piano on the intro, outro and middle 8.

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

They used a toy piano 🎹 It sounds similar to a glockenspiel. Vibraphones aren't tinkly-sounding. Vibes are actually an electric instrument mainly found in jazz bands. They sound mellow and have a strong vibrato. They're rarely used in rock or pop. The best example I can come up with is that they are played heavily in Tiki Lounge Music like Quiet Village by Martin Denny.

@PlateOshrimp499

2 жыл бұрын

@@Diva369 Love me some Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman!

Another gentle 70's song is "Sentimental Lady" from Bob Welch, who you haven't reacted to yet. He was in the original version of Fleetwood Mac and had written a faster version of Sentimental Lady while with them. He had a relatively brief run as a solo artist, but still put out plenty of other good songs: "Ebony Eyes" "Precious Love" "Carolene" "Three Hearts" "Hot Love Cold World"

@greg2976

2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe some one mentioned Bob Welch, Three Hearts and Hot love Cold world were my two favorite songs from him!

@j.h.3777

2 жыл бұрын

Never heard of any of those songs. Maybe if I listen to them.

@richardmather1906

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Welch was not in the original version of Fleetwood Mac. Heck, even John McVie (the "Mac" in Fleetwood Mac) was not in the original version. He was still in the Bluesbreakers. Bob Welch did not join until 1971, replacing Jeremy Spencer.

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to *Sentimental Lady* on WLS with John "Records" Landecker! I was in 6th grade. 😁

@greg2976

2 жыл бұрын

@@j.h.3777 If you are talking about Bob Welch. You tube those two songs. Back in the day I bought the albums because I liked that he was a guitar player. Love those two songs!

This is a beautiful song from 1972/73. The lyrics paint a picture. I love the " Jasmine blowing in my mind " This song was released at the same time that I connected songs on the Radio with something called a TOP 40 Chart. This blew my 12 yr old mind. Simon & Garfunkel would've been in awe of Seals & Crofts. RIP - Jim Seals 80

The song is simply about a man coming home from a hard day's work and those things that aren't big but are what you really appreciate. Remembering those bygone days when they were growing up in Texas and the scent of jasmine on the air. Beautiful song.

This was EVERYBODY'S favorite song when it was popular in the summer of 1972. It stayed number 1 for several weeks in my area.....

'Diamond Girl' should be the next Seals & Crofts reaction

I love this song, boy does it bring back happy memories. Thank you for bringing it out and sharing it with a world that so needs to hear beautiful , timeless music like this again.

@christinahagerman280

2 жыл бұрын

That says it all….we need beautiful, timeless music blowing thru the jasmine of our minds! Peace, love and harmony and these soft rockers captured .those feelings.

Gotta be New York tough. This songs reminds me of childhood in the summer of 1972. I was just a boy but I was and still attracted to this track fully. Great feel good song. Something about this songs triggers the Sony and Cher Show

Man this is like one of the most peaceful sounding songs ever too good!

@lindapetro5594

2 жыл бұрын

Everything they dang was incredible!

You should do Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

I grew up in Kentucky and still live here. My daughter grew up and took a job in Madison, WI. And was diagnosed with fibrolamellar liver cancer at age 24. 1 in 5 million. Neither of us like cold weather. I have now seen ever season in Wisconsin including below zero. She is now showing no evidence of disease. This song takes me back to 1972 at Allen's Lake. A swimming hole where life was simple and death seemed like something far away that would never affect me.

Oh you sweet babies! You haven't lived until you have to shovel out your car from the snow, just to go to work all day; then find you have to clean it all over again to go home. I love the change of seasons. Without the cold, how can you ever appreciate the warmth you get??? Big fan of watching your reactions. They are always heartfelt.

Sunday's playing outside with the neighbors kids, the moms playing cards in someone's kitchen, dads working on each others cars, this whole album is one of those vibes, Diamond Girl, and Hummingbird, Summer Breeze were my favorites.

@lindapetro5594

2 жыл бұрын

And “Our House!” With the classic lines “Our house, is a very, very, very fine house, with two cats in the yard, life used to be so hard, but everything is easy cause of you.”😁

Seals and Crofts, What a great 70s vibe.

I just looked it up. "Summer Breeze" was released on August 31, 1972. Almost 3 months after our party. Another onteresting bit of music history: Dan Seals, Jim's younger brother, was England Dan of the "England Dan and John Ford Coley" duo.

Seals and Croft music is just pure poetry!

The Isley Brothers also did this song and their version is really good, you guys are going to love it.

@stevefullerton1750

2 жыл бұрын

The first version I ever heard and it absolutely floored me. I can't see how it won't do the same for you.

This was my high school prom theme song. Class of 1974. Thanks for the memories.

Literally takes you back to 72’ a peaceful time. I was 15 best time in my life

One of my all time favourite songs. Glad to see you guys enjoying it!

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

This was huge hit in 1972 Rob Squad

@cindyguillard216

Жыл бұрын

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I remember when this song came out !!! STILL LOVE IT !!! IT'S A FEELING!!! 💗

This song IS summers for me back in the 70's.

See the smile awaitin' in the kitchen Through cookin' and the plates for two Feel the arms that reach out to hold me In the evening when the day is through Lyrics that makes a man happy to be home every evening after a days work.

“King Of Nothing” is a rarely heard Seals & Crofts gem! 💯🔥🤙🏽😎

My Mom used to play this song all the time when she was still with us!! She was a Big Fan and it brings back so many Saturday morning cleaning house listening to her records memories!! Thank you!!

So glad to hear Seals and Crofts. Diamond Girl is a wonderful album. One of the songs on the album they wrote for their wives. It's called "Ruby Jean and Billie Lee" and it is so beautiful! Thank you. This came out when I was in grade school and I bought the album and listed to it over and over. I still own it! An important part of the soundtrack of my life.

@leighsaldivar4439

2 жыл бұрын

I loved Diamond Girl!!! Omg I forgot about that song

So, this is Jim Seals and Dash Crofts - there is another band called England Dan and John Ford Coley - England Dan is Dan Seals - Jim's brother - they had a couple of hits too. They sometimes toured together. I saw them both in Hawaii at the Waikiki shell - great show....they were all big into the B'Hai faith...and it appears in a lot of their songs...

14 years old when this song came out. Every weekend Swimming in lake perry missing with the girls. One weekend my older brother drove us there , 1966 k code fastback mustang. Ended up in the ditch . No real damage. I still see what my brothers reaction were . Long buried memories thanks

It was 4 degrees when I woke up this morning... Brrrrr Love Seals and Crofts harmonies. They remind me of my high school days.

Their sound is so rich. “Diamond Girl” should be on the short list for reaction.

MUST HEAR CLASSICS,, SEALS & CROFTS "WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY AGAIN",, "DIAMOND GIRL",, "KING OF NOTHING",, "HUMMINGBIRD",, "GET CLOSER",, "I'LL PLAY FOR YOU",, "YOU'RE THE LOVE",, "CASTLES IN THE SAND",, "EAST OF GINGER TREES",, ETC..ETC.

Amber you sure are loving the hippie vibe!! I just love how you two are so open to listening to beautiful music and sharing it. This is the soundtrack of our teen lives and it transports us back. The harmonies are gorgeous and the sentiment is wonderful in a crazy world! You two are just like a "Summer Breeze"!!

Finally!!! I swear, Seals & Croft are the most under-rated duos ever! Their harmonies are impossibly difficult! Check out their tribute to home called “Our House”. When my kids were young, we sang it. Easy to remember!

@johnk.2508

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Our House done by CSN&Y?

@lindapetro5594

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnk.2508 I thought it was Seals & Croft. 🧐I could be wrong! 😬🤷🏻‍♀️

This reminds me so much of my late father. He used to rock this song and I remember loving it as a little girl. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Our music is timeless, our lives were simple and our age group really miss this.

I was but a young 11 year old when this was out, the young and care free early 70’s summers for a kids and young teens, simple life! Cereal for breakfast, playing outside all day( not inside on the computer) , reading the paper, comic books, watching tv with only 4 channels, listening to the radio and playing records, playing board games, brings back memories!

it is dash crofts' high counter-harmonies that sends shivers through me I LOVE THIS SONG. yep, it is the EPITOME of a relaxing, beautiful summers day 😊 jim seals and dash crofts had several more hits from the early - late '70s but this was their jewel for me ❤. they also did the soundtrack for a robby benson/annette o'toole film in 1977 called ONE ON ONE which i loved.

@jaycorby

2 жыл бұрын

raeann63 You got to admit, " Diamond Girl " is a beauty as well :o) When that song begins I get the same chills all over feeling as I do when I hear Orleans's " Dance With Me " Damned good stuff from an era in music never to be duplicated. So happy I'm still around to reminisce about the 70s - I'd go back in a heartbeat.

"Summer Breeze" was a big hit in 1972, which was a great year for music. But I must say, never in my life have I ever heard anyone associate Seals & Crofts with the Bee Gees. That's pretty much out of deep left field. But there is another duo that does sound pretty similar to Seals and Crofts. If memory serves, I believe one of them was related (cousins?) with one of the members of this other duo: England Dan and John Ford Coley. Look up their song "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight." For a long time, it was my favorite song. They had a few more solid hits as well. But nothing to ever top that first one.

@sharilynbratton6476

2 жыл бұрын

Love is the Answer is also a great song bythem!

@daviddixon6408

2 жыл бұрын

"England" Dan Seals of England Dan and John Ford Coley was Jim Seals' younger brother.

@johnalbert6900

Жыл бұрын

@@sharilynbratton6476 a great cover of Utopia’s song! :)

Hello Jay and Amber! The instrument you are referring to is similar to the xylophone, but more "knocky" in its sound, it is the "Wooden Tone Blocks".

Here in Australia, my parents had a load of Jasmine growing all over their back fence. In Summer, obviously, we have a lot of outdoor activity, playing, cooking, eating, drinking and socializing, but that scent on the evening breeze, stays with you forever.

Another 70’s band you’d really like is America “Ventura Highway” “Sister Golden Hair” “A Horse With No Name” etc. As soon as I hear the opening chords on “Ventura Highway” I can just picture a car and the open road.

@melprophet1936

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking. I love that opening guitar on Ventura Highway. I just makes me smile.

@jeffwinship4584

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to Patty !!!!

@jordan390a

2 жыл бұрын

Sandman....!!!!

@Diva369

2 жыл бұрын

And *Lonely People* . I was flipping through some radio stations when I was 12, & heard it on one of the FM classic rock stations in the late 70s. It was so soothing. I had never listened to a song with such a touching message. It kinda sounded like a hippie love song to me, lol

Jim Seals' younger brother, Dan was part of England Dan and John Ford Coley. I think you'd both really enjoy two of their biggest hits, "I'd Really Love to see You Tonight", and "Nights are Forever Without You".

@lisamitzel1450

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Tesses, interesting info.

@brianherrington7226

2 жыл бұрын

And grew up in the same community I did attending Samuell High and was a very good songwriter. In Dallas Texas.

Yet another timeless track, just works for every era every generation 🥰

@Lance37a

Жыл бұрын

Melody never goes out of style

Back in the 70's, even up till the present, I never had a problem of listening and jamming to Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Who or any "heavier" rock band and then put on and jam along with Bread, Lobo, America, The Bee Gees, Renaissance or Seals and Crofts. As a previous commentator suggested, you will never go wrong listening to a very under rated artist, a one, "AL Stewart". His song, "Year of the Cat", the title track is a must, as well is the entire album. Engineered and produced by the same man who did "The Dark Side of the Moon" album from Pink Floyd. The talented, "Alan Parsons".

One of my all time favourite songs - just beautiful

Two more great songs by them are "Hummingbird" and "Diamond Girl."

You should also check out Jim Seals' brother Dan, who was part of the duo, England Dan & John Ford Coley. They were known for "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight," "Nights Are Forever Without You," "It's Sad to Belong," "We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again," and "Love Is the Answer" Both were really fantastic soft rock duos. Talented pair of brothers. Dan Seals went on to have a solo country music career as well.

Another beautiful...song ...masterpiece.

Two acts worth checking out are The Association and Johnny Rivers, both of the mid to late sixties.

Such a smooth and relaxing song. released in 1972. I was in high school.

Yes, yes and YES. Lol. Love this one. Such great memories of my childhood. This is the epitome of how I remember it. "Sweet days of summer, the jasmines in bloom. July is dressed up and playing her tune".

Thanks !!! Love your reactions- simple ,grateful life and love! How I miss it! THE VIBRAPHONE, or "vibes". I can feel and smell it all! I love you too!

@adamwarlock3530

3 ай бұрын

Actually, I think its a wood block (or cowbell) and a muted guitar at the same time. Vibraphone rings out like a xylophone and a marimba sustains longer as well. The wiki doesnt mention any of those either.

@joycewalbert1413

3 ай бұрын

@@adamwarlock3530 Cool! You must be a musician!