I'd Really Love to See You Tonight

"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
Single by England Dan & John Ford Coley
from the album Nights Are Forever
B-side	"It's Not the Same"
Released	May 1976
Studio	Studio by the Pond, Hendersonville, Tennessee, US
Genre	Soft rock
Length	2:39
Label	Big Tree (US); Atlantic (UK)
Songwriter	Parker McGee
Producer	Kyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley singles chronology

"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" is a song written by Parker McGee^[2] and recorded by England Dan & John Ford Coley from their 1976 album Nights Are Forever. It eventually peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks, behind Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music" and No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.^[3] Billboard ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1976.^[4] It also reached No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart.

Record World called it a "sparkling tune with its extraordinary melodic hook."^[5]

Dan Seals, the "England Dan" half of the duo, re-recorded the song in 1995 in an acoustic country version for the album In a Quiet Room. Coley recorded his version on his 2008 self-titled live EP.^[6]

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	25
Canada RPM Top Singles^[8]	5
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[9]	1
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[10]	15
UK Singles Chart (OCC)^[11]	26
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	2
US Billboard Easy Listening^[3]	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[13]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada^[14]	67
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	21
US Billboard Easy Listening ^[16]	2
US Cash Box^[17]	47

All-time charts

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	320

Other versions

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble covered the song on her 1977 album What Color Is Love.
Reba McEntire and Jacky Ward covered the song in 1978 as part of a double-sided single with "Three Sheets in the Wind".^[19] Their version reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.^[19]
Ian McShane covered the song on his 1992 album From Both Sides Now.
Barry Manilow covered it on the 1996 album Summer of '78.
Charlie McGettigan and Paul Harrington covered it on the album Rock 'n' Roll Kids.
Lillo Thomas covered the song on this 2010 album Come and Get It.
Teresa Carpio covered the song on her 1977 self-titled album.
Wolfgang Petry (Pete Wolf Band) covered the song on his 2017 album Happy Man
The song appears in the Broadway musical Disaster!.

References

↑ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Linen: Soft Rock". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
↑ Hall, Michael (February 2020). "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 86.
↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
↑ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. May 29, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
↑ "John Ford Coley (Live) - EP by John Ford Coley on Apple Music". September 3, 2008 – via music.apple.com.
↑ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
↑ "Top Singles" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 18 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
↑ "MOR Playlist" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 4 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
↑ "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 18, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
↑ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976 | Music Outfitters". www.musicoutfitters.com.
↑ "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 - 45cat". www.45cat.com.
↑ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
↑ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
1 2 "Reba McEntire Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

External links

[Breithaupt_2000-1] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Linen: Soft Rock". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.

[2] Hall, Michael (February 2020). "The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

[auto-3] 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 86.

[4] Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976

[rw-5] "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. May 29, 1976. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-03-06.

[6] "John Ford Coley (Live) - EP by John Ford Coley on Apple Music". September 3, 2008 – via music.apple.com.

[7] "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.

[8] "Top Singles" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 18 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[9] "MOR Playlist" (PDF). RPM Magazine. 4 September 1976. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

[10] "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Archived from the original on 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

[11] "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.

[12] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[13] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, September 18, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

[14] "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[15] "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976 | Music Outfitters". www.musicoutfitters.com.

[16] "Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976 - 45cat". www.45cat.com.

[17] "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1976". Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

[18] "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[Reba-19] 1 2 "Reba McEntire Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

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England Dan & John Ford Coley
John Ford Coley Dan Seals
Studio albums	England Dan & John Ford Coley (1971) Fables (1972) I Hear Music (1976) Nights Are Forever (1976) Dowdy Ferry Road (1977) Some Things Don't Come Easy (1978) Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive (1979) Just Tell Me You Love Me (1980)
Compilations	The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley (1979) The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley Vol. 2 (1981)
Singles	"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" "Love Is the Answer"

Barry Manilow singles
1970s	"Mandy" (1974) "Sandra" (1974) "It's a Miracle" (1975) "Could It Be Magic" (1975) "I Write the Songs" (1975) "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" (1976) "This One's for You" (1976) "Weekend in New England" (1976) "Looks Like We Made It" (1977) "Daybreak" (1977) "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" (1977) "Can't Smile Without You" (1978) "Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978) "Ready to Take a Chance Again" (1978) "Somewhere in the Night" (1978) "Ships" (1979) "When I Wanted You" (1979)
1980s	"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" (1980) "Bermuda Triangle" (1980) "I Made It Through the Rain" (1980) "Lonely Together" (1981) "The Old Songs" (1981) "Somewhere Down the Road" (1981) "Let's Hang On!" (1982) "Stay" (1982) "Oh Julie" (1982) "Memory" (1982) "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (1982) "Read 'Em and Weep" (1983) "When October Goes" (1984) "Run to Me" (1985) "I'm Your Man" (1986) "Keep Each Other Warm" (1989)
1990s	"If I Can Dream" (1990) "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (1997) "I Go Crazy" (1997)
2000s	"River" (2003) "Unchained Melody" (2006) "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (2006) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2007)
2010s	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (2012)

Reba McEntire singles
Albums Singles Videos
1970s	"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (with Jacky Ward) "Sweet Dreams"
1980s	"(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven" "I Can See Forever in Your Eyes" "I Don't Think Love Ought to Be That Way" "Today All Over Again" "Only You (And You Alone)" "I'm Not That Lonely Yet" "Can't Even Get the Blues" "You're the First Time I've Thought About Leaving" "Why Do We Want (What We Know We Can't Have)" "There Ain't No Future in This" "Just a Little Love" "He Broke Your Memory Last Night" "How Blue" "Somebody Should Leave" "Have I Got a Deal for You" "Only in My Mind" "Whoever's in New England" "Little Rock" "What Am I Gonna Do About You" "Let the Music Lift You Up" "One Promise Too Late" "The Last One to Know" "Love Will Find Its Way to You" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "I Know How He Feels" "New Fool at an Old Game" "Cathy's Clown" "'Til Love Comes Again" "Little Girl"
1990s	"Walk On" "You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love" "For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew" "Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call" "Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You" "Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still" "On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You" "If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "One Honest Heart" "What Do You Say"
2000s	"I'll Be" "We're So Good Together" "I'm a Survivor" "Sweet Music Man" "I'm Gonna Take That Mountain" "Somebody" "He Gets That from Me" "My Sister" "You're Gonna Be (Always Loved by Me)" "Love Needs a Holiday" "Because of You" (with Kelly Clarkson) "The Only Promise That Remains" (with Justin Timberlake) "Every Other Weekend" (with Kenny Chesney or Skip Ewing) "Strange" "Consider Me Gone"
2010s	"I Keep On Loving You" "Turn On the Radio" "If I Were a Boy" "When Love Gets a Hold of You" "Somebody's Chelsea" "Going Out Like That" "Until They Don't Love You" "Just Like Them Horses" "Softly and Tenderly" "Back to God" "God and My Girlfriends" "Freedom"
2020s	"Does He Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "I Can't" "Trailblazer" (with Miranda Lambert and Lainey Wilson) "Heat Wave"
Other singles	"Mind Your Own Business" (with Hank Williams Jr.) "Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "What If" "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Country" (with Various artists) "Be a Light" (with Thomas Rhett)