1977 studio album by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Dowdy Ferry Road is the fifth studio 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. A second hit from the LP, "Gone Too Far," reached #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Being from the 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 .
Critical reception [ edit ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [1]
Cash Box said of the single "Gone Too Far" that "Coley's melody and lyric work perfectly with the slick harmonies and tasteful instrumentation."[2]
Track listing [ edit ] "Dowdy Ferry Road" (Dan Seals) – 3:23 "It's Sad to Belong " (Randy Goodrum ) – 2:54 "Soldier in the Rain" (John Ford Coley, Sunny Dalton) – 4:45 "Love is the One Thing We Hide" (Seals) – 2:53 "Gone Too Far" (Coley) – 2:58 "Where Do I Go From Here " (Parker McGee ) – 2:59 "Falling Stars" (Coley) – 2:56 "You Know We Belong Together" (Coley, Seals) – 3:01 "Don't Feel That Way No More" (Seals) – 3:07 "Holocaust" (Seals) – 3:09 Personnel [ edit ] John Ford Coley – acoustic guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals, England Dan Seals – acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Bobby Thompson – acoustic guitar Doyle Grisham – steel guitar Shane Keister – keyboards, Moog synthesizer Kyle Lehning – keyboards Joe Osborn – bass Larrie Londin – drums, percussion Dennis Good – trombone George Tidwell – trumpet Billy Puett – woodwinds Buddy Skipper – woodwinds, horn arrangements (1), woodwind arrangements (6, 8) Bergen White – string arrangements, woodwind arrangements (4, 10) The Shelly Kurland String Section – strings Sheri Kramer – backing vocals Lisa Silver – backing vocals Wendy Suits – backing vocals Diane Tidwell – backing vocals Production [ edit ] Producer – Kyle Lehning Engineers – Kyle Lehning and Marshall Morgan Recorded and Mixed at Hazen’s Recording Studio (Hendersonville, TN). Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN). Art Direction – Bob Defrin Photography – Jim Houghton and Earl Steinbecker References [ edit ]
Studio albums Compilations Singles