Dowdy Ferry Road

What a flashback in time! This was my favorite album in '77. I was living in South Lake Tahoe,Ca.....employed at Sahara Tahoe Hotel & Casino. Friends threw me a suprise 23rd birthday party & this album was playing non-stop in the background. As I sing along now to favorites ~ Falling Stars........Sad to Belong......Soldier in the Rain.......the words come back to me as if it were 28 yrs ago,during a care-free happy time of my life ...............England Dan & John Ford Coley are artists with a capital "A" and "G" for genius.......their harmony & songwriting is amazing.....it was a breath of freash air in the 70s & now it touches my heart to sing along & cherish the memories.

This album, along with Nights Are Forever, are timeless. Saw these guys at Modesto Junior College in the 70s and it was an incredible show. Falling Stars wasn't a hit but I played the hell out of it, a perfect song for a central valley night... These guys produced some really cool music that went well beyond their hits...

These are the songs I listened to when I wanted to escape from the stresses of college term papers and unrequited love. I finally wore out the vinyl album and am now delighted to find it here on iTunes. Thanks for giving me music I can sing along with.

This is one of the best duos of their time and they would hold up well to the music of today as well. Their "Soldier in the Rain" has some of the most beautiful lyrics set to music. As a military man for over 28 years, everytime I hear that song, I realize just how true the words are. After traveling and serving, what is there to come home to? These guys hit it right on the head. The imagery is haunting and when I listen to this, I can not only see the soldier on the bridge by the river, but I sometimes become him. Time has brought me here with empty hands highlights all the feeling that many Vietnam vets were feeling at that time. Years after the fighting was over for them, it was just to hard to explain. And the final image of standing in the rain while all the people they fought for move in different directions; seeming to not even see him.....well, this is the best song they performed and recently England Dan toured with his brother as Seals and Seals....it was awesome. Get this album, you will not be disapointed.

I think I played this album a million times. Falling Stars was the background of summer nights and Gone Too Far was the song I was humming while walking to college. Slick would be the word to describe the harmonies. England Dan & John Ford Coley were underappreciated even the '70's, but for some people, their music is part of the audible wallpaper of their lives.