Dowdy Ferry Road
Dowdy Ferry Road is the fifth 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 connects with Interstate 20 in Texas.Track listing
- "Dowdy Ferry Road" – 3:23
- "It's Sad to Belong" – 2:54
- "Soldier in the Rain" – 4:45
- "Love is the One Thing We Hide" – 2:53
- "Gone Too Far" – 2:58
- "Where Do I Go From Here" – 2:59
- "Falling Stars" – 2:56
- "You Know We Belong Together" – 3:01
- "Don't Feel That Way No More" – 3:07
- "Holocaust" – 3:09
Personnel
- 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, woodwind arrangements
- Bergen White – string arrangements, woodwind arrangements
- The Shelly Kurland String Section – strings
- Sheri Kramer – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Wendy Suits – backing vocals
- Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
Production
- Producer – Kyle Lehning
- Engineers – Kyle Lehning and Marshall Morgan
- Recorded and Mixed at Hazen’s Recording Studio.
- Mastered by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics.
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Photography – Jim Houghton and Earl Steinbecker
- Management – Susan Joseph
