The Seals and
Crofts Page - This page by Tony Bentivegna is an
excellent resource for information
on Seals and Crofts: their careers, recordings, and current news.
Includes many excellent pictures and complete album lyrics.
(Archived
at
The
Wayback
Machine)
Bill
DeYoung's
1993
article
about
Seals
and
Crofts "We May Never Pass This Way
Again"
Article
about
the
"Unborn
Child"
controversy
"A
Guide
to
the
music
of
Seals
&
Crofts" (blog page)
"The Sound of Seals and Crofts" - Eric Salzman's review of their first two albums on the Bell/TA label
"Introducing Seals and Crofts" - Deborah Landau's interview with Jim and Dash
NOTE: The STEREO REVIEW articles first sparked my interest in Seals
and Crofts. The lead photo on this web page is taken from
that
issue.
PICTURE
FILES:
The Champs - Here is a
picture of Jimmy and
Dash during their days with The Champs of "Tequila" fame.
See
if you can identify them in the picture. Six people are in the
picture,
but only five are named in the caption! The Champs may also have
swapped instruments for the picture. (From a British book "Golden
Discs")
Several photos of
Jimmy Seals playing sax for
a late 1950's session with the late, great Eddie
Cochran at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, California.
Press Clippings:
Jimmy and Dash
at TA Records reception
News item regarding
1971 tour dates
Ad for Year of
Sunday
News item regarding
"Hummingbird" and "Summer Breeze"
Magazine photo
with wives (Ruby Jean and Billie Lee)
Portrait (circa 1973)
Performing at
California Jam (1974)
In the studio (mid-70's)
Concert Posters and Trade Ads:
Fillmore West postcard 1970: Front
Back
Concert
poster: Fillmore West 10/1/70
1971
Ad mentioning tour dates
and TV appearances 2nd copy
Concert poster:
Phoenix 5/29/71
Concert
Poster:
Texas
A&M
11/5/71
Concert
Poster: Greenville 12/5/71
1972 Ad
Concert
Poster:
Waikiki
8/8/72
Embassy
Theater
(1973)
Concert
Poster:
Houston
6/29/73
Concert
Poster:
Maui
7/7/73 Ticket
Concert
Poster:
Waikiki
7/8/73
1973
Concert
Calendar
(Merriweather
Post
Pavilion,
Columbia,
MD)
-
S&C
on
August
5
1973
Thank
You
Ad
Concert
Ticket:
Waikiki 8/8/74
Unborn Child poster
1975 Trade Ad
1975 Ad with 4
photos
1975 Trade
Ad - Louie Shelton
1975
Thank You Ad
1975
Dawnbreaker
Music
Ad
1975 Trade Ad
for winter tour
1976
ad for Get Closer
Concert
Poster:
Paramount
Northwest
7/14/76
1978
ad
for
Takin'
It
Easy
1978
promo
photo
for
Takin'
It
Easy
Concert
Poster:
Paramount
Theater
8/27/78
(poster
says
concert
was
to
be
recorded)
Trade Ad for Greatest
Hits album
SOUND FILES:
Seals and Crofts sing "The First Years" (Theme Song of 1978 TV
series
"The Paper Chase")
Opening
Theme
(184K:
MP3 format) 1:13
Closing
Theme (76K:
MP3 format) 0:30
Seals and Crofts sing "Nobody
Can
Do
It
Like
McDonald's
Can!" (60 second radio commercial)
Seals and Crofts sing 2 songs from the soundtrack of "Foolin'
Around" (1979):
"Foolin' Around" (Music
&
Lyrics
by
Charles
Bernstein)
"These Moments Never Live Again"
(Music by Charles Bernstein, Lyrics by Jim Seals and Charles Bernstein)
Seal and Crofts sing "Passengers" (1992
TV appearance)
Early songs written by Seals
and Crofts for others:
By Dash Crofts:
Rockin'
Mary
(The
Champs)
By Jimmy Seals:
It's
Never
Too
Late
(Brenda
Lee)
Love
Is
A
Bird
(Gene
Vincent)
Yesterday
of
Our
Love
(Jimmy
Seals)
I
Believe
In
Her
(The
Knickbockers)
Is
That
What
You
Want
(The
Knickerbockers)
Only
The
Young
(Rick
Nelson)
Jumping
Bean
(The
Champs)
By Dash Crofts & Jimmy Seals:
If
You
See
My
Love
(Lenny
Welch)
When
The
Chips
Are
Down
(Rick
Nelson)
Seals and Crofts Videos
on YouTube:
Seals &
Crofts live on Soundstage (May 1974) - 57 minutes
Warner Brothers
promo video (Part 1) (5:53) - "Summer Breeze"
Warner Brothers
promo video (Part 2) (8:32) - "Hummingbird"
Seals & Crofts Live at
Carnegie Hall (full audio concert)
Summer Breeze
(1974)
Hummingbird
(live on The Tonight Show 1972)
Diamond Girl
(1973)
Summer Breeze
(Live at Oregon State Fair - audio is dubbed from studio version)
Seals
&
Crofts
full
set
at California Jam (1974) - YouTube playlist with 12
videos
Seals &
Crofts live in the studio 1989 ("Much Music" show in Canada)
Seals & Crofts live at Unity Concert 1992
Seals and Seals
(Jimmy and Dan) - 5 minute promo video for tour and planned CD
(download FLV file)
The Champs play
"Too Much Tequila" - Jimmy on sax; Dash on drums
"The Paper Chase" TV series (1978) - Seals & Crofts sing "The
First Years"
| Track |
Song Title |
Time |
Comments |
| 1 |
Intro |
0:28 |
|
| 2 |
Freaks
Fret |
2:44 |
|
| 3 |
Sea
of
Consciousness |
3:13 |
|
| 4 |
Cows
of
Gladness |
3:53 |
|
| 5 |
Gabriel
Go
On
Home |
3:20 |
|
| 6 |
Fiddle
Tune |
2:07 |
|
| 7 |
Arkansas
Traveler |
1:25 |
|
| 8 |
Pop
Goes
The
Weasel |
1:46 |
|
| 9 |
Earth |
3:26 |
|
| 10 |
The
Boy
Down
The
Road |
4:17 |
|
| 11 |
Jekyll
and
Hyde |
3:03 |
|
| 12 |
Today |
3:58 |
|
| 13 |
See
My
Life |
5:33 |
|
| 14 |
Ashes
in
the
Snow |
4:22 |
|
| TOTAL TIME |
43:42 |
| Track |
Song Title |
Time |
Comments |
| 1 |
Intro
and
Tuning |
3:07 |
|
| 2 |
Freaks
Fret |
2:56 |
|
| 3 |
Sea
of
Consciousness |
3:03 |
|
| 4 |
Cows
of
Gladness |
3:36 |
|
| 5 |
Intro
to
Devil's
Dream |
1:01 |
|
| 6 |
Devil's
Dream |
1:23 |
|
| 7 |
Arkansas
Traveller |
2:03 |
|
| 8 |
Gabriel
Go
On
Home |
2:51 |
|
| 9 |
Intro
to
Earth |
1:12 |
|
| 10 |
Earth |
2:48 |
|
| 11 |
The
Boy
Down
The
Road |
4:09 |
|
| 12 |
Tuning
-
Intro
to
Leave |
1:09 |
|
| 13 |
Leave |
3:27 |
|
| 14 |
Tuning
-
Intro
to
Mean
&
Salty |
1:21 |
|
| 15 |
Mean
&
Salty |
1:45 |
|
| 16 |
Tuning
-
Intro
to
My
Kind of
Woman ("Blues") |
1:07 |
|
| 17 |
My
Kind
of
Woman
("Blues") |
4:19 |
|
| 18 |
Ridin'
Thumb |
3:04 |
|
| 19 |
Robin |
2:25 |
|
| 20 |
Tuning
-
Intro
to
Tin
Town |
1:49 |
|
| 21 |
Tin
Town |
3:11 |
|
| 22 |
Tuning
-
Introduction
of
Bobby
Lichtig |
0:28 |
|
| 23 |
See
My
Life |
3:58 |
|
| 24 |
Outro |
0:19 |
|
| TOTAL TIME |
56:41 |
Seals and Crofts: Live
at
Texas A&M 1971
Here is my own audience recording of Seals and Crofts performing at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas on November 5, 1971. They were the opening act for Kris Kristofferson. At this time, Seals and Crofts were relatively unknown, and had not yet released their first album on the Warner Brothers label (Year of Sunday). At that time, I had both of their Bell albums; had read the features on them in the January 1971 issue of STEREO REVIEW; and had seen them perform on the television show "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" on March 7, 1971.
Personnel:
Jim Seals: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Saxophone,
Throat-Singing
Dash Crofts: Vocals, Mandolin, Keyboard
Bobby Lichtig: Electric Bass
These are MP3 sound files. You should be able to hear them
just by clicking on them.
To save, right click on the link, SAVE AS to
your PC, then use Media Player or other player to listen.
ALSO: Here is a link to hear the entire uninterrupted 56-minute
concert:
http://www.thompsonian.info/Seals-and-Crofts-Live-1971-11-05-TAMU-EQ-320-mono.mp3
Advance ads and articles from "The Battalion" student newspaper:
Season ticket ad
Concert ad
Concert preview
| Track | Song Title | Comments | Time | File Size |
| 1 | Freaks Fret | Later issued on "I'll Play For You" - Features Dash's mandolin solo | 3:05 | 2.9 MB |
| 2 | Gabriel Go On Home | From "Down Home" LP | 3:21 | 3.1 MB |
| 3 | The Boy Down the Road | Later issued on "Summer Breeze" LP | 5:36 | 5.2 MB |
| 4 | "Hog-Calling Music" | (Unreleased) Two country fiddle solos from Jim get the audience hollering! | 4:04 | 3.8 MB |
| 5 | Earth | From "Seals and Crofts" LP | 2:58 | 2.8 MB |
| 6 | "Throat-Singing" | Jim demonstrates the ancient Tuvan art of singing two notes at once! | 3:02 | 2.8 MB |
| 7 | Tin Town | From "Down Home" LP (w/ spoken intro by Jim) | 5:00 | 4.7 MB |
| 8 | Birthday of My Thoughts | From "Seals and Crofts" LP | 5:26 | 5.0 MB |
| 9 | Cottonmouth | From "Down Home" LP | 5:23 | 5.0 MB |
| 10 | Ridin' Thumb | From "Down Home" LP - features Dash's blistering electric mandolin solo | 4:03 | 3.8 MB |
| 11 | Wisdom | Appeared later on "Diamond Girl" LP - Jim's cool sax workout; Dash adds some tasty electric mandolin effects | 4:59 | 4.7 MB |
| 12 | Year of Sunday | Title track of forthcoming LP | 5:56 | 5.5 MB |
| Total | 51:33 | 48.4 MB |
| Track |
Song Title |
Time |
Comments |
| 1 |
Gabriel
Go
On
Home |
3:25 |
|
| 2 |
The
Boy
Down
The
Road |
5:01 |
|
| 3 |
Intro
to
Earth |
3:03 |
|
| 4 |
Earth |
3:45 |
|
| 5 |
Sally
Johnson |
1:47 |
|
| 6 |
Arkansas
Traveller |
2:30 |
|
| 7 |
Intro
to
Tin
Town |
3:05 |
|
| 8 |
Tin
Town |
3:23 |
|
| 9 |
Intro
to
Birthday
of
My
Thoughts |
0:41 |
|
| 10 |
Birthday
of
My
Thoughts |
4:57 |
|
| 11 |
Cotton
Mouth |
6:19 |
|
| 12 |
Ridin'
Thumb |
3:44 |
|
| 13 |
Intro
to
Wisdom |
2:50 |
|
| 14 |
Wisdom |
5:15 |
|
| 15 |
Intro
to
High
On
A
Mountaini |
1:57 |
|
| 16 |
High
On
A
Mountain |
5:46 |
|
| 17 |
Intro
to
Year
of
Sunday |
1:13 |
|
| 18 |
Year
of
Sunday |
5:19 |
|
| 19 |
Applause
-
Intro
to
Purple
Hand |
3:58 |
|
| 20 |
Purple
Hand |
3:12 |
|
| 21 |
Intro
to
Springfield
Mill |
1:12 |
|
| 22 |
Springfield
Mill |
3:21 |
|
| TOTAL TIME |
1:15:53 |
Seals and
Crofts: California Jam, April 6, 1974 | Track |
Song Title |
Comments |
Time |
YouTube Video |
MP3 Download |
| 1 |
Fiddles & Thunder
(instrumental) |
2:37 |
Video |
Download |
|
| 2 |
Windflowers |
1:58 |
Video |
Download | |
| 3 |
Diamond Girl |
4:09 |
Video |
Download | |
| 4 |
The King of Nothing |
2:59 |
Video |
Download | |
| 5 |
Ruby Jean and Billie Lee |
4:28 |
Video |
Download | |
| 6 |
Hummingbird |
4:42 |
Video |
Download | |
| 7 |
Unborn Child |
3:53 |
Video |
Download | |
| 8 |
Ridin' Thumb |
3:47 |
Video |
Download | |
| 9 |
Standin' On A Mountain Top |
3:40 |
Video |
Download | |
| 10 |
The Gate (instrumental) |
4:52 |
Video |
Download | |
| 11 |
High On A Mountain |
5:19 |
Video |
Download | |
| TOTAL TIME |
42:24 |
| Track |
Song Title |
Comments |
Time |
MP3 Download |
| 1 |
I'll Play For You |
1:54 |
Download |
|
| 2 |
29 Years From Texas |
3:13 |
Download | |
| 3 |
Dialogue |
2:03 |
Download | |
| 4 |
Get Closer |
4:09 |
Download | |
| 5 |
Never Live Without Your Love |
Unreleased song from "The
Longest Road" sessions |
3:54 |
Download |
| 6 |
One More Time |
3:34 |
Download | |
| 7 |
Dust On My Saddle |
4:30 |
Download | |
| 8 |
Fiddle Tune |
2:22 |
Download | |
| 9 |
Intro |
1:07 |
Download | |
| 10 |
Ruby Jean & Billie Lee |
4:52 |
Download | |
| 11 |
My Fair Share |
1:28 |
Download | |
| 12 |
Hummingbird |
1:44 |
Download | |
| 13 |
You're The Love |
1:19 |
Download | |
| 14 |
Diamond Girl |
7:20 |
Download | |
| 15 |
Put Your Love In My Hands |
2:43 |
Download | |
| 16 |
Thank You to the Orchestra |
1:00 |
Download | |
| 17 |
Friends |
Song by Paul Parrish, not
released on any S&C album |
5:19 |
Download |
| TOTAL TIME |
52:31 |
Other Seals & Crofts live
recordings from the collection of Toni
Bodnar Gras, courtesy of David Gras:
1970-10
Homewood
TV
Show
1972-02-13
WHK
Auditorium,
Cleveland,
Ohio
1972-02-26
"Take
A
Giant
Step"
TV
Show
1972-05-12
Southern
Ohio
Folk
Festival
1972-09-16
John
Carroll
University
1972-73
TV
Appearances
(Superstars
of
Rock,
Roberta
Flack
Show, Helen Reddy
Show)
1973-01-19
Interview
at
Kent
State
1973-05
Bobby
Goldsboro
Show
1973-07-07
WIXY
Cleveland
1973-07-31
Blossom
Music
Festival,
Cuyahoga
Falls,
Ohio
1973-08-21
WNCR
Radio
Special
1973-10
Bobby
Goldsboro
Show
1974-01-04
ABC
In
Concert
1974-02-24
King
Biscuit
Flower
Hour
1977-03-20
University
of
Toledo
1977-03-20
Jim
Seals
Interview
1979-04-27
Front
Row
Theater,
Cleveland,
Ohio
1979-04-27
Interview
at
Front
Row
Theater,
Cleveland,
Ohio
