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Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were both born in Texas: Crofts in Cisco in 1938 and Seals in Sidney in 1942. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Later, Seals joined a rockabilly band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cats, in which he played sax; later on, Crofts joined Seals in the band.
Seals and Crofts performed the song live on the Bobby Darin Amusement Company variety show in 1972. A remixed version of the song was featured in a commercial for the Gap in 2004, [ 5 ] and the duo would also re-record the song for their album Traces later that year, which became a hit on the Adult Contemporary charts .
Seals and Crofts provided the vocals. The single "My Fair Share (Love Theme from One on One )" reached #11 AC and #28 Pop in autumn 1977. In Canada the single was #27 on the Pop charts, [ 1 ] #25 on the AC charts, [ 2 ] and was also #182 in the Canadian Top 200 of 1977.
Summer Breeze is the fourth album by the American soft rock band Seals and Crofts, released in 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. It was a major commercial breakthrough for the group peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, their highest position on the chart. The title track was released as a single on August 31, 1972, peaking at No. 4 ...
Ruby Jean and Billie Lee" is another, written for their spouses, Ruby Jean Anderson (Seals) and Billie Lee Day (Crofts). The first verse is sung by Seals, and the second by Crofts, with both singing the chorus. Their children (Lua Crofts and Joshua Seals) are mentioned in the chorus. Diamond Girl peaked at #4 on the U.S. album charts. [3]
Seals sang lead on hits like "Summer Breeze," "Diamond Girl" and "Get Closer."
Jim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given.
Year of Sunday is the third album by soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1971 on Warner Bros. Records and was their first record for a major label. Track listing