I Came to Dance

I Came to Dance
Studio album by
Nils Lofgren
ReleasedMarch 1977
StudioBias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
GenreRock
Length36:04
LabelA&M
ProducerNils Lofgren, Andy Newmark
Nils Lofgren chronology
Cry Tough
(1976) 		I Came to Dance
(1977) 		Night After Night
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album by the American musician Nils Lofgren, released in 1977.[5] It was produced by Lofgren and Andy Newmark.[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren; except where indicated

  1. "I Came to Dance" – 4:30
  2. "Rock Me at Home" – 4:30
  3. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" – 4:12
  4. "Code of the Road" – 4:51
  5. "Happy Ending Kids" – 3:01
  6. "Goin' South" – 4:03
  7. "To Be a Dreamer" – 3:45
  8. "Jealous Gun" – 3:50
  9. "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:22

Personnel

  • Nils Lofgren – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Rev. Patrick Henderson – piano
  • Tom Lofgren – rhythm guitar
  • Wornell Jones – bass
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Mike Mainieri – vibraphone on "Code of the Road", "Happy Ending Kids" and "Goin' South"
  • Tom Miller – acoustic guitar on "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" and "To Be a Dreamer"
  • Rubens Bassini – congas on "I Came to Dance"
  • Hugh McCracken – harmonica on "Happy"
  • Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Ullanda McCullough, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders, Anthony Hinton, Christine Wiltshire, Diane Sumler, Luther Van Dross, Theresa V. Reed – backing vocals
  • Luther Van Dross and William Eaton – backing vocal arrangement
  • William Eaton – string and horn arrangements

Technical

  • Bob Dawson, Jack Malken, Randy Adler – engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Ed Caraeff – art direction, photography

Charts

Chart performance for I Came to Dance
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 81
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 30
US Billboard 200[9] 36

References

  1. ^ Viglione, Joe. I Came to Dance at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 416.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 432.
  5. ^ Lockwood, Rod (11 June 2006). "Springsteen guitarist takes the spotlight". The Blade. Toledo. p. D1.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5246b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nils Lofgren – I Came to Dance". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Nils Lofgren". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2023.