Seals & Crofts Albums Ranked

Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene “Jim” Seals (born October 17, 1941) and Darrell George “Dash” Crofts (born August 14, 1938). They are best known for their Hot 100 No. 6 hits “Summer Breeze” (1972), “Diamond Girl” (1973), and “Get Closer” (1976). Both members have long been public advocates of the Baháʼí Faith. Though the duo disbanded in 1980, they reunited briefly in 1991–1992, and again in 2004, when they released their final album, Traces. During their early years on the road, the two performers played as an acoustic duo, but during their “hit years” on Big Tree, they toured with a backup band that included: Danny Gorman (drums, percussion), Bubba Keith (guitar, backing vocals), John Leland (bass), Ovid Stevens (guitar) and Michael Vernacchio (keyboards, synthesizers). In March 1980 “In It For Love”, one of two new recordings added to The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley (December 1979), only managed #53 and after contributing songs to the movie Just Tell Me You Love Me in 1980, the pair went their separate ways. Here are all of Seals & Croft albums ranked.

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8. Get Closer (1976)

“To me this is one of the best albums I have come across in their catalog so far. Great arrangements, Lots of 70’s soft rock songs. The whole album is solid and very consistent. It is just dripping with 1970’s soft rock sugar just like there big hits! To me the soft rock songs and ballads are where they really excel. They kind of lose me when they experiment with heavier rock tracks they should leave that to people who can do it better. “

7. Diamond Girl (1973)

“Diamond Girl” is a vintage collection of folk-rock tunes clearly rooted to the mid-70s and one of the finer albums to emerge from that cluttered genre. Though Seals and Crofts were a duo, their fine-honed sound would not have caught the public’s ear without the able assistance of producer Louie Shelton, who really shaped and smoothed their sound, and multi-instrumentalist Jim Lichtig, who shares writing credits for several Seals and Crofts’ songs.”

6. Seals And Crofts (1969)

“This is an earlier album of theirs and rates as one of their best in my opinion. Their voices are smooth and melodious. They sound very much like England Dan & John Ford Coley. In fact Jim Seals is the brother of Dan Seals who is referred to as England Dan in England Dan & John Ford Coley.”

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5. Takin’ It Easy (1978)

“This is one of the greatest songwriting albums ever made. I’m totally serious about that. I love Elton John, Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, the Blues Image, Norman Greenbaum, etc. I really honestly believe “Takin’ It Easy” is right up there with the very best of them.”

4. Down Home (1970)

“Their vocal harmonies are like no other. Check out the use of the Hammond organ and Dash Croft’s mandolin, it’s a unique combination and worth a listen. This is an upbeat album. I particularly like “Leave” with an echoey ending like the sun setting in the West. This is a gem..”

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3. Greatest Hits (1975)

“I love listening to Seals and Croft because it reminds me of when I was a young girl going to college. I was really into rock music back then. It also makes me sad cause I realize I’ll never be young again. Seals and Crofts harmonizing with the mandolin is sad and soothing. “We may never pass this way again.””

2. I’ll Play For You (1975)

“”I’ll Play For You” (1975) was released while Jim and Dash were still hot on the charts and pouring out one great album per year. “Get Closer” followed it up in 1976, then their popularity began to wane. “I’ll Play for You” was very poppy but it was also quite diverse. From the emotional “song-writer styled ballad”, “Wayland the Rabbit” to the latin grooved “Freak’s Fret”, Seals and Crofts venture into several different music genres that really work on this album.”

1. Summer Breeze (1972)

“One of my favorite summer songs is Summer Breeze (of course!) so last summer I just had to get this finally. This is a great album and I’m really happy to have it. The CD brings back so many memories & I’m temporarily transported back in time. I especially love to listen to this going to sleep or when I wake up.”