1977 Nils Lofgren – I Came To Dance

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I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album from Nils Lofgren.

Nils Hilmer Lofgren (born June 21, 1951) is an American rock musician, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with his work as a solo artist, he has been a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band since 1984, a member of Crazy Horse, and founder/frontman of the band Grin. Lofgren was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band in 2014.

Tracks

1  I Came To Dance (Nils Lofgren) 04:32
2  Rock Me At Home (Nils Lofgren) 04:34
3  Home Is Where The Hurt Is (Nils Lofgren) 04:11
4  Code Of The Road (Nils Lofgren) 04:52
5  Happy Ending Kids (Nils Lofgren) 03:03
6  Goin’ South (Nils Lofgren) 04:03
7  To Be A Dreamer (Nils Lofgren) 03:45
8  Jealous Gun (Nils Lofgren) 03:51
9  Happy (Mick Jagger; Keith Richards) 03:22

Musicians

BassWornell Jones
DrumsAndy Newmark
GuitarNils Lofgren
GuitarTom Lofgren
PianoPatrick Henderson

Other Musicians

1 I Came To Dance

CongasRubens Bassini
PercussionRubens Bassini
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsYolanda McCullough
Background VocalsWilliam Eaton
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


2 Rock Me At Home

Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsYolanda McCullough
Background VocalsWilliam Eaton
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


3 Home Is Where The Hurt Is

Acoustic GuitarTom Miller
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsYolanda McCullough
Background VocalsWilliam Eaton
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


4 Code Of The Road

VibraphoneMike Mainieri
Background VocalsAnthony Hinton
Background VocalsChristine Wiltshire
Background VocalsDiane Sumler
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsTheresa Reed


5 Happy Ending Kids

VibraphoneMike Mainieri
Background VocalsAnthony Hinton
Background VocalsChristine Wiltshire
Background VocalsDiane Sumler
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsTheresa Reed


6 Goin’ South

VibraphoneMike Mainieri
Background VocalsAnthony Hinton
Background VocalsChristine Wiltshire
Background VocalsDiane Sumler
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsTheresa Reed


7 To Be A Dreamer

Acoustic GuitarTom Miller
Background VocalsFrank Floyd
Background VocalsLani Groves
Background VocalsPatti Austin
Background VocalsYolanda McCullough
Background VocalsWilliam Eaton
Background VocalsZachary Sanders


8 Jealous Gun

Background VocalsAnthony Hinton
Background VocalsChristine Wiltshire
Background VocalsDiane Sumler
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsTheresa Reed


9 Happy

HarmonicaHugh McCracken
Background VocalsAnthony Hinton
Background VocalsChristine Wiltshire
Background VocalsDiane Sumler
Background VocalsLuther Vandross
Background VocalsTheresa Reed

Liner Notes

Producer – Andy Newmark, Nils Lofgren
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – William Eaton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7)
Arranged By (Backing Vocals) – Luther Vandross (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – William Eaton
Engineer – Bob Dawson, Randy Adler, Jack Malken
Mastered By – Ted Jensen

Art Direction, Photography – Ed Caraeff
Design – Junie Osaki

Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Bias Studios
Recorded At – Minot Sound
Recorded At – Secret Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc
Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc