I Came to Dance

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

Track listing All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren; except where indicated "I Came to Dance" – 4:30 "Rock Me at Home" – 4:30 "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" – 4:12 "Code of the Road" – 4:51 "Happy Ending Kids" – 3:01 "Goin' South" – 4:03 "To Be a Dreamer" – 3:45 "Jealous Gun" – 3:50 "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:22

Personnel Nils Lofgren – vocals, lead guitars Rev. Patrick Henderson – acoustic piano Tom Lofgren – rhythm guitars Tom Miller – acoustic guitar (3, 7) Wornell Jones – bass Andy Newmark – drums Rubens Bassini – congas (1), percussion (1) Mike Mainieri – vibraphone (4–6) Hugh McCracken – harmonica (9) William Eaton – horn and string arrangements, backing vocals (1–3, 7), BGV arrangements (1–3, 7) Patti Austin – backing vocals (1–3, 7) Frank Floyd – backing vocals (1–3, 7) Lani Groves – backing vocals (1–3, 7) Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals (1–3, 7) Zachary Sanders – backing vocals (1–3, 7) Anthony Hinton – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9) Theresa V. Reed – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9) Diane Sumler – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9) Luther Vandross – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9), BGV arrangements (4–6, 8, 9) Christine Wiltshire – backing vocals (4–6, 8, 9)

Production Nils Lofgren – producer Andy Newmark – producer Randy Adler – engineer Bob Dawson – engineer Jack Malken – engineer Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Ed Caraeff – art direction, photography Junie Osaki – design

Charts +Chart performance for I Came to DanceChart (1977)Peakposition US Billboard 200 36

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