I was searching for bands to cover and ran across this one. I’ve heard of them a lot but never really listened to their music. The minute I played this one, I remembered it. This song has a bite to it, with that intro guitar. They keep an edge over the Southern California style of that time. It’s catchy without being too sweet. It works as a nice pop song.
They were formed in 1974 when J. D. Souther, Chris Hillman, and Richie Furay joined together after their earlier bands had already helped shape country rock. Furay had come from Buffalo Springfield and Poco; Hillman had been in The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers; and Souther was already becoming known as a songwriter closely tied to the Southern California music scene. This song appeared on their 1974 debut album and became the group’s biggest single.
J. D. Souther wrote the song, and his style is all over it… a polished sound, different from what Furay and Hillman did earlier. The recording sessions were handled with producer Tom Sellers. Top Studio players helped give the record a commercial sound, but with some edge still in there as well.
Even though this song gave the band a hit, Souther-Hillman-Furay Band never fully broke through the way many expected. The music business was changing quickly, and country rock was becoming more polished and corporate by the mid-1970s. The group released two albums before splitting up in 1975. Still, this remains a good snapshot of that California country-rock era.
This song peaked at #27 on the Billboard 100 in 1974.
Fallin In Love
Here I go again, it’s all right
Full moons grown to brighten the night
I’ve been lookin’, now seein’ the light
It’s sure shinin’ bright, yea
Well, honey, believe in it, it bein’ free mm
Nothin’ to love’s like nothin’ to be
You’ve got once a lifetime
To see just how much of your dream
Honey, to feel like fallin’ in love, just to know
Honey, to feel like fallin’ in love
Turnin’ home, runnin’ free as the wind
Stretchin’ my stride, wanna hold you again
Well, it’s time to be taken in
Let me know where I’ve been, yea
Honey, to feel like fallin’ in love, just to know
Don’t you know what it feels like fallin’ in love
Honey to feel like fallin’ in love
Turnin’ home, runnin’ free as the wind
Stretchin’ my stride, wanna hold you again
Well it’s time to be taken in
Let me know where I’ve been
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Geez Max these guys would have been massive in the 90s into the 2000’s when country rock really became polished and corporate. All about timing.
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I didn’t think of that…but yes you are probably right. I haven’t heard this song since the 1970s…it’s cool to find songs like that.
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I have not listened to this in ages, but it still sounds good.
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I was telling Deke…it could have been the seventies since I heard it.
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Max, you missed this post that I wrote yesterday, and I am wondering what you think of it.
Guitar Gods – A Unique Title For Me
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Thanks Jim…I’m glad you told me…
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I had run across a reference to this super band some time back. I never followed up on so I am very happy to see you did it for me! That’s a shame things did not go better for them, though I think two albums is farther than most of these types of collaborations get.
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Yea you are right…the “supergroups” usually don’t last too long. I do like their sound…this has polish but also a little edge with that guitar.
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For a second, there I had the Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds “Fallin in love” song. This is new to me, despite loving J. D. Souther. Souther had a big thing for Stevie, as did Walter Egan & Bob Welch.
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I remembered this and it’s probably the first time I heard it since the 70s… I remember them Joe, Frank, and Reynolds as well.
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Good stuff…
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I sure don’t remember it! Sounds pretty decent though as I’d expect from those three. The sound seems a blend of the Eagles (I know JD wasn’t a real Eagle but he was the next closest thing) and the more country or lo-fi of the Burritos and Buffalo S.
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Dave, the last time I heard this was the 1970s but I remember it on radio. I was looking for something with Hillman…and this popped up and I then remembered.
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I was lucky enough to see JD and Karla Bonoff in Vancouver decades ago. two artists that I think we thought were our little secret, special, but not part of the star making machinery…
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Never heard this one, Max. I know Hillman from The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. I like it. I’ve got nothing against the California sound, The Eagles (though the Classic Rock radio format burned me out on them) or Americana–polished or patina.
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