Tag: Fallin’ In Love

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