Addicted
I’d Really Love To See You Tonight · England Dan & John Ford Coley · 1976
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Download MP3 · England Dan & John Ford Coley CDs You might say Dan came from a musical family. His brother was Jim Seals, who, by-the-way, was also one half of a hot pop duo in the ’70s: Seals & Croft. His cousin was Johnny Duncan who posted three #1 country singles in the ’70s. And it turned out that Dan’s first love—musically speaking—was southern country music as well. He began his solo career as a country music artist in 1982. This was where Dan Seals belonged. Here he had a vast string of hits. His eighth #1 country single topped the chart in September 1988. That song was “Addicted.” |
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Addicted was written by a woman, Cheryl Wheeler, and the song describes a woman’s emotions. Dan once had this to say to an interviewer:
“‘Addicted’ just amazed me. The lyrics on it were so true. I felt a little funny about singin’ it at first, because it was a woman’s song and I didn’t know if I could sing a song like that. But when I sang it, it was like ‘This guy understands what a woman goes through’—and I’m here to tell you it ain’t true! I don’t understand what a woman goes through, but I understand a damn good song!”
Addicted · Dan Seals · 1988 
