Love Is the Answer
England Dan & John Ford Coley
1979
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About England Dan & John Ford Coley
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
England Dan & John Ford Coley brought Dan Seals and John Ford Coley together after they had played in the Texas group Southwest F.O.B. Their early duo albums appeared through A&M before a later association with Big Tree. I'd Really Love to See You Tonight introduced a successful run of melodic pop recordings, including Nights Are Forever Without You and Love Is the Answer. The partnership ended in 1980, after which Seals developed a separate country career.
Artist background sources
Dan Seals / England Dan - Texas State Historical Association
Read the explicitly identified duo, Southwest F.O.B. background, A&M/Big Tree stages, 1970s repertoire and 1980 separation. Incorrect album-year grouping, private life, financial/medical details and chart totals are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Love Is the Answer by England Dan & John Ford Coley appears at number 68 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1979. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1979 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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