Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive

Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive
Studio album by England Dan & John Ford Coley
Released	March 1979
Genre	Soft rock, pop rock
Label	Big Tree
Producer	Kyle Lehning
England Dan & John Ford Coley chronology
Some Things Don't Come Easy (1978) Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive (1979) The Best of England Dan and John Ford Coley (1980)

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Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive is the seventh album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley. The single "Love Is the Answer" was an American hit, reaching #10. Two other songs on the album later became country and pop hits for other artists: "Broken Hearted Me" was a success for Anne Murray in 1979, and Michael Martin Murphey scored a hit with "What's Forever For" in 1982.

Track listing

1. "Hollywood Heckle and Jive" (John Ford Coley, Dan Seals)
2. "What Can I Do With This Broken Heart" (John Ford Coley, Bob Gundry, Dan Seals)
3. "Another Golden Oldie Night For Wendy" (Dennis Linde)
4. "Broken Hearted Me" (Randy Goodrum)
5. "Children of the Half-Light" (John Ford Coley, Bob Gundry)
6. "Rolling Fever" (Dan Seals)
7. "Love Is the Answer" (Todd Rundgren)
8. "Only A Matter of Time" (John Ford Coley, Bob Gundry)
9. "Caught Up In The Middle" (John Ford Coley, Bob Gundry)
10. "Running After You" (Kelly Bulkin, Leslie Bulkin, John Ford Coley)
11. "What's Forever For" (Rafe VanHoy)

Personnel

England Dan & John Ford Coley

• John Ford Coley- acoustic guitar, keyboards, organ, piano, vocals
• England Dan- 12-string acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals

Additional Musicians

• Michael Boddicker- synthesizer
• Kelly Bulkin- background vocals
• Leslie Bulkin- background vocals
• Joey Carbone- piano, electric piano
• Wilton Felder- bass guitar
• Dan Ferguson- acoustic guitar
• Steve Foreman- percussion
• Steve Gibson- electric guitar, mandolin
• Jim Gilstrap- background vocals
• Dan Gorman- drums
• Ed Greene- drums
• Ralph Humphrey- drums
• Shane Keister- Fender Rhodes, harpsichord, keyboards, piano, electric piano
• Bubba Keith- harmonica
• John LeLand- bass guitar
• Steve Lukather- electric guitar
• Gary Mallabar- drums
• Dee Murray- bass guitar
• Gene Page- string arrangements
• Bill Payne- synthesizer
• Greg Phillinganes- piano
• Jeff Porcaro- drums
• Steve Porcaro- synthesizer
• Lee Ritenour- electric guitar
• Leland Sklar- bass guitar
• Ovid Stevens- electric guitar
• Gary Torps- acoustic guitar
• Michael Vernacchio- keyboards, synthesizer
• Wah-Wah Watson- electric guitar
• Ernie Watts- baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Bergen White- string arrangements
• Jai Winding- clavinet, piano
• Richie Zito- electric guitar

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