The harmony-rich, folk-influenced soft rock stylings of Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were a perfect fit for AM radio during the years 1972 to 1976. In that time span, the duo achieved an impressive nine singles on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, including three top 10 hits, as well as solid album sales. Jim and Dash were also guests on many television programs of the time, including several talk and variety shows.
In 1977, the duo began recording vocal and instrumental tracks for One On One, the soundtrack album to the film of the same name starring Robby Benson and Annette O’Toole. The project was something of a departure for Seals and Crofts, as on previous albums they had written nearly all of their own material. In this case, however, the songs were penned by Charles Fox and Paul Williams. The beautiful, poignant love theme from the album, “My Fair Share,” was released as a single and generated respectable airplay and sales, peaking at #28 and giving Jim and Dash their tenth Billboard pop hit.
After many years of very limited availability of many of the albums, the remaining catalog of Seals & Crofts was recently reissued on CD on Wounded Bird Records. You can view a videoclip of Jim and Dash performing "My Fair Share" via this link:
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