I Came to Dance

I Came to Dance is the third solo studio album by the American musician Nils Lofgren, released in 1977.^[5] It was produced by Lofgren and Andy Newmark.^[3]

I Came to Dance
Studio album by Nils Lofgren
Released	March 1977
Studio	Bias Studios, Springfield, Virginia
Genre	Rock
Length	36:04
Label	A&M
Producer	Nils Lofgren, Andy Newmark
Nils Lofgren chronology
Cry Tough (1976) I Came to Dance (1977) Night After Night (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nils Lofgren; except where indicated

1. "I Came to Dance" – 4:30
2. "Rock Me at Home" – 4:30
3. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" – 4:12
4. "Code of the Road" – 4:51
5. "Happy Ending Kids" – 3:01
6. "Goin' South" – 4:03
7. "To Be a Dreamer" – 3:45
8. "Jealous Gun" – 3:50
9. "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:22

Personnel

• Nils Lofgren – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Rev. Patrick Henderson – piano
• Tom Lofgren – rhythm guitar
• Wornell Jones – bass
• Andy Newmark – drums
• Mike Mainieri – vibraphone on "Code of the Road", "Happy Ending Kids" and "Goin' South"
• Tom Miller – acoustic guitar on "Home Is Where the Hurt Is" and "To Be a Dreamer"
• Rubens Bassini – congas on "I Came to Dance"
• Hugh McCracken – harmonica on "Happy"
• Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Patti Austin, Ullanda McCullough, William Eaton, Zachary Sanders, Anthony Hinton, Christine Wiltshire, Diane Sumler, Luther Van Dross, Theresa V. Reed – backing vocals
• Luther Van Dross and William Eaton – backing vocal arrangement
• William Eaton – string and horn arrangements

Technical

• Bob Dawson, Jack Malken, Randy Adler – engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Ed Caraeff – art direction, photography

Charts

Chart performance for I Came to Dance

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6]	81
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	30
US Billboard 200[9]	36