From a very music oriented family, his older brother Jim Seals sang with a 1950s musical group called The Champs who had a 1958 hit single with the song "Tequila", and who then teamed up with Dash Crofts in the mid-1960's to perform as Seals & Crofts. Dan's other brother is country musician Eddie Seals. He is a cousin of singers Johnny Duncan, Troy Seals, Chuck Seals and Brady Seals (of Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie fame).
Taught by his father to play the upright bass, in high school, Dan joined with piano-playing friend John Ford Coley to perform first as part of Dallas pop/psych group "Southwest F.O.B." (Freight On Board) whose material has been re-released on CD by the Sundazed label. When the group disbanded, he continued performing with Coley as England Dan & John Ford Coley. The two would eventually have several hits performing singing pop rock harmonies such as I'd Really Love To See You Tonight. After 7 albums, they disbanded in 1980 and since then Dan has been performing as a solo artist.
Between 1985 and 1990, Seals scored 10 #1 hits, 7 of them consecutively, on the country charts. His first #1 was "Meet Me in Montana", a 1985 duet with Marie Osmond. His first #1 as a solo artist, "Bop", won the Country Music Association Award for best single in 1986 and had some crossover success as well; the song reached #10 on the adult contemporary charts and #42 in the Billboard Hot 100. Seals and Osmond also won a CMA award as Vocal Duo of the Year in 1986.
Dan, his brother Jim, and Dash Crofts are members of the Bahá'í Faith and say that they derive a lot of their inspiration from the faith's teachings.
Although Dan was a touring artist for the rest of the 1990s, he did release a few more albums on smaller labels throughout the decade, such as Fired Up in 1994, his final album for Warner Bros. He signed to Intersound and released In a Quiet Room, comprising acoustic versions of his earlier hits in 1995. He then switched to TDC and released In a Quiet Room II in 1998, followed by Make It Home in 2002.[7]
In 2008, Seals completed radiation treatments for mantle cell lymphoma at Vanderbilt in Nashville and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and received a stem cell transplant in December of that year at NIH in Maryland. Seals died at the age of 61, on March 25, 2009, at his daughter's home following those treatments.[8]
Love On Arrival
Dan Seals Lyrics
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And I understood almost every line
You said T. L. C. is what you miss from me
You want back in my arms P.D.Q.
Them three letters by your name L.O.A. what does that say?
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She said ooh baby it's so simple
I did not mean to make it hard to understand
I've been gone so long
Want you to know I miss my man oh yes I do
And that message for you
Tells you what I'm gonna do when I get home oh yea
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Chorus
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
L.O.A. is what I'm gonna give to you
I've been countin' the days
I've been lonely, I've been blue (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
And now after all this time
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you.
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I said ooh baby I do love you
And I'm always amazed the way we fit
And I.T.G.I.F.
Thank God I found you when I did oh yes I do
Them three letters by your name
I will just give you just the same
When you get home oh yes I will
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Chorus
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
L.O.A. is what I'm gonna give to you
I've been countin' the days
I've been lonely, I've been blue (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
And now after all this time
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you.
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Bridge
I don't need no confirmation
I get it righthere in my land
Don't need no translation
You done spelled it out with words
That I can understand L.O.A. ooh L.O.A.
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Chorus
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
L.O.A. is what I'm gonna give to you
I've been countin' the days
I've been lonely, I've been blue (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
And now after all this time
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you.
*
And now after all this time
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. for you
The song "Love on Arrival" by Dan Seals describes a long-distance relationship between two lovers. The lyrics are based on a letter that the woman wrote to the man, expressing her feelings of missing him and wanting to be with him again. She mentions that she needs "T.L.C." from him and wants to be back in his arms "P.D.Q." (pretty damn quick). The man responds by saying that he understands her feelings and that he will give her "L.O.A." (Love on Arrival) when she returns home.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Love on Arrival" and emphasizes the commitment that the man has towards the woman. He has been counting the days and waiting for her return, and he promises to give her his love as soon as they are together again.
Overall, "Love on Arrival" is a song about the power of love and the strength of a committed relationship. Despite the challenges of distance and time apart, the two lovers remain devoted to each other and look forward to being reunited.
Line by Line Meaning
I just had to call, cause babe I got your letter
I had to call you because I received your letter.
And I understood almost every line
I understood almost all of the lines in your letter.
You said T. L. C. is what you miss from me
You wrote that you miss the tender loving care I used to give you.
You want back in my arms P.D.Q.
You want to be back in my arms pretty darn quick.
And ooh I love this game
I love our relationship.
Them three letters by your name L.O.A.; what does that say?
What does L.O.A. (Love on Arrival) stand for in your name?
She said ooh baby it's so simple
She said that it's a simple matter.
I did not mean to make it hard to understand
She didn't mean to make it difficult to understand.
I've been gone so long
She has been away for so long.
Want you to know I miss my man oh yes I do
She wants me to know that she misses me.
And that message for you
The message in her letter is for me.
Tells you what I'm gonna do when I get home oh yea
The message tells me what she's going to do when she gets home.
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
Love on arrival (L.O.A.)
For you (Love on arrival)
L.O.A. is for me.
L.O.A. is what I'm gonna give to you
She's going to give me L.O.A.
I've been countin' the days
She has been counting the days.
I've been lonely, I've been blue (Love on arrival)
She has been lonely and blue, but L.O.A. (Love on Arrival) will fix that.
And now after all this time
After all this time,
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
she has nothing else on her mind but L.O.A.
I said ooh baby I do love you
I said that I love you.
And I'm always amazed the way we fit
I'm always amazed at how well we fit together.
And I.T.G.I.F.
I thank God I found you when I did.
Them three letters by your name
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
I will just give you just the same
I will give you L.O.A. as well.
When you get home oh yes I will
I will give you L.O.A when you come home.
Bridge - I don't need no confirmation
I don't need any confirmation.
I get it righthere in my land
I know it's true because I feel it.
Don't need no translation
I don't need anything to translate it.
You done spelled it out with words
She spelled it out with words.
That I can understand L.O.A. ooh L.O.A.
I can understand L.O.A.
Chorus
L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
For you (Love on arrival)
L.O.A. is for me.
L.O.A. is what I'm gonna give to you
She's going to give me L.O.A.
I've been countin' the days
She has been counting the days.
I've been lonely, I've been blue (Love on arrival)
She has been lonely and blue, but L.O.A. (Love on Arrival) will fix that.
And now after all this time
After all this time,
I've got nothing on my mind but L.O.A. (Love on arrival)
she has nothing else on her mind but L.O.A.
Final Line
After all this time, she has nothing on her mind but L.O.A. for me.
Contributed by Logan B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.