Seals & Crofts were an American soft rock duo formed in 1969 in Los Angeles, California, by Jim Seals and Dash Crofts. They are best known for the singles "Summer Breeze" (1972), "Diamond Girl" (1973), and "Get Closer" (1976), each of which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both members were adherents of the Baháʼí Faith and incorporated elements of the religion into their music and public appearances. The duo disbanded in 1981, reunited from 1989 to 1992, and again in 2004, when they released their final album "Traces". Seals later performed with his brother England Dan Seals as Seals & Seals.

Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were born in Texas, Seals in 1942 in Sidney and Crofts in 1938 in Cisco. They first met when Crofts was a drummer in a local band. Seals later joined a rockabilly group, Dean Beard and the Crew Cats, as a saxophonist, and Crofts subsequently joined the same band. They later moved to Los Angeles with Beard and became associated with The Champs following the success of "Tequila" in 1958. Seals also performed with Eddie Cochran’s touring band in 1959.