caption associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
seals and crofts in 1975 the champs 1969 -- 80 , 1991 -- 92 , 2004 warner bros. , wounded bird seals and crofts
 group_or_band soft rock , pop rock seals and crofts 1975.jpg los angeles , california , u.s. seals and crofts
seals and crofts

seals and crofts were an american soft rock duo made up of james `` jim '' seals -lrb- born october 17 , 1941 -rrb- and darrell `` dash '' crofts -lrb- born august 14 , 1940 -rrb- .
they are best known for their hot 100 no. 6 hits `` summer breeze '' , `` diamond girl '' and `` get closer '' .
the duo disbanded in 1980 .
they reunited briefly in 1991 -- 1992 and again in 2004 , when they released their final album , `` traces '' .
both members have long been public advocates of the bahá ' í faith .
