We're the Best of Friends
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ReleasedNovember 2, 1979
Recorded1979
Studio
- Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles)
- The Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
- United Western Recorders (Hollywood)
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| Length | 36:09 | |||
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We're the Best of Friends is a 1979 duet album by American vocalists Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson. It was released on November 2, 1979, by Capitol Records.
Track listing
- "Gimme Some Time" (Natalie Cole) - 3:19
- "This Love Affair" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:37
- "I Want To Be Where You Are" (Peabo Bryson) - 4:15
- "Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole) - 4:30
- "What You Won't Do for Love" (Alfons Kettner, Bobby Caldwell) - 6:02
- "We're the Best of Friends" (Edward Howard, Thomas Campbell) - 4:14
- "Let's Fall in Love /You Send Me” (Medley) (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler/Sam Cooke) - 4:08
- "Love Will Find You" (Peabo Bryson) - 6:09
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists
- Natalie Cole – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 5, 8), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8), percussion (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Michael Wycoff – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Marvin Yancy – keyboards (1, 4, 7)
- Thomas Campbell – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Jim Boling – ARP synthesizer (3, 8), Minimoog (3, 8), Prophet-5 (3, 8), trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), flugelhorn solo (5)
- Robert Palmer – guitars (1, 2)
- Phil Upchurch – guitars (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Richard Horton – guitars (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Keni Burke – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Bobby Eaton – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Dwight W. Watkins – bass (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
- James Gadson – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Andre Robinson – drums (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion (1)
- Chuck Bryson – percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
- Terry Dukes – percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
- Bill Green – saxophones (2, 4)
- Fred Jackson Jr. – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
- Fred Smith – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
- Ernie Watts – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
- Ron Dover – saxophones (3, 5, 6, 8), tenor sax solo (8)
- George Bohanon – trombone (2, 4, 7)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 4, 7)
- Christopher Riddle – trombone (2, 4, 7)
- Daniel Dillard – trombone (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
- Bobby Bryant – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
- Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Gayle Levant – harp (6, 8)
- Benjamin Barrett – orchestra contractor (2, 4, 7)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (2, 4, 7)
- Assa Drori – concertmaster (3, 5, 6, 8)
Music arrangements
- David Blumberg – horn and string arrangements (2), conductor (2)
- Mark Davis – arrangements (2, 4, 7)
- Jim Boling – horn arrangements (3, 5)
- Peabo Bryson – horn and rhythm arrangements (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Daniel Dillard – horn arrangements (3, 5)
- Ron Dover – horn arrangements (3, 5)
- Thaddeus Johnson – horn arrangements (3, 5)
- Johnny Pate – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Linda Williams – horn and string arrangements (4)
- Nelson Riddle – horn and string arrangements (7), conductor (7)
Production
- Cecil Hale – executive producer
- Mark Davis – producer (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Marvin Yancy – producer (1, 2, 4, 7)
- Peabo Bryson – producer (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Johnny Pate – producer (3, 5, 6, 8)
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
- Butch Lynch – engineer (horns, rhythm and strings)
- Steve Reyes – engineer (horns, rhythm and strings)
- Gordon Shyrock – vocal engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Leamon Cox – production coordinator
- Janice Williams – spiritual advisor for Natalie Cole
- Melissa Tormé-March – art direction
- John Ernsdorf – graphic design
- V. Hughes Frye – photography
- Adrian Houghton – hair stylist
- Davida – make-up
- Anthony Scott – fashions for Peabo Bryson
- David Franklin & Associates – management for Peabo Bryson
- Kevin Hunter and New Direction – management for Natalie Cole
