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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name =We're the Best of Friends
| name = We're the Best of Friends
| Type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Natalie Cole]] and [[Peabo Bryson]]
| artist = [[Natalie Cole]] and [[Peabo Bryson]]
| Cover =
| cover = File:PBrysonNCole_Friends.jpg
| Released = November 2, 1979
| alt =
| Recorded = 1979
| released = November 2, 1979
| Genre = {{flat list |
| recorded = 1979
| venue =
*[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
| studio = {{hlist|Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles)|[[The Sound Factory]] (Los Angeles)|[[United Western Recorders|United Western]] (Hollywood)}}
*[[soul music|soul]]
| genre = {{flat list |
*[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]
*[[soul music|soul]]
*[[funk]]}}
*[[funk]]}}
| Length = 36:09
| length = 36:09
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| Producer = {{flat list |
| producer = {{flat list |
*[[Peabo Bryson]]
*[[Peabo Bryson]]
*[[Johnny Pate]]
*[[Johnny Pate]]
*Mark Davis
*Mark Davis
*[[The Independents (vocal group)|Marvin Yancy]]}}
*[[Marvin Yancy]]}}
| prev_title =
| Misc = {{Extra chronology
| prev_year =
| Artist = [[Peabo Bryson]]
| next_title =
| Type = studio
| next_year =
| Last album = ''[[Crosswinds (Peabo Bryson album)|Crosswinds]]'' <br />(1978)
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| This album = '''''We're the Best of Friends''''' <br />(1979)
| Next album = ''[[ Paradise (Peabo Bryson album)| Paradise]]'' <br />(1980)
| artist = [[Peabo Bryson]]
| type = studio
}}{{Extra chronology
| prev_title = [[Crosswinds (Peabo Bryson album)|Crosswinds]]
| Artist = [[Natalie Cole]] albums
| Type = studio
| prev_year = 1978
| Last album = ''[[I Love You So]]'' <br /> (1979)
| title = We're the Best of Friends
| This album = '''''We're the Best of Friends'''''<br />(1979)
| year = 1979
| Next album = ''[[Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)|Don't Look Back]]''<br />(1980)
| next_title = [[Paradise (Peabo Bryson album)|Paradise]]
| next_year = 1980
}}
}}{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Natalie Cole]] albums
| type = studio
| prev_title = [[I Love You So]]
| prev_year = 1979
| title = We're the Best of Friends
| year = 1979
| next_title = [[Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)|Don't Look Back]]
| next_year = 1980
}}
}}
}}
'''''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]].
'''''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]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r4305 |tab=review |label=Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole: ''We're The Best Of Friends'' > Review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r4305 |tab=review |label=Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole: ''We're The Best Of Friends'' > Review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |access-date=29 August 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''
|rev2Score = (favourable)<ref name=Variety>{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|1286039845}} |last1=Murphy |first1=Fred |title=Music Records: DISCO TRAX |magazine=Variety |volume=297 |issue=4 |date=28 November 1979 |page=75 }}</ref>
}}
}}
The album reached peak positions of number 44 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 7 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} R&B Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=We're the Best of Friends|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/were-the-best-of-friends-mw0000073756/awards|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=6 June 2015}}</ref>
The album reached peak positions of number 44 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 7 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} R&B Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|title=We're the Best of Friends|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/were-the-best-of-friends-mw0000073756/awards|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"Gimme Some Time" ([[Natalie Cole]]) 3:19
#"Gimme Some Time" ([[Natalie Cole]]) - 3:19
#"This Love Affair" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) 4:37
#"This Love Affair" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:37
#"I Want To Be Where You Are" ([[Peabo Bryson]]) 4:15
#"I Want To Be Where You Are" ([[Peabo Bryson]]) - 4:15
#"Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole) 4:30
#"Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole) - 4:30
#"[[What You Won't Do for Love (song)|What You Won't Do for Love]]" (Alfons Kettner, [[Bobby Caldwell]]) 6:02
#"[[What You Won't Do for Love (song)|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
#"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]]) 4:08
#"[[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
#"Love Will Find You" (Peabo Bryson) - 6:09


==Personnel==
== Personnel ==
{{Div col}}
*[[Natalie Cole]] - Lead and Backing Vocals
* [[Natalie Cole]] – lead and backing vocals
*[[Peabo Bryson]] - Lead and Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
* [[Peabo Bryson]] – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 5, 8), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8), percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5, 6, 8), rhythm arrangements (3, 5, 6, 8)
*Marvin Yancy, Michael Wycoff - Keyboards
* Michael Wycoff – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7)
*[[Phil Upchurch]], Richard Horton, Thomas Campbell - Electric Guitar
* [[Marvin Yancy]] – keyboards (1, 4, 7)
*Andre Robinson, [[James Gadson]] - Drums
* Thomas Campbell – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8)
*Dwight Watkins - Electric Bass, Backing Vocals
* Jim Boling – [[ARP synthesizer]] (3, 8), [[Minimoog]] (3, 8), [[Prophet-5]] (3, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5), trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), flugelhorn solo (5)
*Terry Dukes - Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals
* Robert Palmer – guitar (1, 2)
*[[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]], [[George Bohanon]], Chris Riddle - Trombone
* [[Phil Upchurch]] – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7)
*[[Ernie Watts]], Bill Green, Fred Jackson, Jr., Ron Dover - Saxophone
* Richard Horton – guitar (3, 5, 6, 8)
*Bobby Bryant, [[Oscar Brashear]] - Trumpet
* [[Keni Burke]] – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
*Jim Boling - Flugelhorn
* Bobby Eaton – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
*David Blumberg, [[Nelson Riddle]] - Arranger
* 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 – saxophone (2, 4)
* Fred Jackson, Jr. – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
* Fred Smith – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
* [[Ernie Watts]] – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
* Ron Dover – saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5), tenor saxophone solo (8)
* [[George Bohanon]] – trombone (2, 4, 7)
* [[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]] – trombone (2, 4, 7)
* Chris Riddle – trombone (2, 4, 7)
* Daniel Dillard – trombone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
* [[Oscar Brashear]] – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
* [[Bobby Bryant]] – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
* Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
* Gayle Levant – harp (6, 8)
* David Blumberg – horn and string arrangements (2), conductor (2)
* Mark Davis – arrangements (2, 4, 7)
* Benjamin Barrett – orchestra contractor (2, 4, 7)
* [[Harry Bluestone]] – concertmaster (2, 4, 7)
* [[Johnny Pate]] – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 8)
* Assa Drori – concertmaster (3, 5, 6, 8)
* Linda Williams – horn and string arrangements (4)
* [[Nelson Riddle]] – horn and string arrangements (7), conductor (7)
{{Div col end}}

== Production ==
* Producers – Mark Davis and Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 7); Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate (Tracks 3, 5, 6 & 8).
* Recorded and Mixed by Rik Pekkonen
* Horns, rhythm and strings recorded by Butch Lynch and Steve Reyes.
* Vocals recorded by Gordon Shyrock
* Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Sound Factory and [[United Western Recorders]] (Hollywood, CA).
* Mastered by [[Bernie Grundman]] at [[A&M Studios]] (Hollywood, CA).
* Art Direction – Melissa Tormé-March
* Design – John Ernsdorf
* Photography – V. Hughes Frye


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Chart (1980)
! Chart (1980)
! Peak<br>position
! Peak<br>position
|-
|-
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Pop Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peabo Bryson US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-08-29}}</ref>
| [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Pop Albums]]<ref name="allmusic albums">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peabo Bryson US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2011-08-29}}</ref>
| align=center|44
| align=center|44
|-
|-
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===Singles===
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="1"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peabo Bryson US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-08-29}}</ref>
! colspan="1"| Chart positions<ref name="allmusic singles">{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Peabo Bryson US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=2011-08-29}}</ref>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
! width="40"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]
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| 8
| 8
|-
|-
| align="left"| "What You Won't Do For Love"
| align="left"| "What You Won't Do for Love"
| 16
| 16
|-
|-
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Natalie-Cole-Peabo-Bryson-Were-The-Best-Of-Friends/release/1954919 Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole-We're The Best Of Friends at Discogs]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Natalie-Cole-Peabo-Bryson-Were-The-Best-Of-Friends/release/1954919 Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole-We're The Best Of Friends at Discogs]


==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Natalie Cole}}
{{Natalie Cole}}
{{Peabo Bryson}}
{{Peabo Bryson}}

{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle]]
[[Category:Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Johnny Pate]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Johnny Pate]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:Natalie Cole albums]]
[[Category:Peabo Bryson albums]]
[[Category:Vocal duet albums]]
[[Category:Vocal duet albums]]

Latest revision as of 01:32, 16 February 2024

We're the Best of Friends
Studio album by
Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson
ReleasedNovember 2, 1979
Recorded1979
Studio
Genre
Length36:09
LabelCapitol
Producer
Peabo Bryson chronology
Crosswinds
(1978) 		We're the Best of Friends
(1979) 		Paradise
(1980)
Natalie Cole albums chronology
I Love You So
(1979) 		We're the Best of Friends
(1979) 		Don't Look Back
(1980)

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.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Variety(favourable)[2]

The album reached peak positions of number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.[3]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Gimme Some Time" (Natalie Cole) - 3:19
  2. "This Love Affair" (Marvin Yancy, Natalie Cole) - 4:37
  3. "I Want To Be Where You Are" (Peabo Bryson) - 4:15
  4. "Your Lonely Heart" (Natalie Cole) - 4:30
  5. "What You Won't Do for Love" (Alfons Kettner, Bobby Caldwell) - 6:02
  6. "We're the Best of Friends" (Edward Howard, Thomas Campbell) - 4:14
  7. "Let's Fall in Love /You Send Me” (Medley) (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler/Sam Cooke) - 4:08
  8. "Love Will Find You" (Peabo Bryson) - 6:09

Personnel[edit]

  • Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals
  • Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 5, 8), keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8), percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5, 6, 8), rhythm arrangements (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), horn arrangements (3, 5), trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), flugelhorn solo (5)
  • Robert Palmer – guitar (1, 2)
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Richard Horton – guitar (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 – saxophone (2, 4)
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Fred Smith – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Ron Dover – saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5), tenor saxophone solo (8)
  • George Bohanon – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Chris Riddle – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Daniel Dillard – trombone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
  • Bobby Bryant – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
  • Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
  • Gayle Levant – harp (6, 8)
  • David Blumberg – horn and string arrangements (2), conductor (2)
  • Mark Davis – arrangements (2, 4, 7)
  • Benjamin Barrett – orchestra contractor (2, 4, 7)
  • Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (2, 4, 7)
  • Johnny Pate – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Linda Williams – horn and string arrangements (4)
  • Nelson Riddle – horn and string arrangements (7), conductor (7)

Production[edit]

  • Producers – Mark Davis and Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 7); Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate (Tracks 3, 5, 6 & 8).
  • Recorded and Mixed by Rik Pekkonen
  • Horns, rhythm and strings recorded by Butch Lynch and Steve Reyes.
  • Vocals recorded by Gordon Shyrock
  • Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Sound Factory and United Western Recorders (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction – Melissa Tormé-March
  • Design – John Ernsdorf
  • Photography – V. Hughes Frye

Charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 44
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 7

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1980 "Gimme Some Time" 8
"What You Won't Do for Love" 16

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole: We're The Best Of Friends > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ Murphy, Fred (28 November 1979). "Music Records: DISCO TRAX". Variety. Vol. 297, no. 4. p. 75. ProQuest 1286039845.
  3. ^ "We're the Best of Friends". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  5. ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.

External links[edit]

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