Friends

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Annotation

matrix/runout: 724385303920 MASTERED BY EMI MFG.
matrix/runout stamped (mirrored): 1-1-1
mastering SID: IFPI L043

Tracklist

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1A Night to Remember
miscellaneous support:
Gene Dozier (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited) and Foster Sylvers (task: arranged by [rhythm] / uncredited)
bass:
James Ingram
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Ed Greene
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed and Ricky Sylvers
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo and James Ingram
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
recording of:
A Night to Remember
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.
5:10
2Don’t Try to Change Me
miscellaneous support:
Benjamin Wright (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited)
bass [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed
keyboard [uncredited]:
William Bryant and Joey Gallo
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Jody Watley
arranger:
William Bryant
recording of:
Don’t Try to Change Me
writer:
William Bryant, Tina Scott and Robyrda Stiger
4:11
3Help Me
miscellaneous support:
Benjamin Wright (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited)
bass and percussion [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Ed Greene
guitar [uncredited]:
Richard Randolph
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo and Kevin Spencer
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
arranger:
Joey Gallo
recording of:
Help Me
writer:
Nidra Beard, Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers and Jody Watley
5:10
4On Top of the World
miscellaneous support:
Gene Dozier (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited) and Dana Meyers (task: arranged by [vocals] / uncredited)
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed and Richard Randolph
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo, Michael Nash and William Shelby
percussion [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
recording of:
On Top of the World
writer:
Dana Meyers and Richard Randolph
4:07
5I Don’t Wanna Be the Last to Know
miscellaneous support:
Benjamin Wright (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited)
bass [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo, William Shelby, Rickey Smith and Kevin Spencer
percussion [uncredited]:
Wayne Milstein
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Be the Last to Know
writer:
Nidra Beard, Linda Carriére, William Shelby and Kevin Spencer
3:59
6Friends
miscellaneous support:
Gene Dozier (task: arranged by [strings] / uncredited), William Shelby (task: arranged by [rhythm] / uncredited) and Benjamin Wright (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited)
bass [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Ed Greene
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo, Michael Nash and William Shelby
percussion [uncredited]:
Wayne Milstein
vocal:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
recording of:
Friends
writer:
Nidra Beard, Glen J. Barbee and William Shelby
5:01
7Playing to Win
miscellaneous support:
Benjamin Wright (task: arranged by [horns] / uncredited)
co-producer:
Jeffrey Daniel (task: uncredited)
bass [uncredited]:
Foster Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Richard Randolph and Ricky Sylvers
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo, Kevin Spencer and Patricia Sylvers
percussion [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
vocal:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
arranger:
Joey Gallo and Foster Sylvers
recording of:
Playing to Win
writer:
Ralph Clayborn, Charmaine Sylvers and Jody Watley
4:17
8I Just Stopped by Because I Had To
miscellaneous support:
Gene Dozier (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited) and Shalamar (task: arranged by [vocals] / uncredited)
bass and percussion [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo and Rickey Smith
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
arranger:
Joey Gallo
recording of:
I Just Stopped by Because I Had To
writer:
Nidra Beard, Joey Gallo, Stephen Shockley and Leon Sylvers
4:07
9There It Is
miscellaneous support:
Gene Dozier (task: arranged by [horns, strings] / uncredited)
drums (drum set) [uncredited]:
Wardell Potts
guitar [uncredited]:
Richard Randolph and Ricky Sylvers
keyboard [uncredited]:
Leon Sylvers
percussion [uncredited]:
Wayne Milstein
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
arranger:
Ricky Sylvers
recording of:
There It Is
writer:
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers and Charmaine Sylvers
4:26
10I Can Make You Feel Good
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Hodge
engineer:
Bob Brown and Jim Shifflett
producer:
Leon Sylvers III
drums (drum set):
Ed Greene
guitar:
Ernest "Pepper" Reed
guitar [uncredited]:
Earnest Reed
instruments:
Leon Sylvers III
keyboard [uncredited]:
Joey Gallo and Rickey Smith
percussion:
Wayne Milstein
background vocals:
Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley
lead vocals:
Howard Hewett
arranger:
Gene Dozier, Leon Sylvers III and William Shelby
recording of:
I Can Make You Feel Good
writer:
Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson and William Shelby
4:22