Friends

~ Release by Shalamar (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	A 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.	5:11
A2	Don'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	4:10
A3	Help 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	5:11
A4	On 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	4:08
A5	I 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	4:01
B1	Friends 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
B2	Playing 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	4:25
B3	I 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	4:09
B4	There 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	4:28
B5	I 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	4:21

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/8074045 [info]

Release group

part of:	ソーラー名盤紙ジャケット・コレクション (order: 1)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/316959 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/33vh [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000195697 [info]
Wikidata:	Q5504142 [info]

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