We're the Best of Friends

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
Studio album by
Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson
ReleasedNovember 2, 1979
Recorded1979
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)

Reception
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
  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) 4:08
  8. "Love Will Find You" (Peabo Bryson) 6:09

Personnel
  • 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)
  • Benjamin Barrett – orchestra contractor (2, 4, 7)
  • Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (2, 4, 7)
  • David Blumberg – horn arrangements (2), string arrangements (2), conductor (2)
  • George Bohanon – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Jim Boling – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), Minimoog (3, 8), ARP synthesizer (3, 8), Prophet 5 (3, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5), flugelhorn solo (5)
  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion (1)
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
  • Bobby Bryant – trumpet (2, 4, 7)
  • Chuck Bryson – percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
  • Keni Burke – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Thomas Campbell – keyboards (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Mark Davis – arrangements (2, 4, 7)
  • Dan Dillard – trombone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
  • Ron Dover – saxophone (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5), tenor sax solo (8)
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Terry Dukes – percussion (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
  • Bobby Eaton – bass (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • James Gadson – drums (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Bill Green – saxophone (2, 4)
  • Richard Horton – guitar (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Thad Johnson – trumpet (3, 5, 6, 8), horn arrangements (3, 5)
  • Gayle Levant – harp (6, 8)
  • Robert Palmer – guitar (1, 2)
  • Johnny Pate – string arrangements (3, 5, 6, 8), conductor (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Chris Riddle – trombone (2, 4, 7)
  • Nelson Riddle – horn arrangements (7), string arrangements (7), conductor (7)
  • Andre Robinson – drums (3, 5, 6, 8)
  • Fred Smith – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Phil Upchurch – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Dwight Watkins – bass (3, 5, 6, 8), backing vocals (3, 5, 8)
  • Ernie Watts – saxophone (2, 4, 7)
  • Linda Williams – horn arrangements (4), string arrangements (4)
  • Michael Wycoff – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7)
  • Marvin Yancy – keyboards (1, 4, 7)

Production
  • Producers – Mark Davis and Marvin Yancy (Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 7); Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate (Tracks 3, 5, 6 & 8).
  • Executive Producer – Cecil Hale
  • 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
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 44
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 7

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

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole: We're The Best Of Friends > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. Murphy, Fred (November 28, 1979). "Music Records: DISCO TRAX". proquest.com. Vol. 297 no. 4. Variety. p. 75.
  3. "We're the Best of Friends". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. "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.
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