Fairweather Friend Explained

Fairweather Friend
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Gill
Album:	Johnny Gill
Released:	September 26, 1990
Genre:	R&B new jack swing
Length:	4:35
Label:	Motown
Producer:	L.A. Reid Babyface
Prev Title:	My, My, My
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Wrap My Body Tight
Next Year:	1991

"Fairweather Friend" is a song by American singer Johnny Gill, released as the third single from his self-titled debut album under Motown. The song peaked at number 2 on the US R&B chart, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	142
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[2]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)! scope="col"

Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	53

References

1. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 3 December 1990. bubblingdownunder.com. December 3, 2021. December 7, 2021.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 110.

3. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990. Billboard. January 21, 2021.