We're the Best of Friends explained

We're the Best of Friends
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Natalie Cole and Peabo Bryson
Cover:	File:PBrysonNCole_Friends.jpg
Released:	November 2, 1979
Recorded:	1979
Length:	36:09
Label:	Capitol

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

The album reached peak positions of number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on Billboard R&B Albums chart.^[1]

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/Sam Cooke) - 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)
• 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

• 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

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	44
Billboard Top Soul Albums	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US R&B
1980	"Gimme Some Time"	8
	"What You Won't Do for Love"	16

External links

• Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole-We're The Best Of Friends at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: We're the Best of Friends. Allmusic. 6 June 2015.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Peabo Bryson US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3789/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Peabo Bryson US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-29.