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
Released	November 2, 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders (Los Angeles) The Sound Factory (Los Angeles) United Western (Hollywood)
Genre	R&B soul funk
Length	36:09
Label	Capitol
Producer	Peabo Bryson Johnny Pate Mark Davis Marvin Yancy
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Variety	(favourable)

The album reached peak positions of number 44 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

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	44
Billboard Top Soul Albums	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		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