Best of Friends (Twennynine album)

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Best of Friends
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Studio album by
Twennynine featuring Lenny White
ReleasedOctober 1979
Genre
Length32:22
Label Elektra
Producer
Twennynine featuring Lenny White chronology
Best of Friends
(1979)
Twennynine with Lenny White
(1980)
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Best of Friends is the debut album by American R&B band Twennynine, released in October 1979 on Elektra Records. It was produced by Lenny White and Larry Dunn. [2] The album reached No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Singles

The single, "Peanut Butter", reached number three on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Citi Dancin'" (Lenny White, Barry Johnson) – 4:24
  2. "Take Me or Leave Me" (Eddie Martinez) – 4:00
  3. "Best of Friends" (White, Danall Miller, Leslie Rene) – 3:52
  4. "Peanut Butter" (Donald Blackman) – 3:37
  5. "Betta" (Johnson) – 4:18
  6. "Morning Sunrise" (Blackman) – 3:18
  7. "Oh Sylvie" (Miller, Valmon Burke) – 3:42
  8. "Tropical Nights" (White) – 5:11

Personnel

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "Twennynine with Lenny White: Best of Friends". allmusic.com.
  2. Twennynine with Lenny White: Best of Friends. Elektra Records. 1979.
  3. "Twennynine Featuring Lenny White: Best of Friends (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard .
  4. "Twennynine Featuring Lenny White: Peanut Butter (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard .