Don't Ask Me to Be Friends

"Don't Ask Me to Be Friends"
Single by The Everly Brothers
B-side	"No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile"
Released	1962
Recorded	July 11, 1962
Genre	Pop
Length	2:27
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Goffin & Jack Keller [1]
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail" (1962) "Don't Ask Me to Be Friends" (1962) "Nancy's Minuet" (1963)

"Don't Ask Me to Be Friends" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Jack Keller, which was released in 1962 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 48, ^[2] while reaching No. 16 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Chart performance

Chart (1962)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	48
US Billboard - Middle-Road Singles	16

Cover versions

• The song was covered by Teddy Thompson as a hidden track for Upfront & Down Low in 2007, by Cliff Richard for his 1970 album Tracks 'n Grooves ^[5] and by Joe Junior for his 1973 album VIth.

References

1. Don't Ask Me to Be Friends - By: The Everly Brothers, MusicVF.com. Accessed August 10, 2015
2. The Everly Brothers - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed August 10, 2015
3. The Everly Brothers - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed August 10, 2015
4. "Middle-Road Singles", Billboard , November 17, 1962. p. 38
5. Cliff Richard – Tracks 'N Grooves, Discogs.com. Accessed August 12, 2015