| Real Friends | ||||
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Label | RCA Victor [1] | |||
| Producer | Ray Cork, Jr. | |||
| The Friends of Distinction chronology | ||||
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Real Friends is the third studio album by R&B group The Friends of Distinction, released in 1970 on the RCA Victor label.
The album peaked at No. 9 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Love or Let Me Be Lonely", which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 13 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" | Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters, Anita Poree [3] | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Lady Mae" | Anita Poree, Greg Poree, Jerry Peters | 4:55 |
| 3. | "It Don't Matter to Me" | David Gates [4] | 3:22 |
| 4. | "My Mind Is a Camera" | Anita Poree, Jerry Peters | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Out in the Country" | Jerry Peters | 4:50 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Any Way You Want Me" | James Griffin, Robb Royer | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Crazy Mary" | Anita Poree, Jerry Peters | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Just a Little Lovin'" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Long Time Comin' My Way" | Harry Elston, Terry Evans | 2:40 |
| 10. | "On & On" | Anita Poree, Jerry Peters | 3:50 |
| Chart (1970) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 68 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 9 |
| Year | Single | Peak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | US A/C [2] | ||
| 1970 | "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" | 6 | 13 | 9 |
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