We're the Best of Friends

• Natalie Cole – lead vocals, 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 – guitars (1, 2)
• Phil Upchurch – guitars (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Richard Horton – guitars (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 – saxophones (2, 4)
• Fred Jackson, Jr. – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
• Fred Smith – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
• Ernie Watts – saxophones (2, 4, 7)
• Ron Dover – saxophones (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

• Cecil Hale – executive producer
• Mark Davis – producer (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Marvin Yancy – producer (1, 2, 4, 7)
• Peabo Bryson – producer (3, 5, 6, 8)
• Johnny Pate – producer (3, 5, 6, 8)
• Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
• Butch Lynch – engineer (horns, rhythm and strings)
• Steve Reyes – engineer (horns, rhythm and strings)
• Gordon Shyrock – vocal engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Leamon Cox – production coordinator
• Janice Williams – spiritual advisor for Natalie Cole
• Melissa Tormé-March – art direction
• John Ernsdorf – graphic design
• V. Hughes Frye – photography
• Adrian Houghton – hair stylist
• Davida – make-up
• Anthony Scott – fashions for Peabo Bryson
• David Franklin & Associates – management for Peabo Bryson
• Kevin Hunter and New Direction – management for Natalie Cole

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 Recorders (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)

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [4]	44
Billboard Top Soul Albums [4]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [5]
		US R&B
1980	"Gimme Some Time"	8
	"What You Won't Do for Love"	16

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Peabo Bryson & Natalie Cole: We're The Best Of Friends > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
2. Murphy, Fred (November 28, 1979). "Music Records: DISCO TRAX". Variety. Vol. 297, no. 4. p. 75. ProQuest   1286039845.
3. "We're the Best of Friends". Allmusic . Retrieved June 6, 2015.
4. "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
5. "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

External links

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