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| Whatever | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 46:45 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Ray Cork, Jr. | |||
| The Friends of Distinction chronology | ||||
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Whatever is the fourth studio album by R&B group The Friends of Distinction, released in 1970 on the RCA Victor label.
The album peaked at No. 42 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 179 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single, "Time Waits for No One", which peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 37 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and I" | Greg Poree, Jerry Peters | 5:05 |
| 2. | "New Mother Nature" | Burton Cummings | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Soulful Anthem" | David Bryant | 7:17 |
| 4. | "Time Waits for No One" | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | 3:20 |
| 5. | "People Talkin' and Sayin' Nothin'" | Wilma Classon, Ken Williams | 5:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Check It Out" | Floyd Butler, Billy Osborne | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Didn't We" | Jimmy Webb | 5:37 |
| 8. | "Great Day" | Barbara Love, Terry Evans | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Willa Faye" | Greg Poree, Jerry Peters | 4:37 |
| 10. | "Bring Us a Better Day" | John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins | 3:43 |
Album
| Chart (1970) | Peak [1] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 179 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 42 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | ||
| 1970 | "Time Waits for No One" | 60 | 37 |
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