That's What Friends Are For (Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams album)

This Is Niecy
Studio album by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams
Released June 27, 1978
Genre R&B
Length 32:30
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer David Foster, Jack Gold
Johnny Mathis chronology
Mathis Is
(1977)		 That's What Friends Are For
(1978)		 You Light Up My Life
(1978)
Deniece Williams chronology
Song Bird
(1977)		 That's What Friends Are For
(1978)		 When Love Comes Calling
(1979)
2003 Reissue cover
The cover of the 2003 reissue of That's What Friends Are For
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Allmusic [1]

That's What Friends Are For is a 1978 album by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams released on Columbia Records. The album went to number 19 on the Pop Albums chart and number 14 on the Black Albums chart. A cover of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's "You're All I Need To Get By" reached number 10 on the black singles chart.[2] That's What Friends Are For has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.[3] The album was reissued on Jul 1, 2003 with four bonus tracks.[4]

Contents

Track listing

Original Release

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You're All I Need to Get By"   Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson 2:40
2. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"   Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder 3:39
3. "You're a Special Part of My Life"   L Groves, Clarence McDonald, J.D. Williams 2:56
4. "Ready or Not"   Amber DiLena, Jerry Keller 2:50
5. "Me for You, You for Me"   Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald 3:12
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Heaven Must Have Sent You"   Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland 3:22
7. "Just the Way You Are"   Billy Joel 3:43
8. "That's What Friends Are For"   Fritz Baskett, L. Groves, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams 3:27
9. "I Just Can't Get Over You"   Nat Kipner, Winston Sela 4:11
10. "Touching Me With Love"   Mel Besher, Corey Maass 2:30

2005 Reissue

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You're All I Need to Get By"   Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson 2:40
2. "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"   Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder 3:39
3. "You're a Special Part of My Life"   L Groves, Clarence McDonald, J.D. Williams 2:56
4. "Ready or Not"   Amber DiLena, Jerry Keller 2:50
5. "Me for You, You for Me"   Fritz Baskett, Clarence McDonald 3:12
6. "Heaven Must Have Sent You"   Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland 3:22
7. "Just the Way You Are"   Billy Joel 3:43
8. "That's What Friends Are For"   Fritz Baskett, L. Groves, Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams 3:27
9. "I Just Can't Get Over You"   Nat Kipner, Winston Sela 4:11
10. "Touching Me With Love"   Mel Besher, Corey Maass 2:30
11. "Emotion"   Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb 3:18
12. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"   Nat Kipner, John Vallins 3:00
13. "Love Won't Let Me Wait"   Vinnie Barrett, Bobby Eli 4:14
14. "Without Us"   Jeff Barry, Tom Scott 4:02

[2][4][5]

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart Position Country
1978 Black Albums 14 US
1978 Pop Albums 19 US
Singles – Billboard
Year Single Chart Position
1978 "You're All I Need To Get By" Black Singles 10 US
1978 "You're All I Need To Get By" Pop Singles 47 US

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Personnel

Musicians

  • Murray Adler - Violin
  • Dorothy Ashby - Harp
  • Jack Ashford - Percussion
  • Michael Baird - Drums
  • Israel Baker - Violin
  • Sidney Barnes - Vocals
  • Arnold Belnick - Violin
  • Harry Bluestone - Concert Master
  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Percussion
  • Ollie E. Brown - Percussion
  • Bill Champlin - Vocals
  • Dyanne Chandler - Vocals
  • Ronald Cooper - Cello
  • Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
  • Rollice Dale - Viola
  • Douglas Davis - Cello
  • Vincent DeRosa - French Horn
  • Glen Dicterow - Violin
  • Kurt Dieterle - Violin
  • Assa Drori - Violin
  • David Duke - French Horn
  • Scott Edwards - Bass
  • Jesse Ehrlich - Cello
  • Alan Estes - Percussion
  • Larry Farrow - Keyboards
  • Charles Fearing - Guitar
  • Richard Feldman - Guitar
  • Henry Ferber - Violin
  • Ronald Folsom - Violin
  • David Foster - Keyboards
  • David Frisina - Violin
  • Jim Gilstrap - Background Vocals
  • Endre Granat - Violin
  • Bill Green - Flute, Baritone Saxophone
  • Ed Greene - Drums
  • Lani Groves - Background Vocals
  • Allan Harshman - Viola
  • John Heitmann - Flute
  • Robert Henderson - French Horn
  • Gary Herbig - Saxophone
  • Jerry Hey - Horn
  • David Hungate - Bass
  • William Hymanson - Violin
  • Larry Jacobs - Vocals
  • Plas Johnson - Flute
  • Dennis Karmazyn - Cello
  • Armand Karpoff - Cello
  • Ray Kelley - Cello
  • Myra Kestenbaum - Viola
  • Jacob Krachmalnick - Violin
  • Raphael Kramer - Cello
  • Ron Leonard - Cello
  • Steve Lukather - Guitar
  • Arthur Maebe - French Horn
  • Virginia Majewski - Viola
  • Leonard Malarsky - Violin
  • Johnny Mathis - Vocals
  • Tim May - Guitar
  • Don Myrick - Saxophone
  • Alexander Neiman - Viola
  • Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe - Viola
  • Gene Page - Strings, Horn
  • Don Palmer - Violin
  • Richard Perissi - French Horn
  • Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards
  • Stanley Plummer - Violin
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums
  • Mike Porcaro - Bass
  • George Price - French Horn
  • Lee Ritenour - Guitar
  • Sylvester Rivers - Keyboards
  • Nathan Ross - Violin
  • Henry Roth - Violin
  • Michel Rubini - Piano
  • Sheldon Sanov - Violin
  • Harry Schultz - Cello
  • David Schwartz - Viola
  • Gene Sherry - French Horn
  • Jack Shulman - Violin
  • Henry Sigismonti - French Horn
  • Ralph Silverman - Violin
  • Leland Sklar - Bass
  • Marshall Sosson - Violin
  • Sheridon Stokes - Flute
  • Gloria Strassner - Cello
  • Julia Tillman Waters - Vocals
  • Alexander Treger - Violin
  • Tommy Vig - Percussion
  • David T. Walker - Guitar
  • Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
  • Ernie Watts - Tenor Saxophone
  • Maxine Willard Waters Background Vocals
  • Deniece Williams - Vocals
  • Stevie Wonder - Harmonica
  • Robert Zimmitti - Percussion

Production

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References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d "That's What Friends Are For -Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r25851. Retrieved 22 June, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Deniece Williams Albums Cerrtification". riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=DENIECE%20WILLIAMS&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 7 June, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "That's What Friends Are For -Overview". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651725. Retrieved 22 June, 2009. 
  5. ^ "Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - That's What Friends Are For". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Mathis-Deniece-Williams-Thats-What-Friends-Are-For/release/1793124. Retrieved 22 June, 2009. 
Deniece Williams
Studio albums
This Is Niecy (1976) · Song Bird (1977) · When Love Comes Calling (1979) · My Melody (1981) · Niecy (1982) · I'm So Proud (1983) · Let's Hear It for the Boy (1984) · Hot On the Trail (1986) · Water Under the Bridge (1987) · As Good As It Gets (1988) · Love Solves It All (1996) · This Is My Song (1998) · Love, Niecy Style (2007)
Other albums
That's What Friends Are For (1978)
Singles
"Free" (1976) · "I've Got the Next Dance" (1979) · "Silly" (1981) · "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982) · "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984) · "Next Love" (1984) · "Black Butterfly" (1984)
Duet singles
Related topics
Book:Deniece Williams