The Friends Of Distinction "Love Can Make It Easier" (1973) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side 1

01 - Love Can Make It Easier (Skip Scarborough)

02 - No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever (Michael Masser & Pam Sawyer)

03 - Now Is The Time (Ernie Shelby)

04 - Believe In Me (Larry Farrow & Adele Sebastian)

05 - You're Gonna Make It (Skip Scarborough)

06 - The Chittlin' Song (Skip Scarborough & Greg Poree)

Side 2

01 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) (Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter)

02 - The Way We Planned It (George Clinton)

03 - Thumb Trippin' (I'll Be Movin' On) (Floyd Butler, Ray Cork Jr., Harry Elston & Stephanie Black)

04 - Easy Evil (Alan O'Day)

05 - Only Give Love (Jerry Peters)

Produced by Ray Cork Jr. & The Friends Of Distinction

Recording & Mix Down Engineer : Rick Ruggieri

Recorded in RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California

Strings : Tom Buffum, David Campbell, E. Marcy Dicterow, Ronald Folsom, Glenn E. Grab, Harold Greenberg, William H. Henderson, Terry King, Gayle Levant, Gordon Marron, Dana L. Rees, Jay Allen Rosen, Sheldon Sanov, Evelyn Ruth Schuck, Norman Serkin, Haim Shtrum, Barry Socher, Polly Sweeney

Horns : Oscar Brashear, Jim Decker, Chuck Findley, Paul Hubinon, Richard Nash, David Roberts, Gale Robinson, Joseph Angelo Valenti, David Wells

Woodwinds : Bill Green, Jim Horn, Fred Jackson, Jackie Kelso, Marshall Royal, Ernie Watts

Keyboards : Larry Farrow, Jerry Peters, Joe Sampke, Skip Scarborough

Guitars : Dean Parks, Don Peake, Greg Poree, Louie Shelton, David T. Walker

Bass : Ronald Brown, Darrell Clayborn, Wayne Douglas

Drums : Ed Greene, Harvey Mason

Congas : King Errisson, Bobbye Hall

Percussion : Gary Coleman, Ray Cork Jr., Alan Estes

Side 1

01 - Love Can Make It Easier

Arranged by David Crawford

Vocals Arranged by Skip Scarborough

02 - No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever

Rhythm & Vocals Arranged by Larry Farrow

Strings & Horns Arranged by David Blumberg

03 - Now Is The Time

Arranged by Ray Cork Jr.

Vocals Arranged by Jerry Peters

04 - Believe In Me

Rhythm Arranged by Larry Farrow

Strings & Horns Arranged by Ray Cork Jr.

Vocals Arranged by Skip Scarborough

05 - You're Gonna Make It

Rhythm & Vocals Arranged by Skip Scarborough

Strings & Horns Arranged by David Crawford

06 - The Chittlin' Song

Arranged by David Crawford

Vocals Arranged by Skip Scarborough

Side 2

01 - Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)

Rhythm Arranged by Ray Cork Jr.

Strings & Horns Arranged by David Blumberg

02 - The Way We Planned It

Arranged by David Crawford

Vocals Arranged by Skip Scarborough

03 - Thumb Trippin' (I'll Be Movin' On)

Arranged by Ray Cork Jr.

Vocals Arranged by Jerry Peters

04 - Easy Evil

Rhythm Arranged by Ray Cork Jr.

Horns Arranged by David Blumberg

05 - Only Give Love

Rhythm & Vocals Arranged by Jerry Peters

Strings & Horns Arranged by David Blumberg

The Friends Of Distinction "Whatever" (1970) -Soul / Smooth Soul-

Label : RCA Victor

Top Side

01 - You And I (Greg Poree & Jerry Peters)

02 - New Mother Nature (Burton Cummings)

03 - Soulful Anthem (David Bryant)

04 - Time Waits For No One (Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield)

05 - People Talkin' And Sayin' Nothin' (Wilma Classon & Ken Williams)

Bottom Side

06 - Check It Out (Floyd Butler & Billy Osborne)

07 - Didn't We (Jimmy Webb)

08 - Great Day (Barbara Love & Terry Evans)

09 - Willa Faye (Greg Poree & Jerry Peters)

10 - Bring Us A Better Day* (John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins)

Produced by Ray Cork Jr.

Recording & Mixdown Engineer : Hank McGill

Recording Technicians : Dennis Smith & Steve Francisco

Rhythm Section Manager : Ben Barrett

Special thanks to the creative musicians who helped make this album 'Whatever' it is

Jerry Peters : All Vocal Arrangements & Vocal Coaching, Rhythm Arrangements, Tracks 01, 05, 06 & 09, Keyboards, All Tracks

Ray Cork Jr. : Rhythm Arrangements, Tracks 02, 03, 04, 07, 08 & 10, Horn Arrangements, Tracks 07 & 10, String Arrangement, Track 07, Keyboard, Tracks 01, 02 & 04, Percussion, Track 05, Trumpet, Tracks 01 & 10

Bob Harris : Horn Arrangements, All Tracks but 07 & 10, String Arrangements, Tracks 01, 04, 06, 08 & 09

Joe Sample : Keyboard, All Tracks

Louie Shelton : Guitar, All Tracks but 09 & 10

Greg Poree : Guitar, All Tracks

David T. Walker : Guitar, Tracks 09 & 10

Wilton Felder : Electric Bass, All Tracks

Gary Coleman : Percussion, All Tracks but 09 & 10

Kenneth Watson : Percussion, Tracks 09 & 10

King Errisson : Congas, All Tracks

Toxey French : Drums, All Tracks but 05 & 06

Ed Greene : Drums, Tracks 05 & 06

Jimmy Getzoff : Violin Concertmaster, Tracks 01, 04, 06, 07, 08 & 09

Nathan Ross : Violin, Tracks 01, 04, 06, 07, 08 & 09

Samuel Boghossian : Viola, Tracks 01, 04, 06, 07, 08 & 09

Armand Kaproff : Cello, Tracks 01, 04, 06, 07, 08 & 09

Plas Johnson : Woodwinds, All Tracks but 10

William Green : Woodwinds, Tracks 01, 05, 07, 08 & 09

Jay Migliori : Baritone Sax, Tracks 02, 03, 04 & 06

Paul Hubinon : Trumpet, Tracks 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 07, Flugelhorn Tracks 08 & 09

John Audino : Trumpet Tracks 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 07, Flugelhorn Tracks 08 & 09

Richard Nash : Trombone, All Tracks but 10, Baritone Horn, Track 01

Added thanks to the Conn Musical Instrument Corporation for the use of the 'Conn Multivider' Tracks 02, 03, 04, 06 & 10

Recorded in RCA's Music Center of the World Hollywood, California

*Vocal Overdubs Recorded at United Recorders, Las Vegas, Nevada

Top Side

01 - You And I

Solo by Charlene Gibson

02 - New Mother Nature

Sung by the group

03 - Soulful Anthem

Solo by Harry Elston

04 - Time Waits For No One

Sung by the group

05 - People Talkin' And Sayin' Nothin'

Solo by Floyd Butler

Bottom Side

06 - Check It Out

Solo by Floyd Butler

07 - Didn't We

Solo by Barbara Love

08 - Great Day

Sung by Barbara Love & Harry Elston

09 - Willa Faye

Solo by Floyd Butler

10 - Bring Us A Better Day

Solo by Barbara Love