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In the liner notes to Columbia/Legacy's 2005 reissue of Ray Charles' 1984 album Friendship Gregg Geller calls the record "the crowning achievement" of the phase of Ray's career where he "would cater to current tastes and draw from contemporary sources." That's an accurate assessment of the LP in two ways: first of all, Friendship was a big hit, really the last genuine hit when Charles was alive, reaching number one on the country charts, where it stayed for 70 weeks; second, it is the pinnacle of his '80s country-pop records, the one where Ray truly captured the sound of the era (as evidenced by its chart success), thanks in no small part to producer Billy Sherrill, who gave this the same clean, slick, punchy sound that he brought to many of the Columbia/Epic records he produced in the early '80s. Of course, that doesn't necessarily make Friendship a great record, or even a good one. The very things that made it a hit in 1984 make it very dated -- apart from a cut or two, such as the good-humored opener, "Two Old Cats Like Us," the songs are as generic as Nashville product comes, and the overly bright sound of the album may have made it slip easily onto the charts in 1984, but has lost whatever charm it had over the years. Nevertheless, this is a record made by old pros, so it's never bad. At its best -- meaning when there is some real interaction between Ray and his guests, as there is with Hank Williams, Jr. (the aforementioned "Two Old Cats Like Us"), the Oak Ridge Boys ("This Old Heart [Is Gonna Rise Again]"), and George Jones ("We Didn't See a Thing") -- it's merely pleasant; at it's worst, it's simply dull, and duets between Ray and such greats as Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson simply should not be dull, yet they are here and sound even duller with decades of hindsight. While Friendship is by no means embarrassing, it's also not particularly interesting, and it's more of a testament to the power of Sherrill's Music City machine than it is to Charles' greatness.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Denis Solee, Saxophone - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Diane Tidwell, Background Vocal - T. SEALS, Composer - T. SEALS, Lyricist - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - Billy Sanford, Electric Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Louis Nunley, Background Vocal - Bobby Wood, Keyboards - Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Hank Williams, Jr., Vocal - Hank Williams, Jr., Performer - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jerry Carrigan, Drums - Hershel Washington, Background Vocal
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
J. M. Johnson, Composer - J. M. Johnson, Lyricist - Kenneth Malone, Drums - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - B. Jones, Composer - B. Jones, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Oak Ridge Boys, Performer - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Percussion - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kenneth Malone, Drums - Ron "Snake" Reynolds, Percussion - Pete Drake, Dobro - Robert Ogdin, Keyboards - Billy Sherrill, Producer - G. Gentry, Composer - G. Gentry, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Pete Bordonali, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Reggie Young, Electric Guitar - George Jones, Vocal - George Jones, Performer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Performer - Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - Terry McMillan, Percussion - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - G. Gentry, Composer - G. Gentry, Lyricist - Louis Nunley, Background Vocal - Janie Frickie, Performer - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Ron "Snake" Reynolds, Percussion - Jerry Kroon, Drums - Diane Tidwell, Background Vocal - S. Kennedy, Composer - S. Kennedy, Lyricist - Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Hershel Washington, Background Vocal - Janie Fricke, Vocal - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Kennedy, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Kenneth Malone, Drums - G. Lyle, Composer - G. Lyle, Lyricist - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - P. Kennerley, Composer - P. Kennerley, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Robert Wray II, Bass - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Percussion - B.J. Thomas, Vocal - B.J. Thomas, Performer - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Dale Sellers, Electric Guitar
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Kenneth Malone, Drums - Ricky Skaggs, Vocal - Ricky Skaggs, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Ricky Skaggs, Performer - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Jerry Douglas, Dobro - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - C. Porter, Composer - C. Porter, Lyricist - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - Robert Wray II, Bass - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Percussion - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Ron "Snake" Reynolds, Percussion - The "A" Strings, Strings - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - Robert Wray II, Bass - R. LEIGH, Lyricist - R. LEIGH, Composer - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Jerry Carrigan, Drums - Mickey Gilley, Vocal - Mickey Gilley, Performer
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Kenneth Malone, Drums - Merle Haggard, Vocal - Merle Haggard, Performer - The "A" Strings, Strings - Pete Drake, Dobro - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Pete Bordonali, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - F. Powers, Composer - F. Powers, Lyricist - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Terry McMillan, Percussion - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Reggie Young, Electric Guitar - Billy Sherill, Producer - Buddy Emmons, Steel Guitar
(P) 1984 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Henry Strzelecki, Bass - Wendy Suits, Background Vocal - Pete Bordonali, Electric Guitar - T. SEALS, Composer - T. SEALS, Lyricist - Terry McMillan, Percussion - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Louis Nunley, Background Vocal - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Performer - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Kenneth Malone, Drums - Johnny Cash, Vocal - Johnny Cash, Performer - Rodman Judy, Background Vocal - P. Kennerley, Composer - P. Kennerley, Lyricist - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Hershel Wiginton, Background Vocal - The "A" Strings, Strings - Billy Sherrill, Producer - Billy Sanford, Acoustic Baritone Guitar
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
T. SEALS, Composer - T. SEALS, Lyricist - Willie Nelson, Vocal - Willie Nelson, Guitar - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Pete Drake, Steel Guitar - Louis Nunley, Background Vocal - Ray Charles, Vocal - Jose McElhiney, Trumpet - Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Keyboards - Robert Wray II, Bass - E. SETSER, Composer - E. SETSER, Lyricist - Kenneth Malone, Drums - Willie Nelson with Ray Charles, Performer - Diane Tidwell, Background Vocal - Lisa Silver, Background Vocal - Dale Sellers, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Hershel Wiginton, Background Vocal - The "A" Strings, Strings - Bill McElhiney, Trumpet - Billy Sherrill, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Bennett, Vocal - Tony Bennett, Performer - Joe LaBarbera, Drums - Jorge Calandrelli, Orchestrator - Jorge Calandrelli, Conductor - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Piano - E. STRATTA, Producer - D. Bennett, Producer - Paul Langosch, Bass - J. Taylor, Composer - J. Taylor, Lyricist
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Joel, Vocal - Billy Joel, Piano - Billy Joel, Composer - Billy Joel, Lyricist - Phil Ramone, Producer - Neil Stubenhauss, Bass - Dean Parks, Guitar - Ray Charles, Vocal - Ray Charles, Piano - Vinny Calaiuta, Drums - Billy Joel duet with Ray Charles, Performer
(P) 1986 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
In the liner notes to Columbia/Legacy's 2005 reissue of Ray Charles' 1984 album Friendship Gregg Geller calls the record "the crowning achievement" of the phase of Ray's career where he "would cater to current tastes and draw from contemporary sources." That's an accurate assessment of the LP in two ways: first of all, Friendship was a big hit, really the last genuine hit when Charles was alive, reaching number one on the country charts, where it stayed for 70 weeks; second, it is the pinnacle of his '80s country-pop records, the one where Ray truly captured the sound of the era (as evidenced by its chart success), thanks in no small part to producer Billy Sherrill, who gave this the same clean, slick, punchy sound that he brought to many of the Columbia/Epic records he produced in the early '80s. Of course, that doesn't necessarily make Friendship a great record, or even a good one. The very things that made it a hit in 1984 make it very dated -- apart from a cut or two, such as the good-humored opener, "Two Old Cats Like Us," the songs are as generic as Nashville product comes, and the overly bright sound of the album may have made it slip easily onto the charts in 1984, but has lost whatever charm it had over the years. Nevertheless, this is a record made by old pros, so it's never bad. At its best -- meaning when there is some real interaction between Ray and his guests, as there is with Hank Williams, Jr. (the aforementioned "Two Old Cats Like Us"), the Oak Ridge Boys ("This Old Heart [Is Gonna Rise Again]"), and George Jones ("We Didn't See a Thing") -- it's merely pleasant; at it's worst, it's simply dull, and duets between Ray and such greats as Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson simply should not be dull, yet they are here and sound even duller with decades of hindsight. While Friendship is by no means embarrassing, it's also not particularly interesting, and it's more of a testament to the power of Sherrill's Music City machine than it is to Charles' greatness.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 12 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 00:37:11
- Künstler: Ray Charles
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) 1984, 1986, 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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