The Best of the Friends of Distinction

by The Friends of Distinction

Overview

It's the summer of 1969, and the whole world is joyfully singing, "Grazing in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it!" The Friends of Distinction's debut single was a made-for-radio pop masterpiece that captured the ebullience of that last summer of the '60s in its three minutes of harmonic exuberance. While the group never quite reached those heights again, the Friends did produce a small body of work in their brief lifetime that has held up well. The foursome's two other major hit singles, "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going in Circles" have joined "Grazing in the Grass" in the permanent rotations of most "fun and oldies" formats. Other highlights of this 20-song compilation include "Grazing"'s flipside, "I Really Hope You Do," the group's reading of the Four Tops' hit "Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)," David Gates' "It Don't Matter to Me," and the beautifully baritoned "Love Can Make It Easier." ~ Jim Newsom

Product Details

Release Date:	11/26/1996
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0078636690629
Rank:	5616

Tracks

1. Grazing in the Grass
2. I Really Hope You Do
3. Crazy Mary
4. It Don't Matter to Me
5. Love or Let Me Be Lonely
6. I've Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)
7. Dying to Live
8. Going in Circles
9. I Need You
10. Long Time Coming My Way
11. Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
12. Jenny Wants to Know
13. Love Can Make It Easier
14. And I Love Him
15. Check It Out
16. Down I Go
17. I Can't Get You out of My Mind
18. Lonesome Mood
19. Time Waits for No One
20. Great Day

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Friends of Distinction   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Paul McCartney   Composer
Alvertis Isbell   Composer
Skip Scarborough   Composer
Eddie Floyd   Composer
Edgar Winter   Composer
David Gates   Composer
Frank Butler   Composer
Marian Conaty   Mastering
John Lennon   Composer
Neil Sedaka   Composer
Philemon Hou   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Anita Poree   Composer
Brian Potter   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Dennis Lambert   Composer
Howard Greenfield   Composer
Hugh Masekela   Composer
Jerry Peters   Composer
Dalita Keumurian   Project Manager
Harry Elston   Composer
Jackie Rhinehart   Liner Notes
Basil Marshall   Compilation Supervisor