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About That's What Friends Are For
"That's What Friends Are For" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift, but it is better known for the 1985 cover version by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder. This recording, billed as being by "Dionne & Friends", was released as a charity single for AIDS research and prevention. It was a massive hit, becoming the number-one single of 1986 in the United States, and winning the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year. It raised over $3 million for its cause.more »
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And I never thought I'd feel this wayAnd as far as I'm concernedI'm glad I got the chance to say That I do believe I love youAnd if I should ever go awayWell then close your eyes and tryTo feel the way we do today And then if you can rememberKeep smilin', keep shinin'Knowing you can always count on me for sureThat's what friends are forFor good times and bad timesI'll be on your side forever moreThat's what friends are forWell you came and opened meAnd now there's so much more I seeAnd so by the way I thank youAnd then for the times when we're apartWell then close your eyes and knowThese words are coming from my heartAnd then if you can rememberOh, keep smilin', keep shinin'Knowing you can always count on me for sureThat's what friends are forIn good times, in bad timesI'll be on your side forever moreOh, that's what friends are forOh, keep smilin', keep shinin'Knowing you can always count on me for sureThat's what friends are forFor good times and bad timesI'll be on your side forever moreOh, that's what friends are forOh, keep smilin', keep shinin'Knowing you can always count on me for sure'Cause I tell youl, that's what friends are forOh, good times and for bad timesI'll be on your side forever moreOh, that's what friends are for (that's what friends are for, ya)On me for sure (count on me for sure, count on me for sure)That's what friends are for
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Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health. more »
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Written by: BURT F BACHARACH, CAROLE BAYER SAGER, BURT BACHARACH, CAROL BAYER SAGER
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Composition and Original Release1. "That's What Friends Are For" was composed by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager. 2. It was first recorded in 1982 by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film "Night Shift." |
Dionne & Friends Version3. The song was covered later by the renowned quartet: Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Gladys Knight, and famously referred to as "Dionne & Friends".4. This version was released in 1985 as a benefit single for AIDS research and prevention.5. The credit of the song was not given to Warwick and her superstar friends as individuals, but rather as "Dionne & Friends" - a one-time-only pseudonym.6. The record label, Arista Records, donated all profits from the sales to the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). |
Success & Recognition7. Warwick's version of "That's What Friends Are For" became a massive international hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks in January 1986.8. The song also topped the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts in the United States.9. It won two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Song of the Year in 1987.10. By the end of 1986, the song had raised over $3 million for its cause.11. It is considered Dionne Warwick's biggest hit. |
Legacy12. To this day, the song has been played to close multiple AIDS benefit concerts.13. It has been covered by numerous artists, including Trijntje Oosterhuis, who recorded a version in 2007 that topped the Dutch charts.14. Associated Television used "That's What Friends Are For" as the closing theme for their 1989 drama series, "Forever Green". |
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