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A1	Breaking Ground	4:26
A2	South Town	5:25
A3	Tequila	4:09
A4	Blues For T.J.	5:19
B1	Song In The 5th Grade	5:23
B2	Crusin'	5:19
B3	L.A., N.Y. Soloist, Saxophone – Michael Brecker	4:55
B4	Friends Soloist, Saxophone – Michael Brecker	5:18

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △4047
• Recorded At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Engineered At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Remixed At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Don Piestrup
• Art Direction – Simon Levy
• Clavinet – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
• Concertmaster – Assa Drori
• Conductor – Jerry Hey
• Design [Cover] – Laura LiPuma
• Drums – Jeff Porcaro
• Electric Bass – Abe Laboriel*, Larry Carlton (tracks: A3, B1)
• Electric Guitar – B.B. King (tracks: A4), Larry Carlton
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3), Joe Sample (tracks: A2, A3), Larry Carlton (tracks: B1), Terry Trotter (tracks: A1, B1 to B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Hal Sacks, Steve Carlton
• Engineer [Re-mix] – Michael Verdick
• Engineer [Strings, Horns & Tympanis] – Allen Sides
• Engineer, Engineer [Re-mix] – Larry*
• Organ – Brian Mann (tracks: A4, B1)
• Percussion – Alex Acuna* (tracks: B2), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2, B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1)
• Photography By – Bob Seidemann
• Piano [Acoustic] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
• Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
• Soloist, Flute – Jim Horn (tracks: B1)
• Synthesizer – Brian Mann (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B4)
• Timpani – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A1)
• Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , Charles Loper, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary
• Trumpet – Charles Findley*, Gary E. Grant*, Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Pat Lobinger
• Vibraphone – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A2)
• Vocals [Scat] – Al Jarreau (tracks: A3)
• Woodwind – Don Menza, Gary Herbig, Gordon Berg*, James Horn*, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams

Notes

Recorded at Room 335, Hollywood, CA and Ocean Way Studio, Hollywood
"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.

Issued with a Warner Bros. inner sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23834-1
• Barcode (Scanned): 075992383417
• Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched): B-17926-SH1 SLM △4047 1-23884-A-SH-1
• Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched): B-17927-SH1 SLM △4047-X 1-23834-B SH-1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
WB 9 23834-4	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records Inc.	WB 9 23834-4	US	1983
92-3834-1	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92-3834-1	Europe	1983
P-11353	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner-Pioneer Corporation	P-11353	Japan	1983
MCAD-42214	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(CD, Album)	MCA Records	MCAD-42214	US	1983
92 38341	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92 38341	Canada	1983