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The Friends Of Distinction
Love Can Make It Easier
Album US 1973 on RCA Victor label
R&B/Soul (Soul)
Gatefold sleeve. James R. Horn appears courtesy with love from Shelter Records Jerry Peters appears courtesy of Phonogram Inc. David T. Walker appears courtesy of Ode Records Recorded in RCA's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California Produced by Ray Cork Jr. and The Friends Of Distinction On back cover: © 1973, RCA Records, New York, N.Y. • Printed in U.S.A.
Musicians
 | The Friends Of Distinction , *1968 album by |
 | Darrell Clayborn b, bass |
 | Ron Brown b, eb, bass |
 | Wayne Douglas b, bass |
 | Bobbye Hall perc, cng, US congas |
 | King Errisson perc, cng, *1941 BS congas |
 | Ed Greene dr, US drums |
 | Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US drums |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Dean Parks g, *1947 US guitar |
 | Don Peake str, *1940 guitar |
 | Greg Poree g, US guitar |
 | Louie Shelton g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US horns |
 | Dave Roberts str, CA horns |
 | Dave Wells tb, horns |
 | Dick Nash tb, *1928 US horns |
 | Gale Robinson frh, horns |
 | James Decker frh, horns |
 | Joesph Angelo Valenti horns |
 | Oscar Brashear tr, *1944 US horns |
 | Paul Hubinon tr, fh, horns |
 | Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US keyboards, arranged by, vocals, arranged by, rhythm, vocals, written by |
 | Joe Sample key, p, 1939-2014 US keyboards |
 | Larry Farrow syn, US keyboards, arranged by, rhythm, vocals, written by |
 | Skip Scarborough key, p, 1944-2003 US keyboards, arranged by, vocals, written by, arranged by, rhythm, vocals |
 | Alan Estes perc, US percussion |
 | Gary Coleman perc, *1936 US percussion |
 | Ray Cork, Jr. b, tr, perc, voc, bs, percussion, producer, arranged by, arranged by, horns, strings, arranged by, rhythm, written by |
 | Dani McCormick bvoc, performer, the friends of distinction are |
 | Diane Jackson voc, performer, the friends of distinction are |
 | Floyd Butler voc, performer, the friends of distinction are, written by |
 | Harry Elston voc, performer, the friends of distinction are, written by |
| Barry Rocher strings |
| Dana L. Rees strings |
 | David Campbell str, vl, *1948 CA strings |
| Evelyn Ruth Schuck strings |
 | Gayle Levant hrp, US strings |
 | Glenn Grab str, strings |
 | Gordon Marron vn, eb, US strings |
 | Haim Shtrum vn, US strings |
| Harold Greenberg strings |
 | Jay Rosen vn, US strings |
 | Marcy Dicterow vl, vn, *1947 strings |
| Norman Serkin strings |
 | Polly Sweeney vn, strings |
 | Ronald Folsom vn, strings |
 | Sheldon Sanov vn, strings |
 | Terry King vn, man, CA strings |
 | Thomas Buffum str, strings |
 | William Henderson acg, str, strings |
 | Ernie Watts ts, *1945 US woodwind |
 | Fred Jackson ts, *1929 US woodwind |
 | Jackie Kelso ts, as, 1922-2012 US woodwind |
 | Jim Horn sax, fl, bs, *1940 US woodwind |
 | Marshall Royal as, sax, 1912-1995 US woodwind |
 | William Green sax, 1925-1996 US woodwind |
 | David Crawford , arranged by, arranged by, horns, strings |
 | David Blumberg alp, 1942-2010 US arranged by, horns, strings |
Producers
| Rick Ruggieri engineer, recording, mix down |
| Leroy Robinson liner notes |
| The Friends Of Distinction producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Love Can Make It Easier | The Friends Of Distinction | Skip Scarborough | 4:39 |
| 2 | | No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever | The Friends Of Distinction | Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer | 3:13 |
| 3 | | Now Is The Time | The Friends Of Distinction | Ernie Shelby | 3:42 |
| 4 | | Believe In Me | The Friends Of Distinction | Adele Sebastian, Larry Farrow | 4:19 |
| 5 | | You're Gonna Make It | The Friends Of Distinction | Skip Scarborough | 3:34 |
| 6 | | The Chittlin' Song | The Friends Of Distinction | Anita Poree, Skip Scarborough | 3:52 |
| 7 | | Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got) | The Friends Of Distinction | Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert | 3:33 |
| 8 | | The Way We Planned It | The Friends Of Distinction | George Clinton | 4:21 |
| 9 | | Thumb Trippin' (I'll Be Movin' On) | The Friends Of Distinction | Floyd Butler, Harry Elston, Ray Cork, Jr., Stephanie Black | 3:40 |
| 10 | | Easy Evil | The Friends Of Distinction | Alan O'Day | 3:50 |
| 11 | Only Give Love | The Friends Of Distinction | Jerry Peters | 4:34 |
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