Provided to YouTube by Epic/Legacy You Are My Friend · Patti LaBelle You Are My Friend: The Ballads ℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Released on: 1997-02-11 Background Vocal: Sherri Barman Background Vocal: Rosie Casals Composer, Lyricist: P. LaBelle Background Vocal: Yvonne Fair Background Vocal: James Gadson Background Vocal: Norma Harris Composer, Lyricist: B. Ellison Background Vocal, Bass, Guitar: Ray Parker Jr. Composer, Lyricist: A. Edwards Background Vocal: The Waters Family Associated Performer, Conductor: Dale O. Warren Associated Performer, Conductor: Robert Manchurian Guitar: Leo Nocentelli Drums: James Gadson Keyboards, Director: James Budd Ellison Bass: Mac Cridlin Arranger, Producer: Friends Bass: George Porter Jr. Brass: A. DePalma Arranger, Vocal Arranger, Producer, Recording Engineer: David Rubinson Brass: Oscar Brashear Brass: Gary Grant Brass: Gary Herbig Brass: Lew McCreary Brass: Kurt McGettrick Brass: Sidney Muldrow Brass: John Phillips Brass: James Self Co- Producer: Jeffrey Cohen Assistant Engineer: Terry Becker Assistant Engineer: Chris Minto Recording Engineer: Fred Catero Auto-generated by YouTube.