Be Your Own Best Friend
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| Be Your Own Best Friend | ||||
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Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | Ray Stevens | |||
| Ray Stevens chronology | ||||
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Be Your Own Best Friend was
Warner Bros. Records, released in 1978. The third track, "You've Got the Music Inside," is a re-recording of a track that was from Stevens' 1973 album Nashville
.
All of the selections were published by Ray Stevens Music-BMI, with the exception of "You've Got the Music Inside," which was published by Ahab Music Company, Inc.-BMI.
The title track is the album's sole single.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "L'Amour" | Ray Stevens, Gilbert Bécaud | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" | Ray Stevens | 4:21 |
| 3. | "You've Got the Music Inside" | Ray Stevens | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Hidin' Place" | Ray Stevens | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be Your Own Best Friend" | Ray Stevens | 2:52 |
| 2. | "The Feeling's Not Right Again" | Ray Stevens, Chuck Martin | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Comeback" | Ray Stevens | 4:06 |
| 4. | "You're Magic" | Layng Martine, Jr. | 2:21 |
| 5. | "With a Smile" | Ray Stevens | 3:12 |
Personnel
- Ray Stevens - keyboards, synthesizer, percussion
- Jerry Kroon - drums
- Jack Williams - bass
- Chet Atkins, Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer, Diane Tidwell - backing vocals
- Shelly Kurland Strings- strings
- Ray Stevens, Denis Solee - horns
- Technical
- Stuart Keathley - recording engineer
- Charlie Tallent, Ray Stevens - mixing
- Ray Stevens - production, arrangements
- Recorded at Ray Stevens' Studio - Nashville
- Ed Thrasher - photography
- Brad Kanawyer - design
Charts
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Be Your Own Best Friend" | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 16 |
| 1978 | "Be Your Own Best Friend" | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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36 |
| 1978 | "Be Your Own Best Friend" | Billboard Adult Contemporary
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50 |