Friends and Lovers (Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson song)

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"Friends and Lovers"
Single by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
from the album Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
B-side"You Always Knew" (Gloria Loring)
Released1986
Recorded1985
GenrePop, R&B
Length3:50
LabelUSA Carrere / Atlantic Records / Epic Records
Songwriter(s)Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon
Producer(s)Yves Dessca, Doug Lenier, Carl Anderson

"Friends and Lovers" is a song written by

duet by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson in 1985 for the soap opera Days of Our Lives, produced by Doug Lenier. That recording remained unreleased until the summer of 1986, when it was released shortly after a version by Juice Newton and Eddie Rabbitt
hit country radio. The country version featured the altered title of "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)".

Pop version

Gloria Loring is a singer and actress who beginning in 1980 portrayed the character

supercouples on the show in the mid 1980s, Shane Donovan and Kimberly Brady (portrayed by Charles Shaughnessy and Patsy Pease).[2]

In 1985, Carl Anderson (known for his portrayal of Judas Iscariot in both the film and stage versions of the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Tim Rice rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar) appeared on Days of Our Lives and performed the duet with Loring. The commercial release of this duet was delayed for months before becoming available in the summer of 1986, first as a single on the label USA Carrere, then later on Anderson's self-titled album on Epic Records and Loring's eponymous album on Atlantic Records. According to Loring, it had been turned down by most of the major American record labels at the time, and she had taken to referring to the song informally as "Friends and Lawyers".[2]

The song was a hit when released, spending two weeks at No. 2 on the

adult contemporary chart. "Friends and Lovers" would be the only Top 40 hit for either performer. Loring left Days of Our Lives at the same time the single started to descend down the music charts. Anderson eventually died in 2004 from complications arising from a long battle with leukemia
.

Chart history

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 13
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] 1
Canada RPM Top Singles 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 1
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[8] 54
Year-end chart (1986) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 100
Canada [10] 8
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11] 13
Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[12] 93

Country version

"Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)"
Single by Eddie Rabbitt
from the album Rabbitt Trax
B-side"A World Without Love"
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1985
GenreCountry
Length3:55
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon
Producer(s)Richard Landis
Eddie Rabbitt singles chronology
"Repetitive Regret"
(1986) 		"Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)"
(1986) 		"Gotta Have You"
(1986)
Juice Newton singles chronology
"Old Flame"
(1986) 		"Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)"
(1986) 		"Cheap Love"
(1986)

In 1986, country-pop singers Juice Newton and Eddie Rabbitt released a version of "Friends and Lovers", altering the title to emphasize the final line of the chorus. Technically, Newton and Rabbitt's recording is a pre-release cover version, since it was commercially available before the pop version was released. Therefore, even though Loring and Anderson recorded the song first, Newton and Rabbitt are credited with the original commercial version. Their duet was called "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)", and although its arrangement differed from Loring and Anderson's recording, it is lyrically the same song. Both Newton ("Queen of Hearts", "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me") and Rabbitt ("I Love a Rainy Night", "Every Which Way but Loose") had already enjoyed considerable success on both the pop and country music charts, and their version of the duet went to No. 1 on the Billboard country chart. This was Newton's final No. 1 though her last solo No. 1 had come eight months earlier with "Hurt".

Chart history

Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

See also

  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1986 (U.S.)

References

  1. ^ "Back to the 80s: Interview with songwriter/composer Paul Gordon - Kickin' It Old School". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  2. ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 310.
  3. ^ "Carl Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1986-09-27. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  5. ^ "GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON – Friends and Lovers". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ "Carl Anderson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Carl Anderson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Carl Anderson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Kent Music Report No 650 – 29 December 1986 > National Top 100 Singles for 1986". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (26 December 2017). "RPM Weekly - Top Singles of 1986". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  11. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. p. Y-21. {{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
  13. ^ "Eddie Rabbitt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

External links

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