The Best Of Friends Of Distinction

Friends Of Distinction | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 11, 2011)
• Original Release Date: November 26, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Records Label
• ASIN: B000002WYY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,256 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs, Lousy Sound., February 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Of Friends Of Distinction (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of hits from the Friends of Distinction, however it is marred by the poor sound quality of the reissue. The sound is thin, and the mix diminishes their vocals. Also, the dynamic range of this cd is closer to that of an LP. Sad, because their full sound doesn't come across on this reissue. This is truly unfortunate since the Friends were an incredible sounding quartet. In spite of the sound quality, this is still a valuable collection of hits from the early '70's. Besides, this stuff was produced before the crystal clarity of cd's. Enjoy it anyway!

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sixth Dimension, May 12, 2000

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Eddie Landsberg "My 10th year as a reviewer !... (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of Friends Of Distinction (Audio CD)

You'll probably recognize GRAZING IN THE GRASS as the backround music from that TV commercial with the Chinese-American lady from the View. I forget whether its for khakis or golf, and I most certainly don't watch the View, but this is great music. - - You might remember Issac Hayes making fun of the million mile an hour "I can dig it" conjugations in "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" - -My point is, they're songs like KUNG FU FIGHTING and a lot of tunes in those GAP commercials... you may not have actually bought the album or even know the words (personally, I have a sealed copy of Kung Fu), but if you're a certain age, you you're bound to remember them or perk up when you hear them. I tend to think of this group as kind of a slightly more soulful take off on the Fifth Dimension. When I'm in the mood I like both groups. They are cheery yet soulful at the same time. While Grazing was their big hit, I'd have to say the winner for me is LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY... especially the way it starts out all slow and dramatic then goes into that brassy uptempo part. - - Anyway, these songs make great listening (and sometimes backround music) for the key of life. For sure they were definitely the "Have a Nice Day/*smile*" side of the '70s. I would definitely reccomend exploring them.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars almost a five, December 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Of Friends Of Distinction (Audio CD)

great cd, but it's missing, "soulful people," "willa faye," and a couple of other tracks from "whatever."