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A1	Breaking Ground Written-By – Larry Carlton	4:26
A2	South Town Written-By – Larry Carlton	5:25
A3	Tequila Written-By – Larry Carlton	4:09
A4	Blues For T.J. Written-By – B.B. King, Larry Carlton	5:19
B1	Song In The 5th Grade Written-By – Larry Carlton	5:23
B2	Cruisin' Written-By – Larry Carlton	5:19
B3	L.A., N.Y. Soloist, Saxophone – Michael BreckerWritten-By – Larry Carlton	4:55
B4	Friends Soloist, Saxophone – Michael BreckerWritten-By – Larry Carlton	5:18

Companies, etc.

• Produced For – Larry Carlton Productions
• Recorded At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Engineered At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Remixed At – Room 335, Hollywood
• Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
• Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △4047
• Pressed By – Allied Record Company
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Don Piestrup
• Art Direction – Simon Levy
• Clavinet – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
• Concertmaster – Assa Drori
• Conductor [Horn Section Leader] – Jerry Hey
• Design [Cover] – Laura LiPuma
• Drums – Jeff Porcaro
• Electric Bass – Abe Laboriel*, Larry* (tracks: A3, B1)
• Electric Guitar – B.B. King (tracks: A4), Larry Carlton
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3), Joe Sample (tracks: A2, A3), Larry* (tracks: B1), Terry Trotter (tracks: A1, B1 to B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Hal Sacks, Steve Carlton
• Engineer [Re-mix] – Michael Verdick
• Engineer [Strings, Horns & Tympanis] – Allen Sides
• Engineer, Engineer [Re-mix] – Larry*
• Organ – Brian Mann (tracks: A4, B1)
• Percussion – Alex Acuna* (tracks: B2), Larry* (tracks: A2, B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1)
• Photography By – Bob Seidemann
• Piano [Acoustic] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
• Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
• Soloist, Flute – Jim Horn (tracks: B1)
• Synthesizer – Brian Mann (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B4)
• Timpani – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A1)
• Trombone – Bill Reichenbach , Charles Loper, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary
• Trumpet – Charles Findley*, Gary E. Grant*, Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Pat Lobinger
• Vibraphone – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A2)
• Vocals [Scat] – Al Jarreau (tracks: A3)
• Woodwind – Don Menza, Gary Herbig, Gordon Berg*, James Horn*, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams

Notes

Strings, Horns and Tympanis engineered by Allen Sides at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood

Label variant - background horizontal lines rather than WB logos on Larry Carlton - Friends.

Catalog number - Sleeve: 9 23834-1; Label: 1-23834

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 7599-23834-1
• Barcode (Scanned): 075992383417
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): 1-23884-A-SH2 B-17926-SH2 SLM △4047 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): 1-23884-B-SH2 B-17926-SH2 SLM △4047-X 1-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Stamped): (Allied Logo)
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): (Allied Logo)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
9 23834-1, 1-23834	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	9 23834-1, 1-23834	US	1983
WB 9 23834-4	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(Cass, Album)	Warner Bros. Records Inc.	WB 9 23834-4	US	1983
92-3834-1	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92-3834-1	Europe	1983
P-11353	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner-Pioneer Corporation	P-11353	Japan	1983
92-3834-1	Larry Carlton	Friends ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	92-3834-1	Netherlands	1983

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