Whenever I Call You "Friend"

"Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" is a song written by Kenny Loggins and Melissa Manchester, which Loggins recorded for his 1978 album Nightwatch. Issued as a single, "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" reached #5 in the autumn of 1978.

"Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" is a duet with Stevie Nicks, who, though credited on the album track, is not credited on the single, making "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'," in effect, Loggins's first major solo hit.

Melissa Manchester would say of her one-off songwriting collaboration with Kenny Loggins: "It came out of the oddity of the times - he and I kept running into each other at televised award shows, which were fairly new...We were frequently paired up to present awards together. We would meet and chat in The Green Room, and finally he asked if we could get together and write something. He came to my house one night and we polished off that song." ^[1]

Manchester would record her own version of the song for her 1979 self-titled album in a duet version with Arnold McCuller: Charles Donovan of AllMusic said Manchester's version was a "far more supple, elegant song" than the Loggins-Nicks duet.^[2] In 2012 Manchester, commenting on the absence of her version of "Whenever I Call You Friend" from her retrospective release Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester, stated: "The reason that it's not [included] is because I don't feel that I have a satisfactory version of the song...Kenny and I have not been able to schedule time to record it together, though we would both like to. We almost got together but our schedules just would not allow it. But the universe is going to create a better time for us to do that." ^[1]

In 1981 Jeane Manson recorded a French rendering of "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" titled "Amitié et amour"; a substantial portion of Loggins's vocal from his 1978 recording was grafted onto the track. Credited to "Jeane Manson & Kenny Loggins," it reached number 54 on the French charts.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	3
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary ^[3]	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[4]	9
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles ^[6]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[7]	83
U.S. Cash Box ^[8]	33

References

1 2 "Midnight Blue & Beyond: a conversation with Melissa Manchester". HuffingtonPost.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
↑ Charles Donovan. "Melissa Manchester - Melissa Manchester | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
↑ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
1 2 "Kenny Loggins - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
↑ "Cash Box Top 100 11/04/78". Tropicalglen.com. 1978-11-04. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
↑ "Item: 110 - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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Kenny Loggins

Studio albums	Celebrate Me Home Nightwatch Keep the Fire High Adventure Vox Humana Back to Avalon Leap of Faith Return to Pooh Corner The Unimaginable Life December More Songs from Pooh Corner It's About Time How About Now All Join In

Compilation and live albums	Kenny Loggins Alive Outside: From the Redwoods Love Songs of Kenny Loggins Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins The Essential Kenny Loggins

Soundtrack appearances	Caddyshack Footloose Top Gun Over the Top Caddyshack II The Jungle Book One Fine Day

Singles	"Celebrate Me Home" "Whenever I Call You Friend" "What a Fool Believes" "This Is It" "Keep the Fire" "I'm Alright" "Don't Fight It" "Heart to Heart" "Welcome to Heartlight" "Footloose" "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" "Vox Humana" "Forever" "Danger Zone" "Playing with the Boys" "Nobody's Fool" "Conviction of the Heart" "For the First Time"

Related articles	Discography Loggins and Messina Blue Sky Riders

Stevie Nicks

Studio albums	Bella Donna The Wild Heart Rock a Little The Other Side of the Mirror Street Angel Trouble in Shangri-La In Your Dreams 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault

Live albums	The Soundstage Sessions

Compilation albums	Mirror, Mirror Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks Enchanted The Divine Stevie Nicks Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks

Singles	"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" "Leather and Lace" "Edge of Seventeen" "After the Glitter Fades" "Stand Back" "If Anyone Falls" "Nightbird" "I Will Run to You "Beauty and the Beast "Talk to Me" "I Can't Wait" "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" "Rooms on Fire" "Long Way to Go" "Two Kinds of Love" "Whole Lotta Trouble" "Sometimes It's a Bitch" "Love's a Hard Game to Play" "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind" "Blue Denim" "If You Ever Did Believe" "Reconsider Me" "Every Day" "Planets of the Universe" "Sorcerer" "Stand Back" "Crash into Me" "Secret Love" "For What It's Worth" "You Can't Fix This "Golden" "Lady"

Videos releases	Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert Live at Red Rocks I Can't Wait - The Video Collection Crystal Visions – The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Live in Chicago

Related articles	Discography Buckingham Nicks Fleetwood Mac Sandy Stewart

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