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Released on Warner Bros. Records, also In the End (Linkin Park), Numb (Linkin Park) and Take On Me (a‐ha)
Produced by Jay Graydon, also Turn Your Love Around (George Benson), We’re in This Love Together and Birdland (The Manhattan Transfer)
Recorded at Garden Rake Studios, also We’re in This Love Together, Birdland (The Manhattan Transfer) and Roof Garden
Written by Richard Page, also Party Animal (James Ingram), Broken Wings (Mr. Mister) and Don’t Slow Down (Mr. Mister)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
66 other songs on fono were recorded at Garden Rake Studios, by Marc Jordan and David Roberts and others
19 other songs on fono were recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios, by Player and Yvonne Elliman and others
Jay Graydon produced 10 of Al Jarreau’s top 10 songs
Jay Graydon engineered 9 of Al Jarreau’s top 10 songs
Credits
All 23 credits
- Written by
- John Lang, Richard Page and Steve George
- Produced by
- Jay Graydon and Tom Canning
- Performed by
- Abraham Laboriel, Al Jarreau, David Walter Foster, Jay Graydon, Jerry Hey, Richard Page, Steve Gadd, Steve George, Steve Lukather and Tom Canning
- Engineered by
- Debbie Thompson, Jay Graydon and Joe Bogan
- Mixed by
- Jay Graydon
- Part of
- Breakin’ Away
- Recorded at
- Dawnbreaker Studios and Garden Rake Studios
- Released on
- Warner Bros. Records
- Written by
- John Lang, Richard Page and Steve George
- Produced by
- Jay Graydon and Tom Canning
- Performed by
- Abraham Laboriel, Al Jarreau, David Walter Foster, Jay Graydon, Jerry Hey, Richard Page, Steve Gadd, Steve George, Steve Lukather and Tom Canning
- Engineered by
- Debbie Thompson, Jay Graydon and Joe Bogan
- Mixed by
- Jay Graydon
- Part of
- Breakin’ Away
- Recorded at
- Dawnbreaker Studios and Garden Rake Studios
- Released on
- Warner Bros. Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Jay Graydon
Same writer: Richard Page
Same engineer: Jay Graydon
Same label: Warner Bros. Records
Same writer: Richard Page
Same engineer: Jay Graydon
Same label: Warner Bros. Records
Same writer: Richard Page
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Abraham Laboriel
My Old Friend was performed by Abraham Laboriel
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2MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Al Jarreau
My Old Friend was performed by Al Jarreau
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3MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by David Walter Foster
My Old Friend was performed by David Walter Foster
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4MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Jay Graydon
My Old Friend was performed by Jay Graydon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Jerry Hey
My Old Friend was performed by Jerry Hey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Richard Page
My Old Friend was performed by Richard Page
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Steve Gadd
My Old Friend was performed by Steve Gadd
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Steve George
My Old Friend was performed by Steve George
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Steve Lukather
My Old Friend was performed by Steve Lukather
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz My Old Friend was performed by Tom Canning
My Old Friend was performed by Tom Canning
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz My Old Friend was produced by Jay Graydon
My Old Friend was produced by Jay Graydon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz My Old Friend was produced by Tom Canning
My Old Friend was produced by Tom Canning
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz My Old Friend was written by John Lang
14MusicBrainz My Old Friend was written by Richard Page
My Old Friend was written by Richard Page
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz My Old Friend was written by Steve George
My Old Friend was written by Steve George
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz My Old Friend is part of the release Breakin’ Away
My Old Friend is part of the release Breakin’ Away
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz My Old Friend was recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios
My Old Friend was recorded at Dawnbreaker Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz My Old Friend was recorded at Garden Rake Studios
My Old Friend was recorded at Garden Rake Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz Warner Bros. Records is the label of the song My Old Friend
Warner Bros. Records is the label of the song My Old Friend
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz My Old Friend was engineered by Debbie Thompson
My Old Friend was engineered by Debbie Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz My Old Friend was engineered by Jay Graydon
My Old Friend was engineered by Jay Graydon
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz My Old Friend was engineered by Joe Bogan
My Old Friend was engineered by Joe Bogan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
23MusicBrainz My Old Friend was mixed by Jay Graydon
24MusicBrainz My Old Friend was released on 1981-06-30
My Old Friend was released on 1981-06-30
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026