What connects this song
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Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)
Produced by Maurice White, also September (Earth, Wind & Fire), Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind & Fire) and Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Written by Clarence McDonald, also Me for You, You for Me (Johnny Mathis), You’re a Special Part of My Life (Johnny Mathis) and Then You Smile at Me (Bill Withers)
Part of This Is Niecy, also Free, Cause You Love Me, Baby and If You Don’t Believe
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Clarence McDonald wrote 3 of Deniece Williams’s top 10 songs
Maurice White produced 64 songs on fono
Charles Stepney produced 53 songs on fono
Charles Stepney’s most frequent co-producer is Maurice White (30 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett and Lani Groves
- Produced by
- Charles Stepney and Maurice White
- Part of
- This Is Niecy
- Released on
- Columbia
- Written by
- Clarence McDonald, Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett and Lani Groves
- Produced by
- Charles Stepney and Maurice White
- Part of
- This Is Niecy
- Released on
- Columbia
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Maurice White
Same writer: Clarence McDonald
Same producer: Charles Stepney
Same label: Columbia
Same release: This Is Niecy
Same producer: Maurice White
Same writer: Clarence McDonald
Same producer: Charles Stepney
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was produced by Charles Stepney
That’s What Friends Are For was produced by Charles Stepney
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was produced by Maurice White
That’s What Friends Are For was produced by Maurice White
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was written by Clarence McDonald
That’s What Friends Are For was written by Clarence McDonald
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was written by Deniece Williams
That’s What Friends Are For was written by Deniece Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was written by Fritz Baskett
That’s What Friends Are For was written by Fritz Baskett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was written by Lani Groves
That’s What Friends Are For was written by Lani Groves
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For is part of the release This Is Niecy
That’s What Friends Are For is part of the release This Is Niecy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song That’s What Friends Are For
Columbia is the label of the song That’s What Friends Are For
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz That’s What Friends Are For was released on 1976
That’s What Friends Are For was released on 1976
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026