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Released on Liberty, also Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival), Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) and Golden Brown (The Stranglers)
Written by Carole King, also Surely (Carole King), Sweet Seasons (Carole King) and Up on the Roof (The Drifters)
Part of Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’, also Let’s Turkey Trot and The Gypsy Cried
Written by Gerry Goffin, also Up on the Roof (The Drifters), Chains (The Beatles) and Some Kind of Wonderful (Carole King)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Carole King wrote 258 songs on fono
Gerry Goffin wrote 132 songs on fono
Carole King’s most frequent co-writer is Gerry Goffin (95 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Carole King and Gerry Goffin
- Released on
- Liberty
- Written by
- Carole King and Gerry Goffin
- Released on
- Liberty
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Carole King
Same writer: Gerry Goffin
Same label: Liberty
Same release: Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’
Same writer: Carole King
Same writer: Gerry Goffin
Same label: Liberty
Same release: Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Best Friend I Ever Had was written by Carole King
The Best Friend I Ever Had was written by Carole King
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Best Friend I Ever Had was written by Gerry Goffin
The Best Friend I Ever Had was written by Gerry Goffin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Best Friend I Ever Had is part of the release Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’
The Best Friend I Ever Had is part of the release Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Liberty is the label of the song The Best Friend I Ever Had
Liberty is the label of the song The Best Friend I Ever Had
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Best Friend I Ever Had was released on 1963
The Best Friend I Ever Had was released on 1963
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026