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Released on United Artists, also Mr. Blue Sky (Electric Light Orchestra), Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra) and Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Written by Kim Carnes, also Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes) (Kim Carnes) and Voyeur (Kim Carnes)
Part of Gideon, also Love the World Away, Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer and Gideon Tanner
Written by Dave Ellingson, also Don’t Fall in Love With a Dreamer, Voyeur (Kim Carnes) and Draw of the Cards (Kim Carnes)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Kim Carnes wrote 70 songs on fono
Dave Ellingson wrote 26 songs on fono
Dave Ellingson’s most frequent co-writer is Kim Carnes (25 songs together)
Dave Ellingson first appears on fono in 1975, 5 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes
- Performed by
- Kenny Rogers
- Part of
- Gideon
- Released on
- United Artists
- Written by
- Dave Ellingson and Kim Carnes
- Performed by
- Kenny Rogers
- Part of
- Gideon
- Released on
- United Artists
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Kim Carnes
Same label: United Artists
Same release: Gideon
Same writer: Kim Carnes
Same writer: Dave Ellingson
Same label: United Artists
Same writer: Dave Ellingson
Same label: United Artists
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz You Were a Good Friend was performed by Kenny Rogers
You Were a Good Friend was performed by Kenny Rogers
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2MusicBrainz You Were a Good Friend was written by Dave Ellingson
You Were a Good Friend was written by Dave Ellingson
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3MusicBrainz You Were a Good Friend was written by Kim Carnes
You Were a Good Friend was written by Kim Carnes
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4MusicBrainz You Were a Good Friend is part of the release Gideon
You Were a Good Friend is part of the release Gideon
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5MusicBrainz United Artists is the label of the song You Were a Good Friend
United Artists is the label of the song You Were a Good Friend
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6MusicBrainz You Were a Good Friend was released on 1980
You Were a Good Friend was released on 1980
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026