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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)
Engineered by Ed Barton, also Low Rider, (Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All (The 5th Dimension) and Living Together, Growing Together (The 5th Dimension)
Written by Lee Oskar, also Timber (Pitbull), Low Rider and Strip That Down (Liam Payne)
Produced by Jerry Goldstein, also Low Rider, Spill the Wine and Hang On Sloopy (The McCoys)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jerry Goldstein produced 9 of War’s top 10 songs
Chris Huston engineered 8 of War’s top 10 songs
Ed Barton engineered 34 songs on fono
Jerry Goldstein produced 30 songs on fono
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan and Papa Dee Allen
- Produced by
- Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein and Lonnie Jordan
- Engineered by
- Andrew Berliner, Chris Huston and Ed Barton
- Mixed by
- Ed Barton
- Part of
- Why Can’t We Be Friends?
- Released on
- United Artists
- Written by
- B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan and Papa Dee Allen
- Produced by
- Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein and Lonnie Jordan
- Engineered by
- Andrew Berliner, Chris Huston and Ed Barton
- Mixed by
- Ed Barton
- Part of
- Why Can’t We Be Friends?
- Released on
- United Artists
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Ed Barton
Same writer: Lee Oskar
Same label: United Artists
Same engineer: Ed Barton
Same producer: Jerry Goldstein
Same mixer: Ed Barton
Same label: United Artists
Same engineer: Ed Barton
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Howard E. Scott
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Howard E. Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Jerry Goldstein
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Jerry Goldstein
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Lonnie Jordan
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was produced by Lonnie Jordan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by B.B. Dickerson
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by B.B. Dickerson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Charles Miller
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Charles Miller
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Harold Brown
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Harold Brown
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Howard E. Scott
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Howard E. Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Jerry Goldstein
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Jerry Goldstein
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Lee Oskar
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Lee Oskar
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Lonnie Jordan
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Lonnie Jordan
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Papa Dee Allen
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was written by Papa Dee Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? is part of the release Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Why Can’t We Be Friends? is part of the release Why Can’t We Be Friends?
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz United Artists is the label of the song Why Can’t We Be Friends?
United Artists is the label of the song Why Can’t We Be Friends?
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Andrew Berliner
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Andrew Berliner
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Chris Huston
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Chris Huston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Ed Barton
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was engineered by Ed Barton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was mixed by Ed Barton
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was mixed by Ed Barton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Why Can’t We Be Friends? was released on 1975-06
Why Can’t We Be Friends? was released on 1975-06
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026