Friendship (Friendship album)
| Friendship | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Studios | Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 38:05 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producers | ||||
| Lee Ritenour chronology | ||||
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Friendship is the only studio album by the American jazz fusion band of the same name, released in 1979 by Elektra Records. It is best known for its track, "Let’s Not Talk About It", written by Don Grusin and Lee Ritenour, which baseline functioned as the inspiration for the underground theme in the 1985 Nintendo game, Super Mario Bros.[1] The other band members were Abraham Laboriel (bass), Alex Acuña (drums), Ernie Watts (saxophones, piccolo), and Steve Foreman (percussion).[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bullet Train" | 5:23 | |
| 2. | "Tighten Up" |
| 5:10 |
| 3. | "The Situation" |
| 4:30 |
| 4. | "Let's Not Talk About It" |
| 4:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here Today Hear Tomorrow" | 5:20 | |
| 2. | "Waterwings" |
| 6:53 |
| 3. | "The Real Thing" |
| 5:56 |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Friendship liner notes.[3]
Friendship
- Alex Acuña - drums
- Ernie Watts - saxophones, piccolo
- Don Grusin - Keyboards
- Abraham Laboriel - bass
- Steve Foreman - percussion
- Lee Ritenour - Acoustic guitars, electric guitars
Production
- Don Murray - sound engineering
- Matthew Hyde - additional engineering
- Debbie Thompson - secondary engineering
- Daniel Protheroe - secondary engineering
- Mike Reese - mastering
- Aaron Rapoport - Photography
- Ron Coro - art direction
- Kathy Morphesis - art direction
References
- ↑ "The real songs behind the classic 'Super Mario Bros' theme tunes". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ "Friendship | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
- ↑ Friendship (Album liner notes). Friendship (1979 band). 1979.
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