That's What Friends Are For

That's What Friends Are For; singolo discografico
Artista	Dionne Warwick
Pubblicazione	novembre 1985
Durata	3:58
Album di provenienza	Friends
Genere	Pop; Soul
Etichetta	Arista Records
Produttore	Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager
Registrazione	1985
Formati	45 giri
Note	Canzone dell'anno 1987; Miglior interpretazione vocale di gruppo 1987
Certificazioni
Dischi d'oro	Stati Uniti; (vendite: 500 000+);
Dischi di platino	Canada; (vendite: 100 000+);
Dionne Warwick - cronologia
	Singolo precedente; Run to Me(1985) Singolo successivo; Whisper in the Dark(1986)
Stevie Wonder - cronologia
	Singolo precedente; Part-Time Lover(1985) Singolo successivo; Go Home(1985)
Elton John - cronologia
	Singolo precedente; Wrap Her Up(1985) Singolo successivo; Cry to Heaven(1986)

That's What Friends Are For è un brano musicale scritto nel 1982 da Burt Bacharach e Carole Bayer Sager^[1], e originariamente registrato da Rod Stewart per la colonna sonora del film Night Shift - Turno di notte.

Tuttavia il brano è principalmente conosciuto nella cover registrata da Dionne Warwick & friends, sotto il cui nome fu creata una collaborazione fra i cantanti Gladys Knight, Elton John e Stevie Wonder. Il singolo fu pubblicato nel 1985 e i suoi proventi furono interamente devoluti ad una fondazione statunitense per la ricerca sull'AIDS, e furono raccolti oltre tre milioni di dollari. Il singolo raggiunse la vetta della Billboard Hot 100 per tre settimane nel gennaio 1986^[4].

La canzone vinse anche i Grammy Award nella categoria "migliore performance pop di un gruppo" e "canzone dell'anno", premio effettivamente consegnato ai due autori del brano Bacharach e Bayer Sager. La canzone fu anche nominata dalla rivista Billboard come la più popolare del 1986.^[5]^[6]

Il pezzo è stato posizionato al numero 61 nella lista delle più grandi canzoni di tutti i tempi stilata dalla rivista Billboard^[7].

Fra gli altri interpreti ad aver registrato una versione del brano si possono ricordare Shirley Bassey nel 1991 ed Helen Reddy nel 1998; esiste inoltre una versione in tedesco, Wenn Man Freunde Hat, del 1987, eseguita anche questa da quattro voci, Caterina Valente, Edo Zanki, Joy Fleming e Gianni Morandi.

Concerto del 1990

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Il 17 marzo 1990 una manifestazione a scopi umanitari intitolata That's What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert fu tenuta al Radio City Music Hall a New York. Un mese dopo, la CBS trasmise il concerto in televisione. Le celebrità che presero parte al concerto furono: Air Supply, Lauren Bacall, Burt Bacharach, Eric Carmen, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Clive Davis, Taylor Dayne, Michael Douglas, Expose, Whoopi Goldberg, Melanie Griffith, Hall & Oates, Jennifer Holliday, Whitney Houston, Alan Jackson, Kenny G, Melissa Manchester, Barry Manilow, Milli Vanilli, Jeffrey Osborne, Carly Simon, Patti Smith, Lisa Stansfield, The Four Tops, e Dionne Warwick.

That's What Friends Are For fu il brano di chiusura del concerto, interpretato dalla Warwick e dalla Houston, a cui si unirono nel finale tutti gli altri interpreti. In quell'occasione furono raccolti 2.5 milioni di dollari, consegnati a vari istituti di ricerca sull'AIDS.

Tracce

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That's What Friends Are For - 3:58
Two Ships Passing In The Night - Dionne Warwick - 5:11

Classifiche

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Classifica (1986)	Posizione più alta
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1^[4]
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1^[8]
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1^[9]
Italia	5^[10]
Norvegia	6^[1]
Paesi Bassi	13^[1]
Svezia	7^[1]
Svizzera	11^[1]

Note

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Italiancharts.com
^ (EN) Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For – Gold & Platinum, su Recording Industry Association of America. URL consultato il 10 aprile 2016.
^ (EN) That's What Friends Are For – Gold/Platinum, su Music Canada. URL consultato il 10 aprile 2016.
^ ^a ^b The Billboard Hot 100
^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1986
^ Billboard, 27 dicembre 1986
^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary
^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
^ hitparadeitalia.it

Collegamenti esterni

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Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For, su YouTube, 19 dicembre 2013.
(EN) That’s What Friends Are For, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
(EN) That's What Friends Are For, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

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[itachart-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Italiancharts.com

[oro_USA-2] (EN) Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For – Gold & Platinum, su Recording Industry Association of America. URL consultato il 10 aprile 2016.

[platino_CAN-3] (EN) That's What Friends Are For – Gold/Platinum, su Music Canada. URL consultato il 10 aprile 2016.

[BBH100-4] The Billboard Hot 100

[5] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&g=Year-end+Singles&year=1986

[6] Billboard, 27 dicembre 1986

[7] Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary

[8] Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

[9] Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

[10] tparadeitalia.it

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