The Friends of Distinction were an American vocal group founded by Harry Elston and Floyd Butler, best known for their 1969 RIAA-certified Gold hits "Grazing in the Grass" and "Going in Circles" and the 1970 hit "Love or Let Me Be Lonely", with all three reaching the Hot 100's top 15. == Career == The Friends of Distinction formed in 1968 in Los Angeles with original members Floyd Butler (June 5, 1937 – April 29, 1990), Harry Elston (November 4,... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Grazing in the Grass - #2: Love or Let Me Be Lonely - #3: Going in Circles - #4: Time Waits for No One - #5: I Need You| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1969 | Grazin' | 268 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1969 | 178 | US 3 • US R&B 5 | MP3 | [RCA Victor 0107] written by Philemon Hou & Harry Elston | |||
| 2. | 08/1969 | 90 | US 15 • US R&B 3 | MP3 | [RCA Victor 0204] written by Jerry Peters & Anita Poree | |||
| 2. | 1969 | Highly Distinct | 12 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1969 | 12 | US 63 | MP3 | [RCA 204] written by Willie Hutchison | |||
| 3. | 1970 | Real Friends | 145 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1970 | 145 | US 6 • US AC 9 • US R&B 13 | MP3 | [RCA Victor 0319] written by Skip Scarborough, Jerry Peters & Anita Poree | |||
| 4. | 1970 | Whatever | 16 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 10/1970 | 16 | US 60 • US R&B 37 | MP3 | [RCA Victor 0385] written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield | |||
| 5. | 1971 | Friends & People | 14 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1971 | 14 | US 79 • US R&B 28 | MP3 | [RCA Victor 0416] written by Jerry Peters | |||
Barbara Jean Love • Charlene Gibson • Floyd Butler • Harry Elston • Harry Eltson • Jessica Cleaves
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