Whenever I Call You `` Friend '' - wikipedia Whenever I Call You `` Friend '' `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' Single by Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks from the album Nightwatch B - side `` Angelique '' Released July 1978 Format 7 '' Genre Soft rock, disco Length 3 : 57 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Kenny Loggins Melissa Manchester Producer ( s ) Bob James Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks singles chronology `` I Believe in Love '' ( 1977 ) `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' ( 1978 ) `` Easy Driver '' ( 1979 ) `` I Believe in Love '' ( 1977 ) `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' ( 1978 ) `` Easy Driver '' ( 1979 ) `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' is a song written by Kenny Loggins and Melissa Manchester, which Loggins recorded for his 1978 album Nightwatch. Issued as a single, `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' reached # 5 in the autumn of 1978. `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' is a duet with Stevie Nicks, who, though credited on the album track, is not credited on the single, making `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ', '' in effect, Loggins 's first major solo hit. Melissa Manchester would say of her one - off songwriting collaboration with Kenny Loggins : `` It came out of the oddity of the times - he and I kept running into each other at televised award shows, which were fairly new... We were frequently paired up to present awards together. We would meet and chat in The Green Room, and finally he asked if we could get together and write something. He came to my house one night and we polished off that song. '' Manchester would record her own version of the song for her 1979 self - titled album in a duet version with Arnold McCuller : Charles Donovan of AllMusic said Manchester 's version was a `` far more supple, elegant song '' than the Loggins - Nicks duet. In 2012 Manchester, commenting on the absence of her version of `` Whenever I Call You Friend '' from her retrospective release Playlist : The Very Best of Melissa Manchester, stated : `` The reason that it 's not ( included ) is because I do n't feel that I have a satisfactory version of the song... Kenny and I have not been able to schedule time to record it together, though we would both like to. We almost got together but our schedules just would not allow it. But the universe is going to create a better time for us to do that. '' Contents 1 Personnel 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Cover versions 4 References Personnel Kenny Loggins listed as `` Ken Loggins '' -- lead and backing vocals, guitar Stevie Nicks -- lead and backing vocals Mike Hamilton -- guitar, backing vocals George Hawkins -- bass, backing vocals Brian Mann -- keyboards Tris Imboden -- drums Jon Clarke -- horns, woodwinds Vince Denham -- horns Bob James -- string arrangements Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 9 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 15 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 83 U.S. Cash Box 33 Cover versions In 1981 Jeane Manson recorded a French rendering of `` Whenever I Call You ' Friend ' '' titled `` Amitié et amour '' ; a substantial portion of Loggins 's vocal from his 1978 recording was grafted onto the track. Credited to `` Jeane Manson & Kenny Loggins, '' it reached number 54 on the French charts. Later, in 1997 Michael Johnson and Alison Krauss recorded their version for Johnson 's album Then and Now. That version did not chart anywhere. References ^ Jump up to : `` Midnight Blue & Beyond : a conversation with Melissa Manchester ''. HuffingtonPost.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015. Jump up ^ Charles Donovan. `` Melissa Manchester - Melissa Manchester Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. ^ Jump up to : `` Kenny Loggins - Chart history ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 11 / 04 / 78 ''. Tropicalglen.com. 1978 - 11 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Item : 110 - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1978 / Top 100 Songs of 1978 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2015 - 11 - 03. Kenny Loggins Studio albums Celebrate Me Home Nightwatch Keep the Fire High Adventure Vox Humana Back to Avalon Leap of Faith Return to Pooh Corner The Unimaginable Life December More Songs from Pooh Corner It 's About Time How About Now All Join In Compilation and live albums Kenny Loggins Alive Outside : From the Redwoods Love Songs of Kenny Loggins Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow : The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins The Essential Kenny Loggins Soundtrack appearances Caddyshack Footloose Top Gun Over the Top Caddyshack II The Jungle Book One Fine Day Singles `` Celebrate Me Home '' `` Whenever I Call You Friend '' `` What a Fool Believes '' `` This Is It '' `` Keep the Fire '' `` I 'm Alright '' `` Do n't Fight It '' `` Heart to Heart '' `` Welcome to Heartlight '' `` Footloose '' `` I 'm Free ( Heaven Helps the Man ) '' `` Vox Humana '' `` Forever '' `` Danger Zone '' `` Playing with the Boys '' `` Nobody 's Fool '' `` Conviction of the Heart '' `` For the First Time '' Related articles Discography Loggins and Messina Blue Sky Riders Stevie Nicks Studio albums Bella Donna The Wild Heart Rock a Little The Other Side of the Mirror Street Angel Trouble in Shangri - La In Your Dreams 24 Karat Gold : Songs from the Vault Live albums The Soundstage Sessions Compilation albums Timespace : The Best of Stevie Nicks Enchanted The Divine Stevie Nicks Crystal Visions -- The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Singles `` Stop Draggin ' My Heart Around '' `` Leather and Lace '' `` Edge of Seventeen '' `` After the Glitter Fades '' `` Stand Back '' `` If Anyone Falls '' `` Nightbird '' `` I Will Run to You '' `` Beauty and the Beast '' `` Talk to Me '' `` I Ca n't Wait '' `` Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You ? '' `` Rooms on Fire '' `` Long Way to Go '' `` Two Kinds of Love '' `` Whole Lotta Trouble '' `` Sometimes It 's a Bitch '' `` Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind '' `` Blue Denim '' `` Reconsider Me '' `` Every Day '' `` Planets of the Universe '' `` Sorcerer '' `` Stand Back '' `` Crash into Me '' `` Secret Love '' `` For What It 's Worth '' `` You Ca n't Fix This '' `` Golden '' `` Lady '' Videos releases Live at Red Rocks Crystal Visions -- The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Live in Chicago Related Discography Buckingham Nicks Mirror, Mirror Fleetwood Mac Sandy Stewart Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whenever_I_Call_You_%22Friend%22&oldid=823390487 '' Categories : 1978 songs 1978 singles Kenny Loggins songs Stevie Nicks songs Michael Johnson ( singer ) songs Alison Krauss songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Kenny Loggins Songs written by Melissa Manchester Vocal duets Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 31 January 2018, at 23 : 53. 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Question: who sings with kenny loggins on whenever i call you friend
Answer: Stevie Nicks