Whenever I Call You "Friend"

Album: Nightwatch (1978)
Charted: 5
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  • Whenever I call you friend
    I begin to think I understand
    Anywhere we are
    You and I have always been
    Ever and ever

    I see myself within your eyes
    And that's all I need to show me why
    Everything I do always takes me home to you
    Ever and ever

    Now I know my life has given me more than memories
    Day by day we can see
    In every moment there's a reason to carry on

    Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light
    I've never seen such a beautiful sight
    See love glowing on us every night
    I know forever we'll be doing it
    Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light
    I've never seen such a beautiful sight
    See love glowing on us every night
    I know forever we'll be doing it right

    Whenever I call you friend
    I believe I've come to understand
    Everywhere we are you and I were meant to be
    Forever and ever

    I think about the times to come
    Knowing I will be the lucky one
    Ever our love will last
    I always wanna call you friend

    Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light
    Never seen such a beautiful sight
    See love glowing on us every night
    I know forever we'll be doing it

    Now I know my life has given me more than memories
    Day by day we can see
    In every moment there's a reason to carry on

    Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light
    Never seen such a beautiful sight
    See love glowing on us every night
    I know forever we'll be doing it, doing it
    Sweet love's showing us a heavenly light
    I've never seen such a beautiful sight
    See love glowing on us every night
    I know forever we'll be doing it, doing it, doing it

    Sweet love, sweet love, yeah

    You're the glowing light in my life
    So, so bright in my life
    Oh, everything I do sends me back to you
    Whenever I call you friend Writer/s: Kenny Clark Loggins, Melissa Manchester
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., BMG Rights Management, Gnossos Music / Milk Money Music
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 12

  • Rudedog from ArizonaI agree with Ray ha-ha Saturday Night and with Esskayess What is that muttering in the beginning I have been wanting to know for years.
  • Rayto me it sounded like "sweet luv flowin on a Saturday night.." asf...
  • Bernadette from The NorthThis song makes me feel happy.
  • Chris from MilwaukeeTo me, the intro is perfection. I could (and often do) listen to those harmonies over and over. There’s almost a haunting quality to them, bittersweet, like how it hurts when you love someone so much.
  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenThe spoken words at the start of it sound like Loggins saying "If...if it happens...when you get there."
  • Arthur from New JerseyMelissa Manchester feels she is unhappy with her own recording of the song, and did not include it in a recent compilation for that reason. She still hopes to record the song with Kenny Loggins -if they can ever get together to do it!
  • Steve from OttawaThese two slightly unusual voices, at their peaks, meld beautifully. The song is irrestibly romantic and loving. Brings me back to my teen years, aching for this woman and that, dreaming of love and kisses and more.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 23rd 1978, "Whenever I Call You Friend" by Kenny Loggins entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #90; and on October 22nd, 1978 it peaked at #5 (for 2 weeks) and spent 20 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 7 of those 20 weeks it was on the Top 10)...
    It reached #3 in Canada and #9 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart...
    Between 1977 and 1991 he had twenty Top 100 records; five made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Footloose", for 3 weeks on March 25th, 1984...
    Just missed having a 2nd #1 when "Danger Zone" peaked at #2 (for 1 week) on July 20th , 1986 (the song was from the 'Top Gun' movie soundtrack album)...
    Kenneth Clark Loggins will celebrate his 67th birthday this coming January 7th, 2014.
  • Esskayess from Dallas, TxWhat's that muttering that's going on at the beginning?
  • John from Ortonville, MnMs. Manchester also did this song when she was the guest star on the Muppet Show in the early 1980's with Floyd(of the band) as her duet partner(and a lot of other muppets)
  • Glenn from San Jose, CaI used to misunderstand this song. I thought they said, "Sweet love showing up on Saturday night." I thought it was their way of providing countermeasures to "Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody." It actually says "every night." Consider that then 6 ways from Saturday.
  • Rod from Gainesville, Flthis song is magical and really expresses a deep and lasting friendship
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