Friends for Schuur is a 2000 album by Diane Schuur, produced by Phil Ramone, featuring duets with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. It was Schuur's debut album for Concord Records. The album peaked at #22 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing "Easy Living" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 4:26 "I'd Fly" (Riccardo Cocciante, Jean Paul Drean, Roxanne Seeman) – 5:07 "For the First Time" (Gerry Goffin, Ken Hirsch) – 4:44 "It Might Be You" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) – 4:58 "Love Like Ours" (A. Bergman, M. Bergman, Grusin) – 4:20 "Red Cab to Manhattan" (Steven Bishop) – 6:01 "The Heart Never Learns" (Jorge Casas, Lawrence Dermer) – 4:19 "Never Take That Chance Again" (Burt Bacharach, Tonio K) – 4:41 "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 5:29 "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:35 "Finally" (Stephanie Andrews, Wonder) – 6:55

Personnel Diane Schuur – vocals, piano

1 Easy Living Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarMike LandauPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanSaxStan GetzVocalsDiane Schuur

2 I’d Fly Acoustic BassJim HughartDrumsGregg FieldGuitarMichael ThompsonPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanPercussionPaulinho Da CostaVocalsRiccardo CoccianteVocalsDiane Schuur

3 For The First Time Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarMichael ThompsonPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanVocalsDiane Schuur

4 It Might Be You Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsHarvey Mason SrGuitarDean ParksPianoDave GrusinSynthesizerRandy WaldmanBackground VocalsCurtis King JrBackground VocalsVaneese ThomasVocalsAlan BergmanVocalsDiane Schuur

5 Love Like Ours Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsHarvey Mason SrGuitarDean ParksPianoDave GrusinSynthesizerRandy WaldmanVocalsDiane Schuur

6 Red Cab To Manhattan Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarDean ParksGuitarMike LandauPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanVocalsStephen BishopVocalsDiane Schuur

7 The Heart Never Learns Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarMike LandauPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanVocalsDiane Schuur

8 Never Take That Chance Again Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarMike LandauPianoAlan BroadbentSynthesizerRandy WaldmanPercussionPaulinho Da CostaBackground VocalsCurtis King JrBackground VocalsVaneese ThomasVocalsDiane Schuur

9 It Had To Be You BassTom FowlerDrumsPeter TurrePianoDiane SchuurSynthesizerRay CharlesVocalsRay CharlesVocalsDiane Schuur

10 I Just Called To Say I Love You BassAlex AlDrumsTerry Lyne CarringtonGuitarRandy JacobsPianoHerbie HancockSynthesizerGreg PhillinganesBackground VocalsRob MathesVocalsDiane Schuur

11 Finally Acoustic BassChuck BerghoferDrumsGregg FieldGuitarDean ParksSynthesizerRandy WaldmanHarmonicaStevie WonderVocalsStevie WonderVocalsDiane Schuur

Other Musicians Vocals – The Rob Mathes Voices (Track 10)

References

5. https://www.sessiondays.com/2021/11/2000-diane-schuur-friends-for-schuur/