Always a Friend

Name: Always a Friend
Duration: 3 min 35 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.1	Always a Friend	3:35	Alejandro Escovedo	Real Animal	Alejandro Escovedo	Album	US2008-06-24	MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001)	0946 3 82411 2 6
1.1	Always a Friend	3:35	Alejandro Escovedo	Real Animal	Alejandro Escovedo	Album	US2008-06-24	Blue Note Label Group
1.1	Always a Friend	3:35	Alejandro Escovedo	Real Animal (BMG club edition)	Alejandro Escovedo	Album	US2008	MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions), Back Porch	0946 3 82411 2 6, D173475
Promotion
1.3	Always a Friend	3:34	Alejandro Escovedo	Paste Magazine Sampler #44: July 2008	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2008-07	Paste Magazine
1.3	Always a Friend	3:36	Alejandro Escovedo	Always a Friend	Alejandro Escovedo	Single	US2008	Back Porch, MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001)	50999 2 13356 2 4
1.1	Always a Friend	3:38	Alejandro Escovedo	Always a Friend	Alejandro Escovedo	Single	US2008	Back Porch, MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001)	50999 2 13356 2 4
1.2	Always a Friend	3:38	Alejandro Escovedo	Always a Friend	Alejandro Escovedo	Single	US2008	Back Porch, MANHATTAN (1984–1987; relaunched 2001)	50999 2 13356 2 4

assistant engineer:	Tim Price (engineer)
engineer:	Mario McNulty
producer and mixer:	Tony Visconti
bass:	Josh Gravelin (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
cello:	Brian Standefer (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
drums (drum set):	Hector Muñoz (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
guitar:	Alejandro Escovedo (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23) Chuck Prophet (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23) David Pulkingham (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
harmonica and lead vocals:	Alejandro Escovedo (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
keyboard:	Josh Gravelin (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23) David Pulkingham (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
violin:	Susan Voelz (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)

recorded at:	Saint Claire Recording Company in Lexington, Kentucky, United States (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)
mixed at:	Saint Claire Recording Company in Lexington, Kentucky, United States (from 2008-02-10 until 2008-02-18)

recording of:	Always a Friend (from 2007-12-10 until 2007-12-23)

writer:	Alejandro Escovedo Chuck Prophet