Orginally the song "That's What Friends Are For" was composed by Burt Bacharach, written by Carole Bayer Sager, and performed and produced by Rod Stewart as the end theme for the Ron Howard film Night Shift (1982).
The song is far better known for its cover version by Dionne and Friends, a one-off collaboration among Dionne Warwick featuring Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. This version was released as a charity single in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1985. Was recorded as a benefit for American Foundation for AIDS Research, and raised over three million dollars for that cause.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_What_Friends_Are_For
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Warwick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart
The song is far better known for its cover version by Dionne and Friends, a one-off collaboration among Dionne Warwick featuring Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. This version was released as a charity single in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1985. Was recorded as a benefit for American Foundation for AIDS Research, and raised over three million dollars for that cause.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That's_What_Friends_Are_For
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Warwick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart