Grazin'

Grazin' is the debut studio album by music group The Friends of Distinction, released in 1969 on RCA Victor.

Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 10 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 35 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single, "Grazing in the Grass", which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. A second single, "Going in Circles" also charted at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Personnel

 * Ray Cork Jr. - arrangements, conductor
 * Floyd Butler, Harry Elston, Jessica Cleaves, Barbara Jean Love – vocals
 * Al Casey – guitar
 * Arthur G. Wright – guitar
 * Max Bennett – electric bass
 * Jim Gordon – drums, percussion
 * King Errison – congas
 * Jack Arnold – percussion
 * John Audino – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Buddy Childers – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Dalton Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Bill Peterson – trumpet, flugelhorn
 * Bud Brisbois – trumpet
 * Tony Terran – trumpet
 * David Duke – French horn
 * Dick Leith – trombone
 * Plas Johnson – flute, clarinet
 * Jim Horn – flute, tenor saxophone
 * William Green – flute, piccolo
 * Gene Cipriano – flute, oboe, English horn, piccolo
 * Brad Bauder – tenor saxophone, clarinet
 * Jimmy Getzoff – violin
 * Harry Bluestone – violin
 * Paul Shure – violin
 * Garry Nuttycombe – viola
 * Douglas Davis – cello
 * Catherine Gotthoffer – harp

Charts
Album

Singles