I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends

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"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends"
White Heat LP cover - provided by Osamu Mohri
Recorded by Sting (demo)
Recorded as a demo: 1981
Length: 3:39
Writer(s): Jean Roussel (music) / Sting (lyrics)
Producer(s): Howard Steele / Dusty Springfield
Studio(s): STUDIO(S)
Released as single: B-Side (promo 12" only)

"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends" is a song written (and recorded as a demo) by Jean Roussel and Sting in 1981 and eventually recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1982.

About the song

This song is featured in its demo version on the infamous "Ghost demos".

Personnel

Jean Roussel / Sting (writers)

Release History

Albums

"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art Album title Catalog no. Release country Format Release date
White Heat Osamu Mohri.jpg White Heat Catalog no. Country LP 1982-MM-DD

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif NBD 20245 "Donnez Moi (Give It To Me)"/"I Don't Think We Could Ever Be Friends"/"I Am Curious" 1982-MM-DD USA (promo only)

Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country


Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

It's the end of our journey
What can I do?
Lonely together
When I'm alone with you

Now that we've come so far
It seems like the end
We could be lovers
We could never be friends

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

We can never talk
Like others seem to do
Lonely together
Making love to you

We don't get nothing
From the letters we send
We could be lovers
We could never be friends

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

Plus a new relationship
You know you break my heart
What I feel for you's too strong
It has been from the start
Everytime I see your face
It's tearing me apart
What I need is love from you
I'm burning up

I don't think we could ever
I don't think we could ever be friends
...

Quotations and trivia

Between recording the demo for Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic in winter 1980/1981 and the Montserrat recordings in the summer of 1981 Sting returned to Montreal and stayed at Jean Roussel's house for a few days. They recorded a few songs which they had written together.

Alternative and cover versions

This song is features on Dusty Springfield's album "White Heat" (see external links).

See also

External links

wikipedia about "White Heat"

References

source: Jean Roussel, Dusty Springfield 12"