Song · Alejandro Escovedo
“Always A Friend” by Alejandro Escovedo
From the album Real Animal (2008)
“Always A Friend” by Alejandro Escovedo appears on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2008 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the album Real Animal. Its best result is #62 on the WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #572 alternative song of 2008.
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"Always a Friend" comes from Real Animal, Alejandro Escovedo's 2008 album, and it's a co-write with Chuck Prophet that wears its warmth right out front. Tony Visconti produced and mixed it, and the room is crowded: Escovedo singing lead and adding guitar and harmonica, Prophet and David Pulkingham on guitars, Pulkingham and Josh Gravelin on keyboards, Gravelin on bass, Hector Muñoz on drums. The strings are the twist, with Brian Standefer's cello and Susan Voelz's violin woven into the rock and roll. Mario J. McNulty engineered it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77 | WVBR Ithaca, NY | WVBR Top 93 of 2008 | 93 |
| 2008 | 98 | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 76 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2009 | 62 | WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA | WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009 | 93 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 245 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 151 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 430 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2020 | 861 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2025 | 285 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 514 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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