[2] Nicks recalled that Loggins was difficult to work with in the studio during the song's recording sessions.

Charles Donovan of AllMusic said Manchester's version was a "far more supple, elegant song" than the Loggins-Nicks duet.

[5] In 2012 Manchester, commenting on the absence of her version of "Whenever I Call You Friend" from her retrospective release Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester, stated: "The reason that it's not [included] is because I don't feel that I have a satisfactory version of the song...Kenny and I have not been able to schedule time to record it together, though we would both like to.

"[4] Loggins and Manchester would eventually release a duet together, along with Dave Koz, on October 6, 2023.

Credited to "Jeane Manson & Kenny Loggins," it reached number 54 on the French charts.