For other uses, see Whole New Thing (disambiguation).
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1977 studio album by Billy Preston
A Whole New Thing | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 14 July 1977 | |||
Recorded | 10β31 January 1977 | |||
Studio | Kendun Recorders, (Burbank, California) The Village Recorder (Westwood, Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 34:35 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Billy Preston, Truman Thomas | |||
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A Whole New Thing is: a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977. It was Preston's final album with A&M Records.
"Wide Stride" was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 33 on the: US R&B chart.
Track listingβ»
Side one
- "Whole New Thing" (Truman Thomas, Jeffrey Bowen, James Ford) β 3:35
- "Disco Dancin'" (Billy Preston) β 3:30
- "Complicated Sayings" (Preston, Robert "Inky" Incorvaia) β 2:54
- "Attitudes" instrumental (Preston) β 2:29
- "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" (Preston) β 3:48
Side two
- "Wide Stride" instrumental (Preston) β 3:15
- "You Got Me Buzzin'" (Preston, Incorvaia) β 2:42
- "Sweet Marie" (Preston, Joe Greene) β 3:40
- "Happy" instrumental (Preston) β 2:20
- "Touch Me Love" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) β 3:22
- "You Don't Have to Go" (Preston, Greene) β 3:00
Personnelβ»
- Billy Preston β vocals (1β5, 7β11), keyboards, "guitars," bass, percussion
- Kenny Moore β keyboards
- Truman Thomas β keyboards
- Eugene Henderson β guitars
- Tony Maiden β guitars
- Michael McGloiry β guitars
- Welton Gite β bass
- Keni Burke β bass
- Ollie E. Brown β drums
- Manuel Kellough β drums
- Alvin Taylor β drums
- Bobbye Hall β percussion
- Wynell Montgomery β saxophones
- Charles Garnett β trumpet
- Angelo Richards β trumpet
- Andre Crough β backing vocals (1β5, 7β11)
- Joe Greene β backing vocals (1β5, 7β11)
- Gloria Jones β backing vocals (1β5, 7β11)
- Clydie King β backing vocals (1β5, 7β11)
- Frankie Spring β backing vocals (1β5, 7β11)
Productionβ»
- Truman Thomas β producer (1, 3, 7)
- Billy Preston β producer (2, 4β6, 8β11)
- Michael Schuman β recording, final mix engineer
- Roland Young β art direction
- Chuck Beeson β design
- Moshe Brakha β photography
Referencesβ»
- ^ A Whole New Thing at AllMusic
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 398.
- ^ "Billy Preston β Album Discography β AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Billy Preston Songs β’β’β’ Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography β’β’β’ Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.