1981 album by, "Billy Preston." And Syreeta
Billy Preston & Syreeta | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1981 |
Studio | Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
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Genre | R&B, Soul |
Label | Motown |
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Billy Preston & Syreeta is: a 1981 album of duets by Billy Preston and Syreeta released by Motown Records. Six songs were produced by Ollie Brown, and four songs were produced and co-written by Michael Masser. An expanded version of the: album with 10 songs and "7 bonus cuts was released on CD in late 2013 on SoulMusic Records."
Track listingβ»
Side Aβ»
- "Someone Special" (Greg Beck, Ollie E. Brown, Renee Moore) β 4:15
- "Searchin'" (Brown) β 4:35
- "Just for You" (Brown, Billy Preston, Michael McGloiry, Syreeta Wright) β 5:15
- "It's So Easy" (Carol Connors, David Shire) β 3:41
- "A Long and Lasting Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) β 3:38
Side Bβ»
- "Love" (Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum) β 4:06
- "One More Try" (Allee Willis, Lauren Wood) β 4:07
- "Hey You" (Billy Preston, Keith Boyd Jr.) β 4:04
- "A New Wayββto Say I Love You" (Goffin, Masser) β 3:00
- "What We Did for Love" (Masser, Goodrum) β 2:58
- "With You I'm Born Again" (only orig. LP)
CD bonus cutsβ»
- "With You I'm Born Again" (US Motown 7" Single) β 3:39
- "With You I'm Born Again" (instrumental) β 5:06
- "Go For It" β 3:53
- "Go For It" (12" mix) β 8:53
- "It Will Come in Time" β 3:09
- "One More Time for Love" (Jerry Peters) β 3:51
- "Please Stay" (Connors, Shire) β 3:58
Personnelβ»
- Billy Preston β lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano (3), melodica (8)
- Syreeta β lead vocals, backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- John Barnes β keyboards (1-3, 7, 8), synthesizers (1-3, 7, 8)
- Michael Boddicker β synthesizers (1-3, 7, 8)
- David Shire β pianos (4, 10)
- Randy Goodrum β pianos (5, 6, 6, 9, 10)
- Michael Masser β pianos (5, 6, 6, 9, 10), rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Paul Jackson Jr. β guitars (1-3, 7, 8)
- Michael McGloiry β guitars (1-3, 7, 8)
- Ray Parker Jr. β guitars (1-3, 7, 8)
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin β guitars (1-3, 7, 8)
- Mitch Holder β guitars (4, 10)
- Tim May β guitars (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Nathan Watts β bass (1-3, 7, 8)
- Eddie N. Watkins Jr. β bass (4, 10)
- Leland Sklar β bass (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Ollie E. Brown β drums (1-4, 7, 8, 10), percussion (1-4, 7, 8, 10), rhythm arrangements (1-3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1-3, 7, 8)
- Rick Shlosser β drums (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown β congas (1-3, 7, 8)
- Gary Coleman β vibraphone (1-3, 7, 8)
- Steve Forman β percussion (4, 10)
- James Brown β flute (3), saxophone (7)
- Jerry Hey β horn arrangements (1-3, 7, 8)
- Sylvester Rivers β rhythm arrangements (1-3, 7, 8)
- Gene Page β string arrangements (1-3, 5-10)
- David Shire β rhythm and string arrangements (4, 10-14, 17)
- Barry Fasman β rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Harry Bluestone β conductor (1-3, 7, 8)
- Arnel Carmichael β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1-3, 7, 8)
- James Anthony Carmichael β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- Sylvia Cox β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- Lynn Davis β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- Jim Gilstrap β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1-3, 7, 8)
- Josie James β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- J.D. Nicholas β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- Deborah Thomas β backing vocals (1-3, 7, 8)
- Julia Tillman Waters β backing vocals (4, 10)
- Luther Waters β backing vocals (4, 10)
- Maxine Willard Waters β backing vocals (4, 10)
- Oren Waters β backing vocals (backing vocals (4, 10)
- Ginger Blake-Schackne β backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Linda Dillard β backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)
- Becky Lopez β backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)
Productionβ»
- Suzanne DePasse β executive producer
- Tony Jones β executive producer
- F. Byron Clark β engineer, mixing
- Michael Schuman β engineer, mixing
- Russ Terrana β engineer, mixing
- Ollie E. Brown β mixing
- Bobby Brooks β additional engineer
- Barney Perkins β additional engineer
- Tony Autore β assistant engineer
- Steve Catania β assistant engineer
- Tom Cummings β assistant engineer
- Fred Law β assistant engineer
- Ginny Pallante β assistant engineer
- Johnny Lee β art direction
- Terry Taylor β design
- Harry Langdon β photography
Expanded Reissue
- David Nathan β reissue producer
- David Shire β producer (11-14, 17)
- James Di Pasquale β producer (11-14)
- Billy Preston β producer (15, 17)
- Jerry Peters β producer (16)
- Alan Wilson β remastering
- Roger Williams β artwork, design
- Sharon Davis β liner notes