Billy Preston (album)
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| Studio album by Billy Preston | ||
| Released | 19 November 1976 | |
| Recorded | March 1976 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 36:02 | |
| Label | A&M Records | |
| Producer(s) | Billy Preston and Robert Margouleff | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Billy Preston chronology | ||
| It's My Pleasure (1975) |
Billy Preston (1976) |
A Whole New Thing (1977) |
Billy Preston (sometimes referred to Do What You Want) is an album by Billy Preston released in 1976. In this album, Preston played all the instruments, but with a new horn section. The tittle-song is a remake of the 1969 original from That's the Way God Planned It album
[edit] Track listing
All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.
- "Do What You Want" (Billy Preston) – 2:56
- "Girl" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 3:15
- "Bells" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 3:20
- "I've Got The Spirit" (Doug Jones, Billy Preston) – 3:57
- "When You Are Mine" (Billy Preston) – 2:48
- "Bad Case Of Ego" (Billy Preston) – 2:56
- "Take Time To Figure It Out" (Doug Jones, Billy Preston) – 3:14
- "Let The Music Play" (Billy Preston) – 3:00
- "Simplify Your Life" (George & Louis Johnson) – 3:46
- "Let's Make Love" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 2:46
- "Ecstasy" (Billy Preston) – 4:04
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Preston: Hammond organ, keyboards, piano, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, organ, Clavinet, RMI Synthesizer, piannete, clavinet, harp, vocals.
- Jeff Beck: Guitars.
- Steve Beckmeier: Guitars.
- Ollie E. Brown: Drums.
- Keni Burke: Bass guitar.
- Merry Clayton: Backing vocals
- Olivia Foster: Backing vocals.
- George Johnson: Bass & eletric guitar.
- Tony Maiden: Guitars.
- Stephanie Spruill: Percussion, backing vocals.
- Alvin "Red" Taylor: Drums
- Tower of Power Horn Section:
- Greg Adams: Flugelhorn and Trumpet
- Emilio Castilio: Tenor Sax
- Mic Gillette: Flugelhron, Trumpet and Piccolo
- Steve Kupka: Baritone Sax
- Lenny Picket: Tenor Sax
