On the Air (album)
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This article is about the Billy Preston album. For the David Lynch TV series, see On the Air (TV series).
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| Studio album by Billy Preston | ||
| Released | February 18, 1984 (LP) February 28, 1996 (CD) |
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| Recorded | October-December 1983 | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 39:25 | |
| Label | Megatone (1984) Unidisc (1996) |
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| Producer(s) | Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Billy Preston chronology | ||
| Pressin' On (1981) |
On the Air (1984) |
You Can't Keep a Good Man Down (1986) |
On the Air is an album by Billy Preston, released in 1984. This album marks the return of Preston to the music, after his problems with the cocaine and alcohol. The December recordings sessions was only recorded on 3 days, then it would be possible to be said that album is live.
[edit] Track listing
- "And Dance [Extended]" (Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher) – 6:01
- "Kick-It" (Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar) – 5:47
- "Come to Me Little Darlin'" (Ralph Benatar/Enzo Bilinelli/Billy Preston & Galen Senogles) – 3:43
- "Beatle Tribute" (Ralph Benatar/Billy Preston & Galen Senogles) – 3:21
- "If You Let Me Love You" (Ralph Benatar/Enzo Bilinelli/Bruce Fisher/Billy Preston/Galen Senogles) – 4:23
- "You Can't Hide from Love" (Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher) – 3:35
- "Oh Jamaica" (Ralph Benatar/Lazarus/Billy Preston & Galen Senogles) – 3:49
- "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon & Paul McCartney) – 4:03
- "And Dance" (Billy Preston-Bruce Fisher) – 5:43
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Preston: Keyboards, Hammond Organ, organ, piano, arranger, vocals.
- Ralph Benatar: Acoustic guitar, flute, arranger, sax.
- Larry Lingle: Lead guitar.
- Bobby Vega: Electric & acoustic bass guitar.
- Jesse Kirkland: Backing vocals.
- Joe Greene: Backing vocals.
- Blinky: Backing vocals.
- Mary Clayton: Backing vocals.
[edit] Production
- Produced by Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles.
- Arranged by Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar.
- Galen Senogles: Recording Engineer.
- Rob Klein: Recording Asistent.
- Enzo Billinelli: Executive Producer.
- Tracks 1-4 Engineered and Mixed By Rob Klein and Ken Kessie .
- Tracks 5-8 Mixed By Galen Senogles, assisted by Rob Klein.
- Mastered By Jose Rodriguez.
