The Way I Am (Billy Preston album)

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The Way I Am
The Way I Am cover
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released 10 November 1981
Recorded March-May 1981
Genre Soul
Length 34.54
Label Motown
Producer(s) Billy Preston, David Shire, David Paich, Bob Esty, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Paul Jabara, Marty Paich & Arthur Wright
Professional reviews
Billy Preston chronology
Late at Night
(1979)
The Way I Am
(1981)
Pressin' On
(1982)


The Way I am is an album by Billy Preston, released in 1981. This album hasn't some exit, so it was deleted in 1982.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Hope"(Bob Esty & Paul Jabara) – 3:19
  2. "Good Life Boogie" (Billy Preston) – 4:17
  3. "Keep On Truckin'"(Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Anita Poree) – 4:25
  4. "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:57
  5. "Lay Your Feelings On Me" (Kay & Helen Lewis) – 4:20
  6. "I Won't Mistreat Your Love" (Billy Preston & Bruce Fisher) – 3:57
  7. "Baby I'm Yours" (Van McCoy) – 3:18
  8. "Until Then" (Billy Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 3:34
  9. "The Way I Am" (David Paich) – 4:55

[edit] Personnel

  • Billy Preston: Piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, vocals.
  • Members of Toto:
Bobby Kimball: Backing vocals.
Steve Lukather: Guitars.
David Paich: Keyboard, piano.
David Hungate: Bass guitar.
Steve Porcaro: Keyboards.
Jeff Porcaro: Drums.
  • Ollie Brown: Drums
  • William Bryant: Keyboards
  • Dave Budimir: Synthesizer
  • Reginald Burke: Keyboards
  • Nathan East: Bass
  • Charles Fearing: Guitar
  • James Gadson: Drums
  • Marlo Henderson: Guitar
  • Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
  • Abraham Laboriel: Bass
  • Mike Lang: Keyboards
  • Reggie McBride: Bass
  • Greg Poree: Guitar
  • Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin: Guitar
  • Red Rhodes: Guitar
  • Herman Riley: Saxophone
  • David Shire: Keyboards
  • Rick Shlosser: Drums
  • Syreeta Wright: Backing Vocals
  • Trevor Veitch: Guitar
  • David T. Walker: Guitar
  • Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington: Bass
  • Eddie Watkins: Bass
  • Nathan Watts: Bass
  • Arthur Wright: Guitar
  • Oma Drake: Backing vocals.
  • Mona Lisa Young: Backing vocals.
  • Terry Young: Backing vocals.
  • Michael Reed: Backing vocals.
  • Joe Greene: Backing vocals.
  • Jesse Kirkland: Backing vocals.
  • Stephanie Sprull: Backing vocals.
  • Julia Waters Tillman: Backing vocals.
  • Maxine Waters Wiliiard: Backing vocals.
  • Oren Waters: Backing vocals.