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| A Whole New Thing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 14 July 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 10–31 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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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |
[2] |
A Whole New Thing is a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977. It was Preston's final album with A&M Records. [3]
"Wide Stride" was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 33 on the US R&B chart. [4]
Track listing
Side one
- "Whole New Thing" (Truman Thomas, Jeffrey Bowen, James Ford) – 3:35
- "Disco Dancin'" (Billy Preston) – 3:30
- "Complicated Sayings" (Preston, Robert "Inky" Incorvaia) – 2:54
- "Attitudes" instrumental (Preston) – 2:29
- "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" (Preston) – 3:48
Side two
- "Wide Stride" instrumental (Preston) – 3:15
- "You Got Me Buzzin'" (Preston, Incorvaia) – 2:42
- "Sweet Marie" (Preston, Joe Greene) – 3:40
- "Happy" instrumental (Preston) – 2:20
- "Touch Me Love" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) – 3:22
- "You Don't Have to Go" (Preston, Greene) – 3:00
Personnel
- Billy Preston – vocals (1–5, 7–11), keyboards, guitars, bass, percussion
- Kenny Moore – keyboards
- Truman Thomas – keyboards
- Eugene Henderson – guitars
- Tony Maiden – guitars
- Michael McGloiry – guitars
- Welton Gite – bass
- Keni Burke – bass
- Ollie E. Brown – drums
- Manuel Kellough – drums
- Alvin Taylor – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Wynell Montgomery – saxophones
- Charles Garnett – trumpet
- Angelo Richards – trumpet
- Andre Crough – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
- Joe Greene – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
- Gloria Jones – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
- Clydie King – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
- Frankie Spring – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
Production
- Truman Thomas – producer (1, 3, 7)
- Billy Preston – producer (2, 4–6, 8–11)
- Michael Schuman – recording, final mix engineer
- Roland Young – art direction
- Chuck Beeson – design
- Moshe Brakha – photography
References
- ^ A Whole New Thing at AllMusic
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 398.
- ^ "Billy Preston – Album Discography – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Billy Preston Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
