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