| Wildest Organ in Town! | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 1966 (Mono) March 26, 1966 (Stereo) | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 29:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol [1] | |||
| Producer | Steve Douglas | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |
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| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |
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Wildest Organ in Town! is an album by Billy Preston. [5] [6] Released in 1966, it was arranged by Sly Stone. [7]
The album peaked at No. 118 on the Billboard 200. [8]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that Preston's "early prowess as a flashy organ equivalent of Jimi Hendrix has been largely forgotten or overlooked, and the fact that this album hasn't been in print for many years hasn't helped." [2]
Track listing
- " Midnight Hour" ( Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper) - 2:11
- " Uptight" ( Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby) - 2:22
- " A Hard Day's Night" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:53
- "Ain't Got No Time to Play" ( Billy Preston) - 2:02
- " Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" ( Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:29
- " The Duck" ( Fred Smith, Earl Nelson) - 2:06
- "Advice" (Preston, Sly Stone) - 2:25
- " Satisfaction" ( Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 2:40
- " I Got You" ( James Brown) - 2:29
- "It's Got to Happen" (Preston, Stone) - 2:09
- "Free Funk" (Preston, Stone) - 2:40
- " The 'In' Crowd" ( Billy Page) - 2:22
References
- ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 18, 1966 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "The Wildest Organ in Town! - Billy Preston | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 634.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 398.
- ^ "'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston Made the Greats Even Greater". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Billy Preston comes to Boston Nov. 13". Bay State Banner. No. 7. 8 Nov 1973. p. 13.
- ^ "Obituary: Billy Preston". the Guardian. June 7, 2006.
- ^ "Billy Preston". Billboard.