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Late at Night
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	1979
Recorded	1977-1979
Studio	Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California); Kendun Recorders ( Burbank, California).
Genre	Soul
Length	39:35
Label	Motown
Producer	Billy Preston; David Shire & James Di Pasquale on "With You I'm Born Again"
Billy Preston chronology
A Whole New Thing (1977) Late at Night (1979) The Way I Am (1981)

Late at Night is a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1979, and his debut for Motown Records. It includes his hit duet with Syreeta Wright, " With You I'm Born Again", from the film Fast Break. The album peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Omaha World-Herald	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[4]

The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Preston's strutting music often has a Ray Charles feel." ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Give It Up, Hot" (Billy Preston, Ronnie Vann, Bruce Fisher) – 5:59
2. "Late at Night" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 4:49
3. "All I Wanted Was You" (Preston, Carol Connors) – 4:43
4. "You" (Preston, Gloria Jones, Richard Jones) – 4:25
5. "I Come to Rest in You" (Preston, Guy Finley) – 3:52
6. "It Will Come in Time" (Preston) – 4:57
7. "Lovely Lady" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) – 3:52
8. " With You I'm Born Again" ( David Shire, Carol Connors) – 3:38
9. "Sock-It, Rocket" (Preston) – 3:10

Personnel

• Billy Preston – vocals, pianos, organ, synthesizers, melodica, harpsichord (2), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (2, 4-7, 9), arrangements (2, 3, 7, 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• David T. Walker – guitars
• Keni Burke – bass
• Robert Lee Hill – bass
• Chuck Rainey – bass
• Ollie E. Brown – drums
• James Gadson – drums
• Bobbye Hall – percussion
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Dorothy Ashby – harp
• David Blumberg – arrangements (1, 4-7, 9)
• David Shire – arrangements (8)
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
• Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Joe Greene – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Jesse Kirkland – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Bruce Fisher – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Gloria Jones – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Richard Jones – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Bobby King – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Syreeta Wright – vocals (6, 8)

Production

• F. Byron Clark – associate producer, engineer, mixing
• James Warmack – assistant engineer
• Steve Williams – assistant engineer
• Bob Winard – assistant engineer
• Russ Terrana – remix engineer, mastering
• Jack Andrews – mastering
• Suzanne Coston – project manager
• Ed Caraeff Studio – art direction, design, photography

References