Billy Preston - Billy FLAC download

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A1	Do What You Want Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Preston	2:56
A2	Girl Lyrics By – Bruce FisherMusic By – Billy Preston	3:15
A3	Bells Lyrics By – Bruce FisherMusic By – Billy Preston	3:20
A4	I've Got The Spirit Lyrics By – Billy Preston, Doug Jones Music By – Billy Preston	3:57
A5	When You Are Mine Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Preston	2:48
B1	Bad Case Of Ego Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Preston	2:56
B2	Take Time To Figure It Out Lyrics By – Billy Preston, Doug Jones Music By – Billy Preston	3:14
B3	Let The Music Play Music By, Lyrics By – Billy Preston	3:00
B4	Simplify Your Life Music By, Lyrics By – George Johnson, Louis Johnson	3:46
B5	Let's Make Love Lyrics By – Bruce FisherMusic By – Billy Preston	2:46
B6	Ecstasy (Instrumental) Written-By – Preston*	4:04

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns] – Billy Preston (tracks: B4), Greg Adams (tracks: A4, B1, B6)
• Art Direction – Roland Young
• Backing Vocals – Billy Preston (tracks: B1, B2), Merry Clayton (tracks: A4 to B1), Olivia Foster (tracks: A4 to B1), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A4 to B1)
• Baritone Saxophone – Steve Kupka* (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6)
• Bass – George Johnson (tracks: B4), Kenneth Burke* (tracks: A2 to A4, B1, B2, B6)
• Clavinet – Billy Preston (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B2 to B4)
• Design – Phil Shima
• Design, Photography – Norman Seeff
• Drums – Alvin Taylor (tracks: A2 to A4), Ollie E. Brown* (tracks: A1, A4 to B6)
• Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Billy Preston (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B5, B6)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Bart Johnson , Howard Karl Siegel*
• Guitar – Steve Beckmeier (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B4, B6)
• Horns – Tower Of Power Horn Section (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6)
• Lead Guitar – Jeff Beck (tracks: B1)
• Lead Vocals – Billy Preston (tracks: A4 to B2)
• Management – Robert Ellis And Associates*
• Organ – Billy Preston (tracks: A1, A4, B2, B4, B6)
• Organ [Hammond] – Billy Preston (tracks: A2, B3)
• Piano – Billy Preston (tracks: A4, B1 to B5)
• Producer – Billy Preston
• Producer, Engineer [Recording] – Robert Margouleff
• Programmed By [Synthesizer T.o.n.t.o.] – Malcolm Cecil
• Rhythm Guitar – Tony Maiden (tracks: B1)
• Synthesizer – Billy Preston (tracks: A2, B3, B5)
• Synthesizer [Arp Soloist] – Billy Preston (tracks: A1, A5)
• Synthesizer [Arp] – Billy Preston (tracks: B6)
• Synthesizer [Moog Bass] – Billy Preston (tracks: A1, A5, B3)
• Synthesizer [Rmi Synthesizer], Guitar, Electric Piano [Pianette] – Billy Preston (tracks: A5)
• Synthesizer [String Synthesizer] – Billy Preston (tracks: A3, B2)
• Synthesizer [Synthesized Horns], Arranged By [On T.o.n.t.o.] – Billy Preston (tracks: A3)
• Tambourine – Billy Preston (tracks: A4, B3), Stephanie Spruill (tracks: A4)
• Tenor Saxophone – Emilio Castillo (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6), Lenny Pickett (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Greg Adams (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6), Mic Gillette (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6)
• Vocals [All] – Billy Preston (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B5)

Notes

Recording Studios: Indigo Ranch, Malibu and Record Plant Mobile Unit, L.A.
Mixed at Indigo Ranch, Malibu/Mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood
Im Ariola-Vertrieb
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Reinhard Mohn OHG, Gütersloh
Tower Of Power Horn Section appears courtesy of Columbia Records
Merry Clayton appears courtesy of Ode Records
Jeff Beck appears courtesy of Epic Records
Kenneth Burke appears courtesy of Dark Horse Records
Ollie E. Brown appears courtesy of Brown Sugar Productions
Steve Beckmeier and Alvin Taylor appear courtesy of BTB Productions
(D. Erwin Guitar courtesy of S.I.R.!)

© 1970 Glenwood Music Corp. (ASCAP) [A1]
© 1976 Irving Music, Inc. and WEP MusicCorp. (BMI). Almo Music Corp. and Rich-Fish Music (ASCAP) [A2, A3, B5]
© 1976 Irving Music, Inc. and WEP MusicCorp. (BMI) [A4, B1 to B3]
© 1971 Glenwood Music Corp. (ASCAP) [A5]
© 1975 Kidada Music Co. and Goulgris Music Co. (BMI) [B4]
All lyrics used by permission

℗ 1976 A & M Records, Inc.
Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München

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Album title “Billy” printed on center labels only.
Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 27 464 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 27 464 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A): 27464 A-1/76S
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B): 27464 B-1/76S
• Other (Runout stamp A+B): Made in Germany
• Other (Rights society): GEMA
• Other (Inner sleeve part#): 27 464 XOT / 96 151

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP-4587	Billy Preston	Billy Preston ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	SP-4587	US	1976
CAM 64587	Billy Preston	Billy Preston ‎(Cass, Album)	A&M Records	CAM 64587	UK	1976
UICY-93461	Billy Preston	Billy Preston ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	A&M Records	UICY-93461	Japan	2008
SP-4587, L 35908	Billy Preston	Billy Preston ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records, Inc.	SP-4587, L 35908	Australia	1976
SP-4587 / SP-4910	Billy Preston	Billy Preston ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	A&M Records	SP-4587 / SP-4910	US	1976