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Billy Preston & Syreeta
Billy Preston & Syreeta
Album US 1981 on Motown label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Funk, Disco)
Produced for Brown Sugar Productions Label: ℗ 1981 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation Spine: ℗ 1981, © 1981 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation, Hollywood, CA 90028, Printed in U.S.A. A product of Motown Record Corp.
Musicians
 | Billy Preston key, 1946-2006 US backing vocals, melodica, piano, album by, written by |
 | Syreeta bvoc, voc, 1946-2004 US album by |
 | Arnell Carmichael voc, arranged by, backing vocals, backing vocals |
 | Jim Gilstrap bvoc, *1946 US arranged by, backing vocals, backing vocals |
 | Ollie Brown dr, perc, *1953 US arranged by, backing vocals, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, drums, percussion, mixed by, producer, written by |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US arranged by, horn arrangements |
 | Barry Fasman voc, *1946 arranged by, rhythm arrangements |
 | Sylvester Rivers p, arranged by, rhythm arrangements |
 | Gene Page key, str, 1939-1998 US arranged by, string arrangements |
 | Eddie N. Watkins Jr. b, bass |
 | Leland Sklar b, *1947 US bass |
 | Nathan Watts b, *1954 US bass |
 | Harry Bluestone vn, 1907-1992 GB conductor |
 | Eddie "Bongo" Brown cng, perc, 1932-1984 US congas |
 | Rick Shlosser dr, perc, US drums |
 | James Brown flute, saxophone |
 | Melvin Ragin g, *1950 US guitar |
 | Michael McGloiry g, US guitar, written by |
 | Mitch Holder g, guitar |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar |
 | Ray Parker Jr. , *1954 US guitar |
 | Tim May g, US guitar |
 | John Barnes key, keyboards, synthesizer |
 | Steve Forman perc, US percussion |
 | Randy Goodrum key, voc, *1947 US piano, written by |
 | David Shire p, syn, *1937 US producer, piano, arranged by, rhythm & string arrangement, written by |
 | Michael Masser , 1941-2015 US producer, piano, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, written by |
 | Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US synthesizer |
 | Gary Coleman perc, *1936 US vibraphone, vibes |
Producers
| Johnny Lee art direction |
| Becky Lopez backing vocals |
| Deborah Thomas backing vocals |
| Ginger Blake backing vocals |
| J.D. Nicholas backing vocals |
| James Anthony Carmichael backing vocals |
| Josie James backing vocals |
| Julia Tillman Waters backing vocals |
| Linda Dillard backing vocals |
| Luther Waters backing vocals |
| Lynn Davis backing vocals |
| Maxine Willard Waters backing vocals |
| Oren Waters backing vocals |
| Sylvia Cox backing vocals |
| Syreeta backing vocals |
| Terry Taylor design |
| Russ Terrana engineer, mixed by |
| Barney Perkins engineer, additional |
| Bobby Brooks engineer, additional |
| Fred Law engineer, assistant |
| Ginny Pallante engineer, assistant |
| Steve Catania engineer, assistant |
| Tom Cummings engineer, assistant |
| Tony Autore engineer, assistant |
| Michael Schuman engineer, mixed by |
| Suzanne Coston executive-producer |
| Tony Jones executive-producer |
| de Passe & Jones management |
| Cheryl R. Brown other, production assistance |
| Harry Langdon photography by |
| Carol Connors producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someone Special | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Greg Beck, Ollie Brown, René Moore | 4:15 |
| 2 | Searchin' | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Ollie Brown | 4:35 |
| 3 | Just For You | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Billy Preston, Michael McGloiry, Ollie Brown, Syreeta Wright | 5:15 |
| 4 | It's So Easy | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Carol Connors, David Shire | 3:41 |
| 5 | A Long And Lasting Love | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | 3:38 |
| 6 | Love | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum | 4:06 |
| 7 | One More Try | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Allee Willis, Lauren Wood | 4:07 |
| 8 | Hey You | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Billy Preston, Keith Boyd, Jr. | 4:04 |
| 9 | A New Way To Say I Love You | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser | 3:00 |
| 10 | What We Did For Love | Billy Preston & Syreeta | Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum | 2:58 |
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