Billy Preston - I Wrote A Simple Song

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Billy Preston
I Wrote A Simple Song

Album US 1971 on A&M Records label
R&B/Soul and Blues (Rhythm’n’Blues, Soul, Funk)

Musicians

	Billy Preston key, 1946-2006 US producer, keyboards, album by, written by
	Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US arranged by, strings & horns
	King Errisson perc, cng, *1941 BS congas
	Manuel Kellough dr, perc, drums
	David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar
	George Harrison voc, g, 1943-2001 GB lead guitar
	Rocky Peoples tenor saxophone
	Carlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US trumpet

Producers

Roland Young art direction

Clydie King backing vocals

Douglas Gibbs backing vocals

Duane Rogers backing vocals

Eugene Bryant backing vocals

Jesse Kirkland backing vocals

Merry Clayton backing vocals

Myrna Matthews backing vocals

Patrice Holloway backing vocals

Sherrell Atwood backing vocals

Venetta Fields backing vocals

Chuck Beeson design

Tommy Vicari engineer

Joe Cibere illustration

Jim McCrary photography by

Composers

Billy Preston

Joe Greene

Robert Sam

Billy Rose

Edward Eliscu

Vincent Youmans

Jesse Kirkland

Bruce Fisher

Public Domain

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Should've Known Better	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Joe Greene	2:28
2	I Wrote A Simple Song	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Joe Greene	3:28
3	John Henry	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Robert Sam	3:15
4	Without A Song	Billy Preston	Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans	4:57
5	The Bus	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Joe Greene	3:32
6	Outa-Space	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Joe Greene	4:08
7	The Looner Tune	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene	2:47
8	You Done Got Older	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher	3:08
9	Swing Down Chariot	Billy Preston	Public Domain	4:13
10	God Is Great	Billy Preston	Billy Preston, Joe Greene	3:32
11	My Country 'Tis Of Thee	Billy Preston	Public Domain	4:27

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