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Billy Preston
The Way I Am
Album FR 1981 on Motown label
R&B/Soul (Rhythm’n’Blues, Soul, Funk)
Studio credits Recorded & Mixed at: Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Ocean Way Recording, NSP Studios & Cherokee Recording Studios Mastered at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios Courtesy Credits - Ollie E. Brown / Brown Sugar Productions - Paulinho DaCosta / Pablo Records, Inc. - David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate & Steve Lukather / Columbia Records - Julia Waters Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard & Oren Waters / Arista Records Publishing credits Hope - Olga Music, Aller & Esty Music & Songs of Manhattan Island Music Co (BMI) Good Life Boogie - Irving Music, Inc. & WEP Music Corp. (BMI) Keep On Truckin' - Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI) A Change Is Gonna Come - Kags Music Corp. (BMI) Lay Your Feelings On Me - Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI) I Won't Mistreat Your Love - Irving Music, Inc. WEP Music Corp. (BMI) & Rich - Fish Music Co. (ASCAP) Baby I'm Yours - Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) Until Then - Irving Music, Inc. & WEP Music Corp. (BMI) The Way I Am - Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP) ℗ 1981, © 1981 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation Gravé et pressé en France Distribution VOGUE P.I.P. 93430 Villetaneuse France Imprimerie - Sorel - Printed in France
Musicians
 | Billy Preston key, 1946-2006 US backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, album by, written by, producer, arranged by |
 | Abraham Laboriel b, *1947 MX bass |
 | David Hungate b, *1948 CA bass |
 | Eddie N. Watkins Jr. b, bass |
 | Freddie Washington b, US bass |
 | Les Hurdle b, eb, bass |
 | Marvin Charlot bass |
 | Nathan East b, voc, *1955 US bass |
 | Nathan Watts b, *1954 US bass |
 | Reggie McBride b, voc, *1954 US bass |
 | James Gadson dr, *1939 US drums |
 | Jeff Porcaro dr, perc, 1954-1992 US drums |
 | Ollie Brown dr, perc, *1953 US drums |
 | Rick Shlosser dr, perc, US drums |
 | Arthur Wright g, US guitar, producer, arranged by |
 | Charles Fearing g, guitar |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Greg Poree g, US guitar |
 | Marlo Henderson g, 1948-2015 US guitar |
 | Melvin Ragin g, *1950 US guitar |
 | Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar |
 | Red Rhodes stg, 1930-1995 US guitar |
 | Steve Lukather g, voc, *1957 US guitar |
 | Trevor Veitch alp, voc, *1946 US guitar |
 | David Paich key, voc, *1954 US keyboards, written by |
 | David Shire p, syn, *1937 US keyboards |
 | Mike Lang p, ep, *1941 US keyboards |
 | Sonny Burke key, org, p, keyboards |
 | William Bryant key, keyboards |
| Wayne Masserelli other, makeup |
| Suzi Biles other, stylist |
 | Gary Coleman perc, *1936 US percussion |
 | Joe Clayton cng, US percussion |
 | Melvin Webb dr, cng, tim, US percussion |
 | Paulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR percussion |
| Dave Budimir synthesizer |
 | Bob Esty , US producer, arranged by, written by |
 | David Blumberg alp, 1942-2010 US arranged by |
 | Marty Paich p, 1925-1995 US producer, arranged by |
 | Gene Page key, str, 1939-1998 US arranged by |
 | Herman Riley ts, fl, 1933-2007 US soloist, alto saxophone |
Producers
| Jesse Kirkland backing vocals |
| Joe Greene backing vocals |
| Julia Tillman Waters backing vocals |
| Luther Waters backing vocals |
| Maxine Willard Waters backing vocals |
| Mike Reed backing vocals |
| Mona Lisa Young backing vocals |
| Oma Drake backing vocals |
| Oren Waters backing vocals |
| Stephanie Spruill backing vocals |
| Syreeta backing vocals |
| Terry Young backing vocals |
| Allen Sides engineer |
| Guy Costa engineer |
| Jane Clark engineer |
| Joe Robb engineer |
| Kevin Wright engineer |
| Russ Terrana engineer, mastered by, co-producer, associate producer |
| de Passe & Jones executive-producer |
| Suzanne Coston management, project manager |
| John Matousek mastered by |
| Harry Langdon photography by |
| Paul Jabara producer |
| Arthur Wright co-producer, associate producer |
| Hal Davis co-producer, associate producer |
| Billy Preston producer |
| Suzee Ikeda co-producer |
| Berry Gordy producer |
| David Shire producer |
| David Paich producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hope | Billy Preston | Bob Esty, Paul Jabara | 5:17 |
| 2 | Good Life Boogie | Billy Preston | Billy Preston | 4:17 |
| 3 | Keep On Truckin' | Billy Preston | Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston | 4:26 |
| 4 | A Change Is Gonna Come | Billy Preston | Sam Cooke | 3:56 |
| 5 | Lay Your Feelings On Me | Billy Preston | Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis | 4:22 |
| 6 | I Won't Mistreat Your Love | Billy Preston | Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher | 3:57 |
| 7 | Baby I'm Yours | Billy Preston | Van McCoy | 3:18 |
| 8 | Until Then | Billy Preston | Billy Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene | 3:35 |
| 9 | The Way I Am | Billy Preston | David Paich | 4:56 |
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