A Whole New Thing (Billy Preston album)

A Whole New Thing is the twelfth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977. It was Preston's final album with A&M Records.[2]

A Whole New Thing
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	14 July 1977
Recorded	10–31 January 1977
Studio	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California, U.S. Village Recorders, Westwood, California, U.S
Genre	Soul
Length	34:35
Label	A&M
Producer	Billy Preston, Truman Thomas
Billy Preston chronology
Billy Preston (1976) A Whole New Thing (1977) Late at Night (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Wide Stride was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 33 on the US R&B chart.[3]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Whole New Thing" (Truman Thomas, Jeffrey Bowen, James Ford)  – 3:35
2. "Disco Dancin'" (Billy Preston)  – 3:30
3. "Complicated Sayings" (Preston, Robert "Inky" Incorvaia)  – 2:54
4. "Attitudes" instrumental (Preston)  – 2:29
5. "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" (Preston)  – 3:48

Side Two

1. "Wide Stride" instrumental (Preston)  – 3:15
2. "You Got Me Buzzin'" (Preston, Incorvaia)  – 2:42
3. "Sweet Marie" (Preston, Joe Greene)  – 3:40
4. "Happy" instrumental (Preston)  – 2:20
5. "Touch Me Love" (Preston, Jack Ackerman)  – 3:22
6. "You Don't Have to Go" (Preston, Greene)  – 3:00

Personnel

• Billy Preston: keyboards, guitars, bass, percussion and vocals.
• Eugene Henderson: guitar
• Tony Maiden: guitar
• Michael McGloiry: guitar
• Welton Gite: bass
• Keni Burke: bass
• Kenneth Moore: keyboards
• Truman Thomas: keyboards
• Manuel Kellough: drums
• Ollie E. Brown: drums
• Alvin Taylor: drums
• Bobbye Hall: percussion
• Angelo Richards: trumpet
• Wynell Montgomery: sax
• Charles Garnett: trumpet
• Gloria Jones: backing vocals
• Andre Crough: backing vocals
• Frankie Spring: backing vocals
• Clydie King: backing vocals
• Joe Greene: backing vocals

References

1. A Whole New Thing at AllMusic
2. "Billy Preston - Album Discography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
3. "Billy Preston Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.