Billy Preston (album)

Billy Preston (sometimes referred to Do What You Want) is the eleventh studio album by American soul musician Billy Preston, released in 1976 on A&M Records. It includes the singles "I've Got the Spirit" and "Girl", both of which were top 50 hits on Billboard's Soul Singles chart in the US. Preston recorded the album in Malibu, California in March 1976, shortly before joining the Rolling Stones on their two-month European tour.

Billy Preston
Studio album by
Billy Preston
Released19 November 1976
RecordedMarch 1976
StudioIndigo Ranch, Malibu with the Record Plant Mobile[1]
GenreSoul, rock
Length36:02
LabelA&M
ProducerBilly Preston, Robert Margouleff
Billy Preston chronology
It's My Pleasure
(1975)		 Billy Preston
(1976)		 A Whole New Thing
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The song "Do What You Want" is a remake of the 1969 original from Preston's debut album for Apple Records, That's the Way God Planned It.[3] Two other tracks, "Let the Music Play" and "When You Are Mine", are re-recordings of songs that appeared on Preston's 1970 album Encouraging Words.[4] In a 1974 interview for the NME, Preston said that he and George Harrison, his former producer, were "both convinced that some of those Apple cuts were among the best I've ever done and could still have a chance of being hits. They missed out first time around largely because of the internal dissension at Apple."[5]

Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Do What You Want" – 2:56
  2. "Girl" (Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:15
  3. "Bells" (Preston, Fisher) – 3:20
  4. "I've Got the Spirit" (Preston, Doug Jones) – 3:57
  5. "When You Are Mine" – 2:48

Side two

  1. "Bad Case of Ego" – 2:56
  2. "Take Time to Figure It Out" (Preston, Jones) – 3:14
  3. "Let the Music Play" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland) – 3:00
  4. "Simplify Your Life" (George Johnson, Louis Johnson) – 3:46
  5. "Let's Make Love" (Preston, Fisher) – 2:46
  6. "Ecstasy" – 4:04

Personnel
Greg Adams: Flugelhorn and Trumpet
Emilio Castillo: Tenor Saxophone
Mic Gillette: Flugelhorn, Trumpet and Piccolo
Steve Kupka: Baritone Saxophone
Lenny Pickett: Tenor Saxophone

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Billy-Preston-Billy-Preston/release/8226899
  2. Billy Preston at AllMusic
  3. Davis, Andy (2010). That's the Way God Planned It (CD booklet). Billy Preston. Apple Records – via AlbumLinerNotes.com.
  4. Davis, Andy (2010). Encouraging Words (CD booklet). Billy Preston. Apple Records – via AlbumLinerNotes.com.
  5. St. Pierre, Roger (14 September 1974). "Billy Preston: The Busiest Soul In Showbusiness". NME. Available at Rock's Backpages (subscription required).
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