That's the Way God Planned It

Infobox Album | Name = That's the Way God Planned It
Type = Album
Artist = Billy Preston


Released = 26 September1969
Recorded = 5 May 1969
Genre = soul
Length = 45.47
Label = Apple
Producer = George Harrison & Ray Charles
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5hzsa9igb230 link]
Last album = "Club Meeting"
(1967)
This album = 'That's The Way God Planned It"
(1969)
Next album = "Encouraging Words"
(1970) |

"That's The Way God Planned It" is an album by Billy Preston, released in 1969 on Apple Records. George Harrison, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and other guests appear on the album.

1968 liner notes

Derek Taylor's sleevenotes to the original Apple release praised Preston as a wonderful new signing. "Billy Preston is the best thing to happen to Apple this year. He’s young and beautiful and kind and he sings and plays like the son of God."

Preston himself wrote in the notes:

Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

#"Do What You Want" – 3:44
#"I Want to Thank You" – 3:13
#"Everything's Alright" (Preston, Doris Troy) – 2:44
#"She Belongs to Me" (Bob Dylan) – 4:09
#"It Doesn't Matter" – 2:41
#"Morning Star" (W.C Handy, Mack David) – 3:20
#"Hey Brother" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland) – 2:34
#"What About You" – 2:10
#"Let Us All Get Together (Right Now)" (Preston, Troy) – 4:06
#"This Is it" (Preston, Troy) – 2:45
#"Keep it to Yourself" – 2:47
#"That's the Way God Planned it" – 5:34
#"Through All Times" – 3:58
#"As I Get Older" (Preston, Sly Stone) – 3:42
#"That's the Way God Planned it" (Alternate Previously Unreleased Version)
#*"Tracks 13-15 are Bonus Track from the CD version."

Personnel

*Billy Preston: keyboards, Piano, Vocals
*George Harrison: Guitars
*Eric Clapton: Guitars
*Keith Richards: Bass guitar
*Ginger Baker: drums
*Doris Troy: Backing vocals