Billy Preston (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Billy Preston
Type = Album
Artist = Billy Preston


Released = 19 November1976
Recorded = March 1976
Genre = Soul / Rock
Length = 36:02
Label = A&M Records
Producer = Billy Preston and Robert Margouleff
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5j17gjur86iw link]
Last album = "It's My Pleasure"
(1975)
This album = "Billy Preston"
(1976)
Next album = "A Whole New Thing"
(1977) |

"Billy Preston" (sometimes referred to Do What You Want) is an album by Billy Preston released in 1976. The title song is a remake of the 1969 original from "That's the Way God Planned It".

Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

# "Do What You Want" – 2:56
# "Girl" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 3:15
# "Bells" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 3:20
# "I've Got The Spirit" (Doug Jones, Billy Preston) – 3:57
# "When You Are Mine" – 2:48
# "Bad Case Of Ego" – 2:56
# "Take Time To Figure It Out" (Doug Jones, Billy Preston) – 3:14
# "Let The Music Play" – 3:00
# "Simplify Your Life" (George & Louis Johnson) – 3:46
# "Let's Make Love" (Bruce Fisher, Billy Preston) – 2:46
# "Ecstasy" – 4:04

Personnel

*Billy Preston: Hammond organ, keyboards, piano, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, organ, Clavinet, RMI Synthesizer, piannete, clavinet, harp, vocals.
*Jeff Beck: Guitars.
*Steve Beckmeier: Guitars.
*Ollie E. Brown: Drums.
*Keni Burke: Bass guitar.
*Merry Clayton: Backing vocals
*Olivia Foster: Backing vocals.
*George Johnson: Bass & electric guitar.
*Tony Maiden: Guitars.
*Stephanie Spruill: Percussion, backing vocals.
*Alvin "Red" Taylor: Drums
*Tower of Power Horn Section::Greg Adams: Flugelhorn and Trumpet:Emilio Castillo: Tenor Sax:Mic Gillette: Flugelhron, Trumpet and Piccolo:Steve Kupka: Baritone Sax:Lenny Pickett: Tenor Sax