Billy Preston & Syreeta

Billy Preston & Syreeta is a 1981 album of duets by Billy Preston and Syreeta released by Motown Records.^[1] Six songs were produced by Ollie Brown, and four songs were produced and co-written by Michael Masser. An expanded version of the album with 10 songs and 7 bonus cuts was released on CD in late 2013 on SoulMusic Records.^[2]

Track listing

Side A

1. "Someone Special" (Greg Beck, Ollie E. Brown, Renee Moore)
2. "Searchin'" (Ollie E. Brown)
3. "Just For You" (Billy Preston, Michael McGloiry, Ollie E. Brown, Syreeta Wright)
4. "It's So Easy" (Carol Connors, David Shire)
5. "A Long and Lasting Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser)

Side B

1. "Love" (Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum)
2. "One More Try" (Allee Willis, Lauren Wood)
3. "Hey You" (Billy Preston, Keith Boyd, Jr.)
4. "A New Way to Say I Love You" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser)
5. "What We Did For Love" (Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum)
6. "With You I'm Born Again" (only orig. LP)

CD bonus cuts

1. "With You I'm Born Again" (US Motown 7" Single)
2. "With You I'm Born Again" (instrumental)
3. "Go For It"
4. "Go For It" (12" mix)
5. "It Will Come in Time"
6. "One More Time for Love"
7. "Please Stay"

Personnel

• Billy Preston - vocals, piano, melodica
• Syreeta - vocals
• Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Michael McGloiry, Mitch Holder, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Ray Parker, Jr., Tim May - guitar
• Eddie N. Watkins, Jr., Leland Sklar, Nathan Lamar Watts - bass
• Randy Goodrum, Michael Masser, David Shire - piano
• Michael Boddicker - synthesiser
• John Barnes - keyboards
• Ollie E. Brown, Rick Shlosser - drums
• Steve Foreman - percussion
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown - congas
• Gary L. Coleman - vibraphone
• James Brown - saxophone, flute
• Arnel Carmichael, Becky Lopez, Billy Preston, Deborah Thomas, Ginger Blake-Schackne, J.D. Nicholas, James A. Carmichael, Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Julia Tillman, Linda Dillard, Luthers Waters, Lynn Davis, Maxime Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Sylvia Cox, Syreeta - background vocals
• Harry Bluestone - conductor
• Jerry Hey - horn arrangements
• Michael Masser, David Shire, Barry Fasman, Ollie E. Brown, Sylvester Rivers - rhythm arrangements
• Gene Page, David Shire - string arrangements

References