The Way I Am (Billy Preston album)
The Way I Am is the fourteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1981. The album was arranged by Bob Esty, David Blumberg, Arthur G. Wright, Marty Paich, Gene Page and Billy Preston.
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| Released | 10 November 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 34.54 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | Billy Preston, David Shire, David Paich, Bob Esty, Hal Davis, Berry Gordy Jr., Paul Jabara, Marty Paich, Arthur G. Wright | |||
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Track listing
- "Hope" (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara) – 3:19
- "Good Life Boogie" (Billy Preston) – 4:17
- "Keep on Truckin'" (Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree) – 4:25
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:57
- "Lay Your Feelings on Me" (Kay Lewis, Helen Lewis) – 4:20
- "I Won't Mistreat Your Love" (Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:57
- "Baby I'm Yours" (Van McCoy) – 3:18
- "Until Then" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 3:34
- "The Way I Am" (David Paich) – 4:55
Personnel
- Billy Preston - piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, vocals
- Bobby Kimball - backing vocals
- Steve Lukather - guitars
- David Paich - keyboards, piano
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- Steve Porcaro - keyboards
- Jeff Porcaro - drums
- Ollie E. Brown - drums
- William Bryant - keyboards
- Dave Budimir - synthesizer
- Sonny Burke - keyboards
- Nathan East - bass
- Charles Fearing - guitar
- James Gadson - drums
- Marlo Henderson - guitar
- Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
- Abraham Laboriel - bass
- Michael Lang - keyboards
- Reggie McBride - bass
- Greg Poree - guitar
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin - guitar
- Red Rhodes - guitar
- Herman Riley - saxophone
- David Shire - keyboards
- Rick Shlosser - drums
- Syreeta Wright: Backing Vocals
- Trevor Veitch - guitar
- David T. Walker - guitar
- Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington - bass
- Eddie N. Watkins, Jr. - bass
- Nathan Watts - bass
- Les Hurdle - bass
- Marvin Charlot - bass
- Arthur G. Wright - guitar
- Oma Drake, Mona Lisa Young, Terry Young, Mike Reed, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Stephanie Spruill, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters - backing vocals
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