Billy Preston "The Way I Am" (1981) -Soul / Westcoast Soul-

Label : Motown Record Corporation

 Side One

01 - Hope (Paul Jabara & Bob Esty)
02 - Good Life Boogie (Billy Preston)
03 - Keep On Truckin' (Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston & Anita Poree)
04 - A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)

Side Two

01 - Lay Your Feelings On Me (Kay Lewis & Helen Lewis)
02 - I Won't Mistreat Your Love (Billy Preston & Bruce Fischer)
03 - Baby I'm Yours (Sam McCoy)
04 - Until Then (Billy Preston, Jesse Kirkland & Joe Greene)
05 - The Way I Am (David Paich)


Musicians :
Keyboards : Billy Preston, David Paich, Reginald 'Sony' Burke, Mike Lang, William Bryant II, David Shire

Synthesizer : Billy Preston, David Budimir

Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr., Charles Fearing, Arthur G. Wright, Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin, Marlo Henderson, David T. Walker, Steve Lukather, Trevor Veitch, Greg Poree, Red Rhodes

Bass : David Hungate, Nathan East, Eddie Watkins, Nathan Watts, Reggie McBride, Freddie Washington, Marvin Charlot, Abraham Laboriel, Leslie Hurdle

Drums : Jeff Porcaro, Ollie E. Brown, James Gadson, Rick Shlosser

Percussion : Melvin Webb, Joe Clayton, Paulinho Da Costa, Gary Coleman

Alto Saxophone Solo : Herman Riley on "I Won't Mistreat Your Love"
Executive Producers : Suzanne De Passe Le Mat & Tony Jones

Background vocals : Oma Drake, Mona Lisa Young, Terry Young, Michael Reed, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Stephanie Spruill, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Syreeta

Recorded & Mixed at :

Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios 

Ocean Way Recording 

NSP Studios 

Cherokee Recording Studios
Engineers : Russ Terrana, Jane Clark, Guy Costa, Allen Sides, Kevin T. Wright & Joe Robb 
Mastering Engineers : John Matousek & Russ Terrano, Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios

Executive Producers : Suzanne de Passe Le Mat & Tony Jones


Side One

01 - Hope

Arranged by Bob Esty

Produced by Bob Esty & Paul Jabara

02 - Good Life Boogie

Arranged by David Blumberg
Associate Producers : Hal Davis, Arthur G. Wright & Russ Terrana 

Produced by Billy Preston

03 - Keep On Truckin'

Arranged by Arthur G. Wright

Produced by Hal Davis & Arthur G. Wright

04 - A Change Is Gonna Come

Arranged by Marty Paich
Produced by Marty Paich & Billy Preston

Side Two

01 - Lay Your Feelings On Me

Arranged by Gene Page
Co-Produced by Suzee Ikeda

Produced by Berry Gordy

02 - I Won't Mistreat Your Love

Arranged by David Blumberg
Associate Producers : Hal Davis, Arthur G. Wright & Russ Terrana 

Produced by Billy Preston

03 - Baby I'm Yours

Arranged by David Blumberg

Produced by David Shire & Billy Preston

04 - Until Then

Associate Producer : Russ Terrana

Arranged & Produced by Billy Preston

05 - The Way I Am

Arranged by Marty Paich

Produced by Marty Paich, David Paich & Billy Preston