17/11/2022

Billy Preston "Pressin' On" (1982) -Smooth Soul / Rhythm & Blues-



Label : Motown Record Corporation

 
États-Unis Side One

01 - Pressin' On (Billy Preston, Benny Medina & Kerry Ashby)
02 - I'd Like To Go Back Home Again (Billy Preston, Benny Medina & Kerry Ashby)
03 - Loving You Is Easy ('Cause You're Beautiful) (Billy Preston)
04 - Turn It Out (Billy Preston, Benny Medina & Kerry Ashby)

Side Two

01 - I'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye (Artie Butler & Molly Ann Leikin)
02 - Thanks, But No Thanks (Ralph Benatar, Galen Senogles & Geoff Leib)
03 - Don't Try To Fight It (Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles)
04 - I Love You So (Billy Preston)
05 - I Come To Rest In You (Billy Preston & Guy Finley)


Produced by Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles
Except as Indicated
All Horn & String Arrangements by Ralph Benatar, except as Indicated
Concertmaster : Bill Henderson

Musicians :
Billy Preston : Keyboards, Synthesizers

Additional Keyboards : Bill Mays
Guitars : Larry Lingle, George Johnson, Thom Rotella, David T. Walker
Bass : Kenny Lewis, Louis Johnson, Neil Stubenhaus, Chuck Rainey
Drums : Gary Ferguson, James Gadson, Steve Schaeffer
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa, Alan Estes, Victor Feldman, Bobbye Hall
Horns : 'Heart Attack Horns'
Harp : Dorothy Ashby
Background vocals : Marlena Jeter, Maxi Anderson, Carla Vaughn, Venetta Fields, Tony Walthers, Bunny Hull, Sharon Robinson, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters

Recorded at Salty Dog Recording Studios, Van Nuys, California ; Evergreen Studios, Burbank, Califonria & Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed at Salty Dog Recording Studios, Van Nuys, California
Engineers : Galen Senogles, Russ Terrana, James Warmack, Tony Autore, Debbie Scott & Murray McFadden
Executive Producer : Tony Jones


Side One

01 - Pressin' On

Rhythm Arrangement by Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar

02 - I'd Like To Go Back Home Again

Rhythm Arrangement by Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar

03 - Loving You Is Easy ('Cause You're Beautiful)

Rhythm Arrangement by Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar

04 - Turn It Out

Rhythm Arrangement by Billy Preston & Ralph Benatar

Side Two

01 - I'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye

Produced & Arranged by Artie Butler

02 - Thanks, But No Thanks

Produced by Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles for Benatar & Senogles Productions

03 - Don't Try To Fight It

Produced by Ralph Benatar & Galen Senogles for Benatar & Senogles Productions

04 - I Love You So

Written, Arranged & Produced by Billy Preston

05 - I Come To Rest In You

Arranged by David Blumberg
Produced by Billy Preston