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1981 studio album by Billy Preston
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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.
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 : Keyboard, 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
References
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