The Kids & Me
| The Kids & Me | ||||
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| Released | May 5, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | October 1973 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles; mixed at Westlake Audio, Hollywood, California and A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, Funk, rock | |||
| Length | 32:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Billy Preston | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B–[2] |
The Kids & Me is the ninth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1974, after his famous tour in Europe. This album included "You Are So Beautiful", later covered by Joe Cocker, and the hit single "Nothing from Nothing".
The album's dedication, reflected in the title, was to St. Elmo's Village, an inner-city children's recreation centre, located in mid-city Los Angeles.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher except where indicated.
Side One
- "Tell Me You Need My Loving" – 2:42
- "Nothing from Nothing" – 2:33
- "Struttin'" (Preston, George Johnson, Louis Johnson) – 2:31
- "Sister Sugar" – 3:01
- "Sad Sad Song" – 2:27
- "You Are So Beautiful" – 4:44
Side Two
- "Sometimes I Love You" (Preston) – 3:12
- "St. Elmo" (Preston) – 2:26
- "John the Baptist" (Preston, John Schuler) – 3:19
- "Little Black Boys and Girls" – 2:28
- "Creature Feature" (Preston, Hubert Heard) – 3:27
Personnel
- Billy Preston: keyboards, piano, vocals
- Tony Maiden, Joe Walsh: guitar
- Bobby Watson: bass guitar
- Al Perkins: banjo
- Kenneth Luper, Hubert Head: keyboards
- Manuel Kellough: drums
References
- ^ The Kids & Me at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.