It's My Pleasure
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It's My Pleasure is the tenth studio album by Billy Preston
Billy Preston
William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...

, released in 1975. This album marked the modernisation of Preston's music, placing a heavier emphasis on synthesizers. It also marked his first collaborations with singer Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...

 who sings on one track. The album is notable for having harmonica by Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

 on two tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

Side 1 - Program:
  1. "Fancy Lady" (Billy Preston, Syreeta Wright
    Syreeta Wright
    Syreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...

    ) – 5:40
  2. "Found the Love" – 3:58
  3. "That's Life" – 3:36
  4. "Do It While You Can" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
    Bruce Fisher
    Bruce Fisher is an American songwriter, record producer, playwright and guitarist best known for his collaborations with Billy Preston.-Career:Born January 8, 1951, in Washington D.C., Fisher was raised in Chicago, Illinois, by his grandmother...

    ) – 6:42


Side 2 - Intermission:
  1. "It's My Pleasure" – 3:51
  2. "Song of Joy" – 3:22
  3. "I Can't Stand It" – 6:23
  4. "All of My Life" (Billy Preston, Russ Rasputin) – 5:52

Personnel

  • Billy Preston
    Billy Preston
    William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...

    : keyboards, piano, vocals.
  • George Harrison
    George Harrison
    George Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other...

    : guitar (credited as "Harri Georgeson") on "That's Life"
  • Tony Maiden: guitar.
  • Shuggie Otis
    Shuggie Otis
    Shuggie Otis is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist....

    : guitar.
  • Kenny Burke: guitar, bass.
  • Reggie McBride: bass guitar.
  • Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
    Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...

    : harmonica on "Do It While You Can " and "It's My Pleasure"
  • Syreeta Wright
    Syreeta Wright
    Syreeta Wright , who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter most notably known for her work with Stevie Wonder and Billy Preston.-Early life and career:...

    : backing vocals on "Fancy Lady"
  • Ollie Brown: drums and percussion.
  • Rocky Dzidzornu: congas.
  • Lorna Maxine: backing vocals.
  • Julia Waters: backing vocals.
  • Luther Waters: backing Vocals
  • Malcolm Cecil
    Malcolm Cecil
    Malcolm Cecil is a British jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winning record producer.A founding member of the UK's leading jazz quintet of the late 1950s, The Jazz Couriers, he went on to join a number of British jazz combos led by Dick Morrissey, Tony Crombie and Ronnie Scott in the late 50s and...

    : synthesizer.
  • Robert Margouleff
    Robert Margouleff
    Robert Margouleff is a Grammy Award winning American record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert, and film producer....

    : synthesizer.
  • The Original New Timbrel Orchestra: Synthesizers.
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