Billy Preston & Syreeta
Billy Preston & Syreeta is a 1981 album of duets by Billy Preston and Syreeta released by Motown. Six songs were produced by Ollie Brown, and four songs were produced and co-written by Michael Masser. An expanded version of the album with 10 songs and 7 bonus cuts was released on CD in late 2013 on SoulMusic Records.
Track listing
Side A
- "Someone Special" – 4:15
- "Searchin'" – 4:35
- "Just for You" – 5:15
- "It's So Easy" – 3:41
- "A Long and Lasting Love" – 3:38
Side B
- "Love" – 4:06
- "One More Try" – 4:07
- "Hey You" – 4:04
- "A New Way to Say I Love You" – 3:00
- "What We Did for Love" – 2:58
- "With You I'm Born Again"
CD bonus cuts
- "With You I'm Born Again" – 3:39
- "With You I'm Born Again" – 5:06
- "Go For It" – 3:53
- "Go For It" – 8:53
- "It Will Come in Time" – 3:09
- "One More Time for Love" – 3:51
- "Please Stay" – 3:58
Personnel
- Billy Preston – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, melodica
- Syreeta – lead vocals, backing vocals
- John Barnes – keyboards, synthesizers
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
- David Shire – pianos
- Randy Goodrum – pianos
- Michael Masser – pianos, rhythm arrangements
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Michael McGloiry – guitars
- Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitars
- Mitch Holder – guitars
- Tim May – guitars
- Nathan Watts – bass
- Eddie N. Watkins Jr. – bass
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion, rhythm arrangements, BGV arrangements
- Rick Shlosser – drums
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – congas
- Gary Coleman – vibraphone
- Steve Forman – percussion
- James Brown – flute, saxophone
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements
- Sylvester Rivers – rhythm arrangements
- Gene Page – string arrangements
- David Shire – rhythm and string arrangements
- Barry Fasman – rhythm arrangements
- Harry Bluestone – conductor
- Arnel Carmichael – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- James Anthony Carmichael – backing vocals
- Sylvia Cox – backing vocals
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals, BGV arrangements
- Josie James – backing vocals
- J.D. Nicholas – backing vocals
- Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
- Luther Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
- Oren Waters – backing vocals
- Ginger Blake-Schackne – backing vocals
- Linda Dillard – backing vocals
- Becky Lopez – backing vocals
Production
- Suzanne DePasse – executive producer
- Tony Jones – executive producer
- F. Byron Clark – engineer, mixing
- Michael Schuman – engineer, mixing
- Russ Terrana – engineer, mixing
- Ollie E. Brown – mixing
- Bobby Brooks – additional engineer
- Barney Perkins – additional engineer
- Tony Autore – assistant engineer
- Steve Catania – assistant engineer
- Tom Cummings – assistant engineer
- Fred Law – assistant engineer
- Ginny Pallante – assistant engineer
- Johnny Lee – art direction
- Terry Taylor – design
- Harry Langdon – photography
- David Nathan – reissue producer
- David Shire – producer
- James Di Pasquale – producer
- Billy Preston – producer
- Jerry Peters – producer
- Alan Wilson – remastering
- Roger Williams – artwork, design
- Sharon Davis – liner notes