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

  1. "Someone Special" – 4:15
  2. "Searchin'" – 4:35
  3. "Just for You" – 5:15
  4. "It's So Easy" – 3:41
  5. "A Long and Lasting Love" – 3:38

Side B

  1. "Love" – 4:06
  2. "One More Try" – 4:07
  3. "Hey You" – 4:04
  4. "A New Way to Say I Love You" – 3:00
  5. "What We Did for Love" – 2:58
  6. "With You I'm Born Again"

CD bonus cuts

  1. "With You I'm Born Again" – 3:39
  2. "With You I'm Born Again" – 5:06
  3. "Go For It" – 3:53
  4. "Go For It" – 8:53
  5. "It Will Come in Time" – 3:09
  6. "One More Time for Love" – 3:51
  7. "Please Stay" – 3:58

Personnel

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
Expanded reissue