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I Wrote a Simple Song

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Length
  
40:03

Release date
  
25 June 1971

Label
  
A&M Records

Artist
  
Billy Preston

Producer
  
Billy Preston

Genres
  
Soul music, Rock music

Released
  
8 November 1971 (US) 14 January 1972 (UK)

Recorded
  
February, August−September 1971

I Wrote a Simple Song (1971)
  
Music Is My life (1972)

Similar
  
Billy Preston albums, Rock music albums

Billy preston i wrote a simple song 1971 full album


I Wrote a Simple Song is the sixth studio album by Billy Preston. Released in 1971, this was his first for A&M Records.

Contents

Billy preston i wrote a simple song


Reception

This album continued Preston's inclusion of gospel-themed songs which had started with the 1967 album Club Meeting. Preston's friend George Harrison supplied dobro accompaniment on the title track.

The instrumental "Outa-Space" won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1973. It was also one of the clarion calls for the coming importance of the Hohner Clavinet in popular music.

Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston and Joe Greene, except where noted.

Side One

  1. "Should Have Known Better" – 2:28
  2. "I Wrote a Simple Song" – 3:28
  3. "John Henry" (Preston, Robert Sam) – 3:15
  4. "Without a Song" (William Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) – 4:57
  5. "The Bus" – 3:32

Side Two

  1. "Outa-Space" – 4:08
  2. "The Looner Tune" (Preston, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland) – 2:47
  3. "You Done Got Older" (Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:08
  4. "Swing Down Chariot" (Traditional; arranged by Billy Preston and Joe Greene) – 4:13
  5. "God Is Great" – 3:32
  6. "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" (Traditional) – 4:27

Personnel

  • Billy Preston - vocals, piano, organ, keyboards
  • David T. Walker - electric guitars
  • George Harrison - dobro
  • Manuel Kellough - drums
  • King Errisson - congas, percussion
  • Rocky Peoples - tenor saxophone
  • Carlos Garnette - trumpet
  • Quincy Jones - string and horn arrangements
  • Clydie King, Douglas Gibbs, Duane Rogers, Eugene Bryant, Jesse Kirkland, Merry Clayton, Myrna Matthews, Patrice Holloway, Sherrell Atwood, Venetta Fields - backing vocals
  • Technical
  • Roland Young - art direction
  • Jim McCrary - photography
  • Songs

    1Should Have Known Better2:28
    2I Wrote a Simple Song3:28
    3John Henry3:15

    References

    I Wrote a Simple Song Wikipedia