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Hip-O's Ultimate Collection may not have the original hit recording of "That's the Way God Planned It," due to licensing restrictions (it was recorded for the Beatles ill-fated label, Apple), but that's about the only thing missing from this near-definitive single-disc set. Over the course of 20 tracks, the collection chronicles every one of Preston's hits, from the funky "Outa-Space," "Slaughter," and "Will It Go Round in Circles" to the smooth, quiet storm soul of his duets with Syreeta ("With You I'm Born Again," "Go for It," "One More Time for Love"). Since it's quite a transition between the two extremes, fans of either side of the spectrum may not enjoy everything here, but it's nevertheless a nearly flawless collection, providing an accurate portrait of Preston's career. It is true that the lesser-known hits aren't as compelling as the smash singles, but this is still an entertaining collection, regardless.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Carleton Fisher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 A&M Records
Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 A&M Records
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 A&M Records
George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Henry George Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Louis E. Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Syreeta Wright, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Cecil, Producer - ROBERT MARGOULEFF, Producer - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Greene, ComposerLyricist - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TOMMY VICARI, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hubert Heard, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Lupper, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coates, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Manuel Kellough, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Riser, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TOMMY VICARI, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hubert Heard, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Lupper, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Coates, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Manuel Kellough, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - George Martin, Producer - Billy Preston, MainArtist
℗ 1978 A&M Records
Clarence McDonald, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Johnson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Louis Johnson, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Tom Scott, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - George Bohanon, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - David T. Walker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Preston, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Horn, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - TOMMY VICARI, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Hubinon, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Hubert Heard, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Manuel Kellough, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Monari, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Campbell-Kurban String Section, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Truman Thomas, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Carleton Fisher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Preston, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Carleton Fisher, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 A&M Records
Syreeta Wright, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Preston, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Connors, ComposerLyricist - David Shire, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Syreeta, FeaturedArtist - James Di Pasquale, Producer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sylvia Bennett-Smith, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wah Wah Watson, ComposerLyricist - Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Preston, MainArtist - Carol Connors, Author - David Shire, Composer
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Peters, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Syreeta Wright, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Preston, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sheree Brown, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Syreeta, MainArtist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Artie Butler, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Billy Preston, MainArtist - Molly Ann Leikin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Hip-O's Ultimate Collection may not have the original hit recording of "That's the Way God Planned It," due to licensing restrictions (it was recorded for the Beatles ill-fated label, Apple), but that's about the only thing missing from this near-definitive single-disc set. Over the course of 20 tracks, the collection chronicles every one of Preston's hits, from the funky "Outa-Space," "Slaughter," and "Will It Go Round in Circles" to the smooth, quiet storm soul of his duets with Syreeta ("With You I'm Born Again," "Go for It," "One More Time for Love"). Since it's quite a transition between the two extremes, fans of either side of the spectrum may not enjoy everything here, but it's nevertheless a nearly flawless collection, providing an accurate portrait of Preston's career. It is true that the lesser-known hits aren't as compelling as the smash singles, but this is still an entertaining collection, regardless.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:20
- Main artists: Billy Preston
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hip-O (UC)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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