It's My Pleasure

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It's My Pleasure
It's My Pleasure cover
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released 31 October 1975
Recorded March-June1975
Genre Soul / Rock
Length 39:20
Label A&M Records
Producer Billy Preston, Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil
Professional reviews
Billy Preston chronology
The Kids and Me
(1974)		 'It's My Pleasure
(1975)		 Billy Preston
(1976)

It's My Pleasure is an album by Billy Preston 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.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Billy Preston, except where noted.

  • Side 1-Program:
  1. "Fancy Lady" (Billy Preston-Syreeta Wright) – 5:40
  2. "Found the Love" – 3:58
  3. "That's Life" – 3:36
  4. "Do It While You Can" (Billy Preston-Bruce Fisher) – 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- R. Rasputin)" – 5:52

[edit] Personnel

  1. Billy Preston: Keyboards, piano, vocals
  2. George Harrison: Guitar.
  3. Tony Maiden: Guitar.
  4. Shuggie Otis: Guitar.
  5. Kenny Burke: Guitar, bass.
  6. Reggie McBride: Bass guitar.
  7. Stevie Wonder: Mouth Organ.
  8. Syreeta Wright: Backing Vocals.
  9. Ollie Brown: Drums and percussion.
  10. Rocky Dzidzornu: Congas.
  11. Lorna Maxine: Backing vocals.
  12. Julia Waters: Backing vocals.
  13. Luther Waters: Backing Vocals
  14. Malcolm Cecil: Synthesizer.
  15. Robert Margouleff: Synthesizer.
  16. The Original New Timbrel Orchestra: Synthesizers.