On the Air (album)
Appearance
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Released | February 18, 1984 | |||
Recorded | October–December 1983 | |||
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Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 39:25 | |||
Label | Megatone (1984) Unidisc (1996) | |||
Producer | Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar, Galen Senogles | |||
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On the Air is the sixteenth studio album by American musician Billy Preston, released on February 18, 1984 by Megatone Records.
Track listing
[edit]- "And Dance [Extended]" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 6:01
- "Kick-It" (Preston, Ralph Benatar) – 5:47
- "Come to Me Little Darlin'" (Benatar, Enzo Bilinelli, Preston, Galen Senogles) – 3:43
- "Beatle Tribute" (Benatar, Preston, Senogles) – 3:21
- "If You Let Me Love You" (Benatar, Bilinelli, Fisher, Preston, Senogles) – 4:23
- "You Can't Hide from Love" (Preston, Fisher) – 3:35
- "Oh Jamaica" (Benatar, Ken Lazarus, Preston, Senogles) – 3:49
- "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:03
- "And Dance" (Preston, Fisher) – 5:43
Personnel
[edit]- Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
- Ralph Benatar – acoustic guitars, flute, saxophones, arrangements
- Larry Lingle – electric guitars
- James "Tip" Wirrick – scratching
- Keni Burke – electric bass
- Bobby Vega – electric bass
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals
- Doug Gibbs – backing vocals
- Joe Greene – backing vocals
- Jesse Kirkland – backing vocals
- Gloria Jones – backing vocals (6)
- Frankie K. Springs – backing vocals (6)
- Sondra "Blinky" Williams – backing vocals (6)
Production
[edit]- Enzo Billinelli – executive producer
- Ralph Benatar – producer
- Billy Preston – producer
- Galen Senogles – producer, recording engineer, mixing (5-8)
- Ken Kessie – engineer (1-4), mixing (1-4)
- Marty Blecman – mixing (1-4)
- Maureen Drowny – second engineer (1-4)
- Rob Klein – recording assistant, mix assistant (5-8)
- Jose Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Jim Saunders – album graphics, design
- Garry Gay – photography
- David Willers – lithography
- Barbara McGee – make-up
- Sahara – hair stylist
References
[edit]- ^ On the Air at AllMusic