Name: Billy Preston and Syreeta Expanded Edition
Brand: Billy Preston and Syreeta

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SMCR5106

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-02-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

5013929080638

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Billy Preston and Syreeta

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Soul Music

Continuing to reissue classic original albums from the Motown catalogue, SoulMusic Records is very proud to present the self-titled 1981 album, an expanded edition with seven bonus tracks.

Billy Preston (through mid’-70s hits such as ‘Will It Go Round In Circles’ and ‘Nothing From Nothing’) and Syreeta (former wife of Stevie Wonder with four critically-acclaimed albums to her credit) were established as recording artists in their own right when, as Motown label-mates, they worked together on the 1979 soundtrack for the film, “Fast Break”. While the film itself made no impact, one track from the album, the beautiful ballad ‘With You I’m Born Again’ (included as a bonus track on this reissue along with an instrumental version of the song) became a Top 5 UK hit prompting Motown to release the single in the US where it reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart.

Encouraged by the single’s success, Syreeta’s 1980 self-titled LP (reissued by SoulMusic Records in 2013, SMCR-5094) featured two more duets with Billy, ‘One More Time For Love’ and ‘Please Stay’, both included as bonus tracks on this release along with a non-album ‘B’ side ‘It Will Come In Time’. The pair recorded “Billy Preston &amp; Syreeta” in 1981 working with producers including David Shire &amp; Carol Connors, Ollie E. Brown and Michael Masser.

Bonus tracks include two versions of ‘Go For It’ (from “Fast Break”) and the reissue includes notes by UK Motown expert Sharon Davis with quotes from producer/songwriter Carol Connors.

Billy Preston and Syreeta Expanded Edition

Music GB