I Wrote a Simple Song / Music Is My Life (CD) – Billy Preston

Repressing. Digitally remastered two CD set containing a pair of albums from the Rock/Soul legend. Features. Billy’s first two albums for Herb Alpert’s A&M Records, both recorded in 1972. These recordings spawned two major hits: ‘Outa-Space’, a US #2 and ‘Will It Go Round in Circles’, a US #1. An accomplished performer and keyboard player, Preston earned himself musical immortality by playing on the Beatles’ sessions from which ‘Get Back’ came. Beat Goes On.

Track List

1. Should’ve Known Better
2. I Wrote a Simple Song
3. John Henry
4. Without a Song
5. The Bus
6. Outa-Space
7. The Looner Tune
8. You Done Got Older
9. Swing Down Chariot
10. God Is Great
11. My Country ‘Tis of Thee
12. We’re Gonna Make It
13. One Time or Another
14. Blackbird
15. I Wonder Why
16. Will It Go Round in Circles
17. Ain’t That Nothin’
18. God Loves You
19. Make the Devil Mad (Turn on to Jesus)
20. Nigger Charlie
21. Heart Full of Sorrow
22. Music’s My Life