# Billy Preston & Syreeta

Billy Preston & Syreeta is a 1981 album of duets by Billy Preston and Syreeta released by Motown Records. Six songs were produced by Ollie Brown, and four songs were produced and co-written by Michael Masser. An expanded version of the album with 10 songs and 7 bonus cuts was released on CD in late 2013 on SoulMusic Records.

## Track listing
### Side A

* "Someone Special" (Greg Beck, Ollie E. Brown, Renee Moore) – 4:15
* "Searchin'" (Brown) – 4:35
* "Just for You" (Brown, Billy Preston, Michael McGloiry, Syreeta Wright) – 5:15
* "It's So Easy" (Carol Connors, David Shire) – 3:41
* "A Long and Lasting Love" (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) – 3:38

### Side B

* "Love" (Michael Masser, Randy Goodrum) – 4:06
* "One More Try" (Allee Willis, Lauren Wood) – 4:07
* "Hey You" (Billy Preston, Keith Boyd Jr.) – 4:04
* "A New Way to Say I Love You" (Goffin, Masser) – 3:00
* "What We Did for Love" (Masser, Goodrum) – 2:58
* "With You I'm Born Again" (only orig. LP)

### CD bonus cuts

* "With You I'm Born Again" (US Motown 7" Single) – 3:39
* "With You I'm Born Again" (instrumental) – 5:06
* "Go For It" – 3:53
* "Go For It" (12" mix) – 8:53
* "It Will Come in Time" – 3:09
* "One More Time for Love" (Jerry Peters) – 3:51
* "Please Stay" (Connors, Shire) – 3:58

## Personnel

* Billy Preston – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano (3), melodica (8)
* Syreeta – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* John Barnes – keyboards (1–3, 7, 8), synthesizers (1–3, 7, 8)
* Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1–3, 7, 8)
* David Shire – pianos (4, 10)
* Randy Goodrum – pianos (5, 6, 6, 9, 10)
* Michael Masser – pianos (5, 6, 6, 9, 10), rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1–3, 7, 8)
* Michael McGloiry – guitars (1–3, 7, 8)
* Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1–3, 7, 8)
* Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin – guitars (1–3, 7, 8)
* Mitch Holder – guitars (4, 10)
* Tim May – guitars (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Nathan Watts – bass (1–3, 7, 8)
* Eddie N. Watkins Jr. – bass (4, 10)
* Leland Sklar – bass (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Ollie E. Brown – drums (1–4, 7, 8, 10), percussion (1–4, 7, 8, 10), rhythm arrangements (1–3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1–3, 7, 8)
* Rick Shlosser – drums (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Eddie "Bongo" Brown – congas (1–3, 7, 8)
* Gary Coleman – vibraphone (1–3, 7, 8)
* Steve Forman – percussion (4, 10)
* James Brown – flute (3), saxophone (7)
* Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1–3, 7, 8)
* Sylvester Rivers – rhythm arrangements (1–3, 7, 8)
* Gene Page – string arrangements (1–3, 5–10)
* David Shire – rhythm and string arrangements (4, 10–14, 17)
* Barry Fasman – rhythm arrangements (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Harry Bluestone – conductor (1–3, 7, 8)
* Arnel Carmichael – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1–3, 7, 8)
* James Anthony Carmichael – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* Sylvia Cox – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (1–3, 7, 8)
* Josie James – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* J.D. Nicholas – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (1–3, 7, 8)
* Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (4, 10)
* Luther Waters – backing vocals (4, 10)
* Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (4, 10)
* Oren Waters – backing vocals (backing vocals (4, 10)
* Ginger Blake-Schackne – backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Linda Dillard – backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)
* Becky Lopez – backing vocals (5, 6, 9, 10)

### Production

* Suzanne DePasse – executive producer
* Tony Jones – executive producer
* F. Byron Clark – engineer, mixing
* Michael Schuman – engineer, mixing
* Russ Terrana – engineer, mixing
* Ollie E. Brown – mixing
* Bobby Brooks – additional engineer
* Barney Perkins – additional engineer
* Tony Autore – assistant engineer
* Steve Catania – assistant engineer
* Tom Cummings – assistant engineer
* Fred Law – assistant engineer
* Ginny Pallante – assistant engineer
* Johnny Lee – art direction
* Terry Taylor – design
* Harry Langdon – photography
Expanded Reissue
* David Nathan – reissue producer
* David Shire – producer (11–14, 17)
* James Di Pasquale – producer (11–14)
* Billy Preston – producer (15, 17)
* Jerry Peters – producer (16)
* Alan Wilson – remastering
* Roger Williams – artwork, design
* Sharon Davis – liner notes