A Whole New Thing (Billy Preston album)

A Whole New Thing
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	14 July 1977
Recorded	10–31 January 1977 (at Kendun Recorders, Burbank) (and at Village Recorders, Westwood)
Genre	Soul
Length	34:35
Label	A&M
Producer	Billy Preston, Truman Thomas
Billy Preston chronology
Billy Preston (1976) A Whole New Thing (1977) Late at Night (1979)

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A Whole New Thing is the twelfth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977. It was Preston's final album with A&M Records.

Wide Stride was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 33 on the US R&B chart.

Track listing

Side One

1. "A Whole New Thing" (Truman Thomas, Jeffrey Bowen, James Ford)  – 3:35
2. "Disco Dancin'" (Billy Preston)  – 3:30
3. "Complicated Sayings" (Preston, Robert "Inky" Incorvaia)  – 2:54
4. "Attitudes" instrumental (Preston)  – 2:29
5. "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" (Preston)  – 3:48

Side Two

1. "Wide Stride" instrumental (Preston)  – 3:15
2. "You Got Me Buzzin'" (Preston, Incorvaia)  – 2:42
3. "Sweet Marie" (Preston, Joe Greene)  – 3:40
4. "Happy" instrumental (Preston)  – 2:20
5. "Touch Me Love" (Preston, Jack Ackerman)  – 3:22
6. "You Don't Have to Go" (Preston, Greene)  – 3:00

Personnel

• Billy Preston: keyboards, guitars, bass, percussion and vocals.
• Eugene Henderson: guitar
• Tony Maiden: guitar
• Michael McGloiry: guitar
• Welton Gite: bass
• Keni Burke: bass
• Kenneth Moore: keyboards
• Truman Thomas: keyboards
• Manuel Kellough: drums
• Ollie E. Brown: drums
• Alvin Taylor: drums
• Bobbye Hall: percussion
• Angelo Richards: trumpet
• Wynell Montgomery: sax
• Charles Garnett: trumpet
• Gloria Jones: backing vocals
• Andre Crough: backing vocals
• Frankie Spring: backing vocals
• Clyde King: backing vocals
• Joe Greene: backing vocals

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