Billy Preston Encouraging Words (Vinyl, Apple Records, 1970) *****
Genre: Apple Records
Places I remember: Marbecks Records, Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: That's The Way God Planned It (album version with George and Billy trading licks is the greatest!)
Gear costume: My Sweet Lord (on Encouraging Words). Billy recorded this before George and the strictly Christian approach works well.
Active compensatory factors: I have had these albums for about 45 years or so and they sound as fresh as they did back then.
Gear costume: My Sweet Lord (on Encouraging Words). Billy recorded this before George and the strictly Christian approach works well.
Active compensatory factors: I have had these albums for about 45 years or so and they sound as fresh as they did back then.
For me TTWGPI shades Encouraging Words because of its pure joy but both are classics. It is incredibly hard to listen to these albums without breaking out in big grins continually. There are so many highlights.
Maybe Encouraging Words is less exuberant but it's also a joy to listen to and I think George deserves a lot of credit for this. Both albums are perfectly produced - clearly bringing out Billy's humility and sincerity. Bravo George!
Where do they all belong? That's it for Billy on Apple Records. Next up is Ravi Shankar in the CD department.
Where do they all belong? That's it for Billy on Apple Records. Next up is Ravi Shankar in the CD department.
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