Late at Night (Billy Preston album)

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Late at Night
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	1979
Recorded	1977-1979
Studio	Motown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California); Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
Genre	Soul
Length	39:35
Label	Motown
Producer	Billy Preston; David Shire & James Di Pasquale on "With You I'm Born Again"
Billy Preston chronology
A Whole New Thing (1977) Late at Night (1979) The Way I Am (1981)

Late at Night is a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1979, and his debut for Motown Records. It includes his hit duet with Syreeta Wright, "With You I'm Born Again", from the film Fast Break. The album peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Omaha World-Herald	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[4]

The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Preston's strutting music often has a Ray Charles feel."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Give It Up, Hot" (Billy Preston, Ronnie Vann, Bruce Fisher) – 5:59
2. "Late at Night" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 4:49
3. "All I Wanted Was You" (Preston, Carol Connors) – 4:43
4. "You" (Preston, Gloria Jones, Richard Jones) – 4:25
5. "I Come to Rest in You" (Preston, Guy Finley) – 3:52
6. "It Will Come in Time" (Preston) – 4:57
7. "Lovely Lady" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) – 3:52
8. "With You I'm Born Again" (David Shire, Carol Connors) – 3:38
9. "Sock-It, Rocket" (Preston) – 3:10

Personnel

• Billy Preston – vocals, pianos, organ, synthesizers, melodica, harpsichord (2), rhythm guitar (2), backing vocals (2, 4-7, 9), arrangements (2, 3, 7, 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• David T. Walker – guitars
• Keni Burke – bass
• Robert Lee Hill – bass
• Chuck Rainey – bass
• Ollie E. Brown – drums
• James Gadson – drums
• Bobbye Hall – percussion
• Bobby Keys – saxophone
• Dorothy Ashby – harp
• David Blumberg – arrangements (1, 4-7, 9)
• David Shire – arrangements (8)
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
• Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Joe Greene – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Jesse Kirkland – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Bruce Fisher – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Gloria Jones – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Richard Jones – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Bobby King – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Syreeta Wright – vocals (6, 8)

Production

• F. Byron Clark – associate producer, engineer, mixing
• James Warmack – assistant engineer
• Steve Williams – assistant engineer
• Bob Winard – assistant engineer
• Russ Terrana – remix engineer, mastering
• Jack Andrews – mastering
• Suzanne Coston – project manager
• Ed Caraeff Studio – art direction, design, photography

References