The Most Exciting Organ Ever

by Billy Preston

Overview

As the late John Holmes would tell you, it's damn near impossible to live up to a title as lofty as The Most Exciting Organ Ever, but Billy Preston does his best -- the raw physical power of Preston's performances are matched only by the imagination and virtuosity of his phrasing. The music bridges the sacred and the profane, fusing the deep, bold sound of the church with the razzle-dazzle of R&B. While Preston's innovative use of bass pedals lends the music its pendulous bottom, his melodies defy gravity, soaring and dive bombing like birds of prey in flight. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	05/12/2023
Label:	Trading Places
UPC:	5060672881135
Rank:	104836

Tracks

1. If I Had a Hammer
2. Low Down
3. Slippin' & Slidin'
4. Drown in My Own Tears
5. I Am Coming Through
6. The Octopus
7. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
8. Soul Meetin'
9. Let Me Know
10. Billy's Bag
11. The Masqerade Is Over
12. Steady Gettin' It

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Billy Preston   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Billy Preston   Composer
Albert Collins   Composer
Don Covay   Composer
D. James   Composer
Richard Penniman   Composer
Herbert Magidson   Composer
Henry Glover   Composer
Little Richard   Composer
Lee Hays   Composer
Eddie Bocage   Composer
Pete Seeger   Composer
Joe Greene   Composer
Ted Wright   Composer
Bobby Byrd   Composer
Allie Wrubel   Composer