The Way I Am (Billy Preston album)
# The Way I Am (Billy Preston album)

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The Way I Am is the fourteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1981. The album was arranged by Bob Esty, David Blumberg, Arthur G. Wright, Marty Paich, Gene Page and Billy Preston.

## Track listing

* "Hope" (Bob Esty, Paul Jabara) – 3:19
* "Good Life Boogie" (Billy Preston) – 4:17
* "Keep on Truckin'" (Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Jr., Anita Poree) – 4:25
* "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) – 3:57
* "Lay Your Feelings on Me" (Kay Lewis, Helen Lewis) – 4:20
* "I Won't Mistreat Your Love" (Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:57
* "Baby I'm Yours" (Van McCoy) – 3:18
* "Until Then" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 3:34
* "The Way I Am" (David Paich) – 4:55

## Personnel

* Billy Preston – vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements (8)
* William Bryant – keyboards
* Dave Budimir – synthesizers
* Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards
* Michael Lang – keyboards
* David Paich – keyboards
* David Shire – keyboards
* Charles Fearing – guitars
* Marlo Henderson – guitars
* Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
* Steve Lukather – guitars
* Greg Poree – guitars
* Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin – guitars
* Red Rhodes – guitars
* Trevor Veitch – guitars
* David T. Walker – guitars
* Arthur G. Wright – guitars, arrangements (3)
* Marvin Charlot – bass
* Nathan East – bass
* David Hungate – bass
* Les Hurdle – bass
* Abraham Laboriel – bass
* Reggie McBride – bass
* Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass
* Eddie N. Watkins Jr. – bass
* Nathan Watts – bass
* Ollie E. Brown – drums
* James Gadson – drums
* Jeff Porcaro – drums
* Rick Shlosser – drums
* Joe Clayton – percussion
* Gary Coleman – percussion
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Melvin Webb – percussion
* Herman Riley – alto sax solo (6)
* Bob Esty – arrangements (1)
* David Blumberg – arrangements (2, 6, 7)
* Marty Paich – arrangements (4, 9)
* Gene Page – arrangements (5)
* Oma Drake – backing vocals
* Joe Greene – backing vocals
* Jesse Kirkland – backing vocals
* Mike Reed – backing vocals
* Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
* Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
* Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
* Oren Waters – backing vocals
* Syreeta Wright – backing vocals
* Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals
* Terry Young – backing vocals

### Production

* Suzanne DePasse – executive producer
* Tony Jones – executive producer
* Jane Clark – engineer
* Guy Costa – engineer
* Joe Robb – engineer
* Allen Sides – engineer
* Russ Terrana – engineer, mastering
* Suzanne Coston – project manager
* Kevin Wright – engineer
* John Matousek – mastering
* Harry Langdon – photography
* Suzi Biles – stylist
* Wayne Masserelli – make-up
