Description
Billy Preston’s fifth studio album, Encouraging Words, was released in September 1970 through Apple Records. It marked his second and final project for the Beatles’ label before signing with A&M Records. Co-produced by Preston and George Harrison, the album featured the first released versions of Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” and “My Sweet Lord,” appearing two months ahead of Harrison’s own recordings on his landmark triple album, All Things Must Pass. Preston’s take on “My Sweet Lord” was issued as a single and reached #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971, though the album itself did not chart in the US or UK. While commercially overlooked, Encouraging Words has since been praised by some critics as one of Apple’s strongest non-Beatles releases. Presented on limited edition gold vinyl through Dark Horse Records.
- 1Right Now
- 2Little Girl
- 3Use What You Got
- 4My Sweet Lord
- 5Let the Music Play
- 6Same Thing Again
- 7I’ve Got a Feeling
- 8Sing One for the Lord
- 9When You Are Mine
- 10I Don’t Want You to Pretend
- 11Encouraging Words
- 12All Things (Must) Pass
- 13You’ve Been Acting Strange
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