''Going East'' is an

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by soul singer

Billy Paul Paul Williams (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016), known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single " Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single ''War of the Go ...

. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula and

Thom Bell Thomas Randolph Bell (January 27th, 1943 – December 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist, and composer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. He found success as a producer ...

Reception

Released in 1971, this would be Paul's

Philadelphia International Records Philadelphia International Records (PIR) was an American record label based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 by songwriting and production duo Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff along with their longtime collaborator Thom Bell. I ...

debut after recording his first two albums for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's

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and Gamble labels. Gamble recalled: Paul's 10:21 live version of "East" appears on the 2011 Legacy CD ''Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973'' - a record company event recorded on 27 June 1973 at the Fairmont Hotel. Paul and other PIR acts were backed by

MFSB MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than 30 studio musicians based at Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bel ...

which featured 35 musicians including

Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ...

on organ. Paul's performance of " Me and Mrs. Jones" (8:34) from the event also appears on the album.

Track listing

#"East" - (Tyrone W. Brown) 6:46 #" (If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" - (Charles Courtney,

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) 2:42 #"This Is Your Life" - (

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) 4:16 #"Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)" - (Moh Jakke) 4:17 #"Magic Carpet Ride" - (J. Cohn, R. Green, C. Makem) 5:19 #"I Wish It Were Yesterday" - (Bobby Martin, Lee Phillips) 3:50 #"Compared to What" - (

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) 5:20 #"Love Buddies" - ( Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 3:40 #"

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" - (

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Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...

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Personnel

*Billy Paul - lead and backing vocals * Norman Harris, Roland Chambers - guitar *Eddie Green - piano *

Vince Montana Vincent Montana Jr. (February 12, 1928 – April 13, 2013), known as Vince Montana, was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist, and percussionist. He is best known as a member of MFSB and as the founder of the Salsoul Orchestra. He has ...

- vibraphone *Tyrone Brown - bass *Norman Farrington - drums *Tony Williams - flute, saxophone *Robert Crippen - congas *Charles Jules, Gerald Roberts - shekere percussion *Don Renaldo and his String Section - strings *Sam Reed and his Horns - horns * Bobby Martin (tracks: B2 to B5), Lenny Pakula (tracks: A1),

(tracks: A2 to B1) - string and horn arrangements

Charts

References

External links

Billy Paul-Going East at Discogs
{{Authority control 1971 albums Billy Paul albums Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble Albums produced by Leon Huff Albums arranged by Thom Bell Albums arranged by Bobby Martin Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios Philadelphia International Records albums