''Live European Tour'' is the only
live album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
Billy Preston
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
, released in 1974 in Europe and Japan. It was recorded during his opening act stint for
the Rolling Stones 1973 European Tour, featuring
Mick Taylor on lead guitar and Preston's own band "The God Squad". In 2002,
A&M Records released the album in Japan, featuring alternative song takes.
Track listing
Original release
Side one
# "Medley:
Day Tripper/The Bus" (
John Lennon,
Paul McCartney; Preston,
Joe Greene)
# "
Let It Be
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* ''Let It Be'' (Beatles album), the Beatles' final studio album, released in 1970
* "Let It Be" (Beatles song), the title song from the album
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* ''Let It Be'' (1970 ...
" (Lennon, McCartney)
# "
Let's Go Get Stoned" (
Valerie Simpson,
Nickolas Ashford,
Jo Armstead)
# "
Billy's Bag" (Preston)
Side two
# "
Will It Go Round in Circles
"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a song by American Soul music, soul musician Billy Preston from his 1972 album ''Music Is My Life''. It was written by Preston and Bruce Fisher and released as a single in March 1973. The record topped the Billboard ...
" (Preston,
Bruce Fisher
Bruce Fisher (born January 8, 1954) is an American songwriter, record producer, playwright best known for his collaborations with Billy Preston. Fisher's best-known songs include "You Are So Beautiful", "Will It Go Round In Circles", and " Nothin ...
)
# "
Outa-Space
"Outa-Space" is an instrumental recorded by Billy Preston that originally appeared on his 1971 A&M Records-debut album, ''I Wrote a Simple Song''. To create the primary instrumental sound, Preston played a clavinet through a wah wah pedal. The s ...
" (Preston, Greene)
# "Higher" (Vamp)
# "
Get Back
"Get Back" is a song recorded by the British rock band the Beatles and Billy Preston, and written by Paul McCartney though credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to ...
" (Lennon, McCartney)
2002 CD reissue
# "Day Tripper" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:07
# "The Bus" (Preston, Greene) – 10:58
# "Let It Be" (Lennon, McCartney) – 2:28
# "Will It Go Round in Circles" (Preston, Fisher) – 3:44
# "Let's Go Get Stoned" (Simpson, Ashford, Armstead) – 1:36
# "Space Race" (Preston) – 1:57
# "
Amazing Grace" (traditional; arranged by Preston) – 4:43
# "
That's the Way God Planned It" (Preston) – 4:05
# "Outa-Space/Higher" (Preston, Greene) – 8:05
Personnel
*Billy Preston - all keyboards, melodica, lead vocals
*
Mick Taylor - guitars, backing vocals
*Hubert Heard - keyboards
*Kenneth Lupper - keyboards
*Manuel Kellough - drums, percussion
Production
*Billy Preston: Producer.
*
Andy Johns: Engineer.
*Robert Ellis: Direction.
*Bruce Wayne: Road Manager.
*Roland Young: Art Direction.
*Junie Osaki: Design.
*Album remixed at A&M recording studios, Hollywood California.
References
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Billy Preston albums
1974 live albums
A&M Records live albums