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An early recording of the song, also from Preston's 1969 sessions in London, was included as a bonus track on the 1991 and 2010 remastered That's the Way God Planned It album. The 2002 reissue of Preston's Live European Tour album added a live version of "That's the Way God Planned It", recorded during the Rolling Stones' 1973 European tour.
The song was also Preston's first single on A&M Records, following the end of his tenure on the Beatles' Apple record label. [3] In the United States, it peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] [5] Radio programmers there soon favored the B-side, the instrumental "Outa-Space", which had been Preston's choice for the lead side. [3] "
The only way you become a star is to chase it forcefully enough, and there was a lingering part of Preston that was more comfortable standing in the shadows. ... and there was a lingering part of ...
Live European Tour is the only live album by Billy Preston, 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".
I Wrote a Simple Song was Preston's first self-produced album. [1] Preston's friend George Harrison played lead guitar on most of the songs, [1] and supplied dobro accompaniment on the title track. The album continued Preston's inclusion of gospel-themed songs which had started with the 1967 album Club Meeting.
As on the previous year's That's the Way God Planned It, Billy Preston worked closely with George Harrison on the album. With the Beatles' career essentially over, after John Lennon had privately announced his departure from the band in September 1969, Harrison dedicated himself to projects by his Apple signings such as Preston, Doris Troy and devotees from the London Radha Krishna Temple.
The song was created by Preston improvising while calling out chord changes to the backing band. He later added organ and hand claps. Preston named the song "Outa-Space" for the instrumental's spacy sound. [1] While he thought it would be a hit, A&M was skeptical and issued it as the B-side of "I Wrote a Simple Song" in December 1971. [1]
Preston 28 February 1980 is a live album by English post-punk band Joy Division featuring a performance on 28 February 1980 at The Warehouse, Preston. The album was released on 24 May 1999 in the UK by record label NMC Music and in the US on 13 July 1999.