That's The Way God Planned It (CD)

Keyboardist Billy Preston had the distinction of being a hit-making solo artist (scoring Billboard number ones in 1973 and '74), songwriter ("You are So Beautiful"), and one of the most celebrated sidemen of the '60s and '70s, famously collaborating with Little Richard, the Beatles, the Stones, and Eric Clapton, among others. His elegant, gospel-inflected piano and organ playing--honed by early stints with Mahalia Jackson, Ray Charles, and the Rev. James Cleveland--elevated him from mere session player to "Fifth Beatle," "Sixth Stone," and "nth" whoever else he played with. After a life-long battle with drugs, Preston died of a kidney-related ailment in 2006.

• Category:  Music  »  R&B  »  Pop R&B
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: November 19, 1991
• Label: Apple (USA)
• UPC: 077779758029
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106718674
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #105049 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #5332 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
• #622 in Pop R&B (See Top 100 Pop R&B Bestsellers)

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This 1969 release inaugurated a new chapter in Billy Preston's career. Earlier in the decade, he'd been the jazz/R&B organ prodigy releasing albums centered on the swinging grooves of his keyboard work. In the late '60s, Preston became part of the Beatles' inner circle, recording and performing with them, and even being proposed for band membership. Famously dubbed the "fifth Beatle," he kicked off his pop-star phase with THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT.

The album was released on the Beatles' Apple label and featured guitar work from George Harrison. The rest of the session band was none too shabby, either, constituting a full-on supergroup that included Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Ginger Baker. Preston racked up his first pop-chart success with the minor-hit title track's easy blend of gospel, soul, and pop-rock, which provided the template not only for much of the album, but for the lion's share of Preston's subsequent career.

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