Late at Night (Billy Preston album)

Late at Night is a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1979, and his debut for Motown Records. It includes his hit duet with Syreeta Wright, "With You I'm Born Again", from the film Fast Break. The album peaked at No. 49 on the Billboard 200.[1]

Late at Night
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1977–1979
StudioMotown Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California); Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
GenreSoul
Length39:35
LabelMotown
ProducerBilly Preston;
David Shire & James Di Pasquale on "With You I'm Born Again"
Billy Preston chronology
A Whole New Thing
(1977)
Late at Night
(1979)
The Way I Am
(1981)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Omaha World-Herald     [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul     [4]

The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Preston's strutting music often has a Ray Charles feel."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Give It Up, Hot" (Billy Preston, Ronnie Vann, Bruce Fisher) – 5:59
  2. "Late at Night" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 4:49
  3. "All I Wanted Was You" (Preston, Carol Connors) – 4:43
  4. "You" (Preston, Gloria Jones, Richard Jones) – 4:25
  5. "I Come to Rest in You" (Preston, Guy Finley) – 3:52
  6. "It Will Come in Time" (Preston) – 4:57
  7. "Lovely Lady" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) – 3:52
  8. "With You I'm Born Again" (David Shire, Carol Connors) – 3:38
  9. "Sock-It, Rocket" (Preston) – 3:10

Personnel

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Production

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  • F. Byron Clark – associate producer, engineer, mixing
  • James Warmack – assistant engineer
  • Steve Williams – assistant engineer
  • Bob Winard – assistant engineer
  • Russ Terrana – remix engineer, mastering
  • Jack Andrews – mastering
  • Suzanne Coston – project manager
  • Ed Caraeff Studio – art direction, design, photography

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Preston". Billboard. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ Late at Night at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Smith, Will (14 Aug 1979). "New Sounds". Omaha World-Herald. p. 12.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 266.