Billy Preston & Syreeta - Billy Preston & Syreeta (Expanded Edition) [CD]

<p>RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2013 .</p> <ul> <li><strong>SoulMusic Records is very proud to present the re-pro of the self-titled 1981 album by BILLY PRESTON and SYREETA, an expanded edition with seven bonus tracks. </strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Billy Preston (through mid&rsquo;-70s hits such as &lsquo;Will It Go Round In Circles&rsquo; and &lsquo;Nothing From Nothing&rsquo;) and Syreeta (former wife of Stevie Wonder with four critically-acclaimed albums to her credit) were established as recording artists in their own right when, as Motown label-mates, they worked together on the 1979 soundtrack for the film, &ldquo;Fast Break.&rdquo; </strong><strong>While the film itself made no impact, one track from the album, the beautiful ballad &lsquo;With You I&rsquo;m Born Again&rsquo; (included as a bonus track on this reissue along with an instrumental version of the song) became a Top 5 UK hit prompting Motown to release&nbsp;the single in the US where it reached No. 4 on Billboard&rsquo;s Top 100 chart.</strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Encouraged by the single&rsquo;s success, Syreeta&rsquo;s 1980 self-titled LP (reissued by SoulMusic Records in 2013, SMCR-5094) featured two more duets with Billy, &lsquo;One More Time For Love&rsquo; and &lsquo;Please Stay,&rsquo; both included as bonus tracks on this release along with a non-album &lsquo;B&rsquo; side &lsquo;It Will Come In Time.&rsquo; The pair recorded BILLY PRESTON &amp; SYREETA in 1981 working with producers including David Shire &amp; Carol Connors, Ollie E. Brown and Michael Masser. </strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Bonus tracks include two versions of &lsquo;Go For It&rsquo; (from &ldquo;Fast Break&rdquo;) and the reissue includes notes by UK Motown expert Sharon Davis with 2013 quotes from producer/songwriter Carol Connors.</strong></li> </ul>