The Kids & Me
1974 studio album by Billy Preston
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The Kids & Me is the ninth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1974, after his famous tour in Europe. This album included "You Are So Beautiful", later covered by Joe Cocker, and the hit single "Nothing from Nothing".
ReleasedMay 1974
RecordedOctober 1973
Studio
- Record Plant (Los Angeles)
- Westlake Audio (Hollywood)
- A&M (Hollywood)
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| Released | May 1974 | |||
| Recorded | October 1973 | |||
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| Genre | Soul, funk, rock | |||
| Length | 32:48 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Billy Preston | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
The album's dedication, reflected in the title, was to St. Elmo's Village, an inner-city children's recreation centre, located in mid-city Los Angeles.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Me You Need My Loving" | 2:42 | |
| 2. | "Nothing from Nothing" |
| 2:33 |
| 3. | "Struttin'" |
| 2:31 |
| 4. | "Sister Sugar" |
| 3:01 |
| 5. | "Sad Sad Song" |
| 2:27 |
| 6. | "You Are So Beautiful" |
| 4:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sometimes I Love You" | Preston | 3:12 |
| 2. | "St. Elmo" | Preston | 2:26 |
| 3. | "John the Baptist" |
| 3:19 |
| 4. | "Little Black Boys and Girls" |
| 2:28 |
| 5. | "Creature Feature" |
| 3:27 |
Personnel
- Billy Preston - keyboards, piano, vocals
- Tony Maiden, Joe Walsh - guitar
- Bobby Watson - bass guitar
- Al Perkins - banjo
- Kenneth Luper, Hubert Heard - keyboards
- Manuel Kellough - drums