Wildest Organ in Town!
1966 studio album by Billy Preston
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Wildest Organ in Town! is an album by Billy Preston.[3][4] Released in 1966, it was arranged by Sly Stone.[5]
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| Released | June 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 11, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 29:20 | |||
| Label | Capitol[2] | |||
| Producer | Steve Douglas | |||
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The album peaked at No. 118 on the Billboard 200.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [9] |
AllMusic wrote that Preston's "early prowess as a flashy organ equivalent of Jimi Hendrix has been largely forgotten or overlooked, and the fact that this album hasn't been in print for many years hasn't helped."[7]
Track listing
- "Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper) - 2:11
- "Uptight" (Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby) - 2:22
- "A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:53
- "Ain't Got No Time to Play" (Billy Preston) - 2:02
- "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:29
- "The Duck" (Fred Smith, Earl Nelson) - 2:06
- "Advice" (Preston, Sly Stone) - 2:25
- "Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 2:40
- "I Got You" (James Brown) - 2:29
- "It's Got to Happen" (Preston, Stone) - 2:09
- "Free Funk" (Preston, Stone) - 2:40
- "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 2:22