The Kids & Me

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The Kids & Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1974
RecordedOctober 1973
Studio
Genre Soul, funk, rock
Length32:48
Label A&M
Producer Billy Preston
Billy Preston chronology
Live European Tour 1973
(1974)
The Kids & Me
(1974)
It's My Pleasure
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

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".

Contents

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

All tracks composed by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher except where indicated.

Side One

  1. "Tell Me You Need My Loving" – 2:42
  2. "Nothing from Nothing" – 2:33
  3. "Struttin'" (Preston, George Johnson, Louis Johnson) – 2:31
  4. "Sister Sugar" – 3:01
  5. "Sad Sad Song" – 2:27
  6. "You Are So Beautiful" – 4:44

Side Two

  1. "Sometimes I Love You" (Preston) – 3:12
  2. "St. Elmo" (Preston) – 2:26
  3. "John the Baptist" (Preston, John Schuler) – 3:19
  4. "Little Black Boys and Girls" – 2:28
  5. "Creature Feature" (Preston, Hubert Heard) – 3:27

Personnel

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References

  1. The Kids & Me at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.