Early Hits of 1965 explained

Early Hits of 1965
Type:album
Artist:Billy Preston
Cover:Early Hits of 1965.jpg
Released:15 December 1965
Recorded:March–September, 1965
Genre:Soul
Length:24:20
Label:Vee-Jay
VJLP/VJS 1145
Producer:Steve Douglas
Compiler:Billy Preston
Prev Title:The Most Exciting Organ Ever
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Wildest Organ in Town!
Next Year:1966

Early Hits of 1965, subtitled A Million Dollars Worth of Music!!! Played by the Greatest Organist Ever, is an album by Billy Preston performing soul arrangements of hit singles from that year recorded in the same sessions of The Most Exciting Organ Ever and originally released by the Vee-Jay label and re-released by Exodus Records the following year.[1] [2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:26
  2. "The Birds and the Bees" (Barry Stuart) – 1:59
  3. "Goldfinger" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:20
  4. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) – 2:12
  5. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:20
  6. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)
  7. "Eight Days a Week" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:10
  8. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (Gerry Marsden) – 2:52
  9. "Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 2:40
  10. "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?" (John Carter, Ken Lewis) – 2:02
  11. "Go Now" (Larry Banks, Milton Bernett) – 2:45
  12. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt) – 2:30

Notes and References

  1. http://www.billypreston.net/discography.html Billy Preston discography
  2. https://www.bsnpubs.com/veejay/veejay1071-1154.html Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 2: Main Series VJS-1071 to VJS-1154 (1963-1965)
  3. http://www.bsnpubs.com/veejay/exodus.html Both Sides Now: Exodus Album Discography