Going East Explained

Going East
Type:	Album
Artist:	Billy Paul
Cover:	Goingeastalbum.JPG
Released:	1971
Recorded:	1971
Studio:	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre:	Soul, Philadelphia soul
Length:	40:37
Label:	Philadelphia International
Producer:	Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Prev Title:	Ebony Woman
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	360 Degrees of Billy Paul
Next Year:	1972

Going East is an album by soul singer Billy Paul. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin,^[1] Lenny Pakula and Thom Bell.

Reception

Released in 1971, this would be Paul's Philadelphia International Records debut after recording his first two albums for Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's Neptune and Gamble labels. Gamble recalled:

Paul's 10:21 live version of "East" appears on the 2011 Legacy CD Golden Gate Groove: The Sound of Philadelphia Live in San Francisco 1973 - a record company event recorded on 27 June 1973 at the Fairmont Hotel. Paul and other PIR acts were backed by MFSB which featured 35 musicians including Leon Huff on organ. Paul's performance of "Me and Mrs. Jones" (8:34) from the event also appears on the album.

Track listing

1. "East" - (Tyrone W. Brown) 6:46
2. "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" - (Charles Courtney, Peter Link) 2:42
3. "This Is Your Life" - (Jimmy Webb) 4:16
4. "Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)" - (Moh Jakke) 4:17
5. "Magic Carpet Ride" - (J. Cohn, R. Green, C. Makem) 5:19
6. "I Wish It Were Yesterday" - (Bobby Martin, Lee Phillips) 3:50
7. "Compared to What" - (Gene McDaniels) 5:20
8. "Love Buddies" - (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) 3:40
9. "There's a Small Hotel" - (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 4:27

Personnel

• Billy Paul - lead and backing vocals
• Norman Harris, Roland Chambers - guitar
• Eddie Green - piano
• Vince Montana - vibraphone
• Tyrone Brown - bass
• Norman Farrington - drums
• Tony Williams - flute, saxophone
• Robert Crippen - congas
• Charles Jules, Gerald Roberts - shekere percussion
• Don Renaldo and his String Section - strings
• Sam Reed and his Horns - horns
• Bobby Martin (tracks: B2 to B5), Lenny Pakula (tracks: A1), Thom Bell (tracks: A2 to B1) - string and horn arrangements

Charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	197
Billboard Top Soul Albums	42 (1972)

External links

• Billy Paul-Going East at Discogs

Notes and References

1. http://www.soultracks.com/story-bobby-martin-dies Bobby Martin obituary
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5113/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Billy Paul US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-10-13.