On the Air (album) explained

On the Air
Type:	Album
Artist:	Billy Preston
Cover:	Ontheair.jpg
Released:	February 18, 1984
Recorded:	October–December 1983
Studio:	Skyline Recording (Topanga, California) The Automatt (San Francisco, California)
Genre:	Soul
Length:	39:25
Label:	Megatone (1984) Unidisc (1996)
Producer:	Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar, Galen Senogles
Prev Title:	Pressin' On
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
Next Year:	1986

On the Air is the sixteenth studio album by American musician Billy Preston, released on February 18, 1984 by Megatone Records.

Track listing

1. "And Dance [Extended]" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 6:01
2. "Kick-It" (Preston, Ralph Benatar) – 5:47
3. "Come to Me Little Darlin'" (Benatar, Enzo Bilinelli, Preston, Galen Senogles) – 3:43
4. "Beatle Tribute" (Benatar, Preston, Senogles) – 3:21
5. "If You Let Me Love You" (Benatar, Bilinelli, Fisher, Preston, Senogles) – 4:23
6. "You Can't Hide from Love" (Preston, Fisher) – 3:35
7. "Oh Jamaica" (Benatar, Ken Lazarus, Preston, Senogles) – 3:49
8. "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 4:03
9. "And Dance" (Preston, Fisher) – 5:43

Personnel

• Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, backing vocals, arrangements
• Ralph Benatar – acoustic guitars, flute, saxophones, arrangements
• Larry Lingle – electric guitars
• James "Tip" Wirrick – scratching
  • Keni Burke – electric bass Bobby Vega – electric bass
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Merry Clayton – backing vocals
• Doug Gibbs – backing vocals
• Joe Greene – backing vocals
• Jesse Kirkland – backing vocals
• Gloria Jones – backing vocals (6)
• Frankie K. Springs – backing vocals (6)
• Sondra "Blinky" Williams – backing vocals (6)

Production

• Enzo Billinelli – executive producer
• Ralph Benatar – producer
• Billy Preston – producer
• Galen Senogles – producer, recording engineer, mixing (5-8)
• Ken Kessie – engineer (1-4), mixing (1-4)
• Marty Blecman – mixing (1-4)
• Maureen Drowny – second engineer (1-4)
• Rob Klein – recording assistant, mix assistant (5-8)
• Jose Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Jim Saunders – album graphics, design
• Garry Gay – photography
• David Willers – lithography
• Barbara McGee – make-up
• Sahara – hair stylist