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The Prime of My Life
Studio album by Billy Eckstine
Released	November 6, 1965
Recorded	1965
Genre	Traditional pop, jazz
Label	Motown
Producer	William "Mickey" Stevenson
Billy Eckstine chronology
The Modern Sound of Mr. B (1964) The Prime of My Life (1965) My Way (1965)

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The Prime of My Life is a 1965 studio album by the American singer Billy Eckstine. It was produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson, and was the first of three albums that Eckstine recorded for Motown Records.

Track listing

1. "The Prime of My Life" (Jacques, Ron Miller)
2. "Maybe Today" (Anderson, Broadnax, Miller, Vandenberg)
3. "Who Can I Turn To?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)
4. "As Long as She Needs Me" (Lionel Bart)
5. "Down to Earth" (Miller, O'Malley, Vandenberg)
6. "Feeling Good" (Eger, Yellon)
7. "Had You Been Around" (Jaques, Miller, Vandenberg, Yuffy)
8. "Love Is Gone" (Hunter, Stevenson)
9. "Just Loving You" (Allen, Stevenson)
10. "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (Rodgers, Hammerstein)
11. "Fantasy" (Hunter, Stevenson)
12. "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins)

Personnel

• Billy Eckstine – vocals
• William "Mickey" Stevenson – producer

References

1. "Motown Album Discography, Part 1 (1961–1981)". www.bsnpubs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
2. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (19 February 1966). "Billy Ekstine: The Prime Of My Life" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 258. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
3. Bill Dahl (28 February 2011). Motown: The Golden Years: More than 100 rare photographs. Krause Publications. pp. 236–. ISBN 1-4402-2783-7.

• 1965 albums
• Albums produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson
• Billy Eckstine albums
• Motown albums