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Wildest Organ in Town!
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	March 25, 1966 (Mono) March 26, 1966 (Stereo)
Recorded	September 11, 1965
Genre	Soul
Length	29:20
Label	Capitol
Producer	Steve Douglas
Billy Preston chronology
Early Hits of 1965 (1965) Wildest Organ in Town! (1966) Club Meeting (1967)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide

Wildest Organ in Town! is an album by Billy Preston. Released in 1966, it was arranged by Sly Stone.

The album peaked at No. 118 on the Billboard 200.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that Preston's "early prowess as a flashy organ equivalent of Jimi Hendrix has been largely forgotten or overlooked, and the fact that this album hasn't been in print for many years hasn't helped."

Track listing

1. "Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper) - 2:11
2. "Uptight" (Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby) - 2:22
3. "A Hard Day's Night" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:53
4. "Ain't Got No Time to Play" (Billy Preston) - 2:02
5. "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:29
6. "The Duck" (Fred Smith, Earl Nelson) - 2:06
7. "Advice" (Preston, Sly Stone) - 2:25
8. "Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 2:40
9. "I Got You" (James Brown) - 2:29
10. "It's Got to Happen" (Preston, Stone) - 2:09
11. "Free Funk" (Preston, Stone) - 2:40
12. "The 'In' Crowd" (Billy Page) - 2:22

References

1. "Album Reviews". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 18, 1966 – via Google Books.
2. ^ "The Wildest Organ in Town! - Billy Preston | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 634.
4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 398.
5. "'Fifth Beatle' Billy Preston Made the Greats Even Greater". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
6. "Billy Preston comes to Boston Nov. 13". Bay State Banner. No. 7. 8 Nov 1973. p. 13.
7. "Obituary: Billy Preston". the Guardian. June 7, 2006.
8. "Billy Preston". Billboard.

• 1966 albums
• Billy Preston albums
• Capitol Records albums