On the Air (album)

This article is about the Billy Preston album. For the David Lynch TV series, see On the Air (TV series).

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

On the Air
Studio album by Billy Preston
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
Billy Preston chronology
Pressin' On (1981) On the Air (1984) You Can't Keep a Good Man Down (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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