Late at Night is the thirteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1979, and his debut for Motown Records. It includes his hit duet with Syreeta Wright, "With You I'm Born Again", from the film Fast Break.

Late at Night
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	22 October 1979
Recorded	1977-1979
Studio	Motown Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Genre	Soul
Length	39:35
Label	Motown
Producer	Billy Preston; David Shire & James Di Pasquale on "With You I'm Born Again"
Billy Preston chronology
A Whole New Thing (1977) Late at Night (1979) The Way I Am (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Give It Up, Hot" (Billy Preston, Ronnie Vann, Bruce Fisher) – 5:59
2. "Late at Night" (Preston, Jesse Kirkland, Joe Greene) – 4:49
3. "All I Wanted Was You" (Preston, Carol Connors) – 4:43
4. "You" (Preston, Gloria Jones, Richard Jones) – 4:25
5. "I Come to Rest in You" (Preston, Guy Finley) – 3:52
6. "It Will Come in Time" (Preston) – 4:57
7. "Lovely Lady" (Preston, Jack Ackerman) – 3:52
8. "With You I'm Born Again" (David Shire, Carol Connors) – 3:38
9. "Sock-It, Rocket" (Preston) – 3:10

Personnel

• Billy Preston - piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer, guitar, vocals
• David T. Walker, Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Chuck Rainey, Keni Burke, Robert Lee Hill - bass guitar
• James Gadson, Ollie E. Brown - drums
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Bobby Keys - saxophone
• Dorothy Ashby - harp
• Gloria Jones - backing vocals
• Richard Jones - backing vocals
• Phyllis St. James - backing vocals
• Bobby King - backing vocals
• Bruce Fisher - backing vocals
• Scherrie Payne - backing vocals
• Maxayn Lewis - backing vocals
• Jesse Kirkland - backing vocals
• Joe Greene - backing vocals
• Harry Bluestone - concertmaster
• Syreeta Wright - vocals on "It Will Come in Time" and "With You I'm Born Again"
• Billy Preston, David Blumberg, David Shire - arrangements

Technical

• Suzanne DePasse, Tony Jones - executive producer
• F. Byron Clark - co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Ed Caraeff Studio - art direction, design, photography

References