On the Air is the sixteenth studio album by American musician Billy Preston, released on February 18, 1984 by Megatone Records. This album marks the return of Preston to music.

On the Air
Studio album by Billy Preston
Released	February 18, 1984
Recorded	October–December 1983
Studio	Skyline Recording, Topanga, 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	[1]

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 - keyboards, Hammond organ, organ, piano, arrangements, vocals
• Ralph Benatar - acoustic guitar, flute, arranger, saxophone
• Larry Lingle - lead guitar
• James "Tip" Wirrick - scratching
• Paulinho da Costa - percussion
• Bobby Vega, Keni Burke - bass guitar
• Jesse Kirkland - backing vocals
• Joe Greene - backing vocals
• Blinky - backing vocals
• Merry Clayton - backing vocals

Production

• Produced by Billy Preston, Ralph Benatar and Galen Senogles
• Arranged by Billy Preston and Ralph Benatar
• Galen Senogles - Recording Engineer
• Rob Klein - Assistant
• Enzo Billinelli - Executive Producer
• Tracks 1–4 Engineered and Mixed by Rob Klein and Ken Kessie
• Tracks 5–8 Mixed by Galen Senogles, assisted by Rob Klein
• Mastered by Jose Rodriguez
• Garry Gay - photography

References