Early Hits of 1965
album by Billy Preston
Early Hits of 1965, subtitled A Million Dollars Worth of Music!!! Played by the Greatest Organist Ever, is an album by Billy Preston performing soul arrangements of hit singles from that year recorded in the same sessions of The Most Exciting Organ Ever and originally released by the Vee-Jay label and re-released by Exodus Records the following year.
Track listing
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:20
"Eight Days a Week" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:10
"Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 2:40
"Goldfinger" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:20
"My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 2:??
"Go Now" (Larry Banks, Milton Bernett) – 2:45
"Ferry Cross the Mersey" (Gerry Marsden) – 2:52
"Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt) – 2:30
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