Billy Preston Encouraging Words Vinyl LP Gold Colour Due Out 13/03/26 – Default Title

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 13th March, 2026

Gold Colour

Tracklist:

1. Right Now
2. Little Girl
3. Use What Youve Got
4. My Sweet Lord
5. Let the Music Play
6. The Same Thing Again
7. I Got a Feeling
8. Sing One for the Lord
9. When You Are Mine
10. I Dont Want You to Pretend
11. Encouraging Words
12. All Things Must Pass
13. Youve Been Acting Strange

“Encouraging Words, Billy Prestons fifth studio album, was released in September 1970 through Apple Records. It marked his second and final project for the Beatles label before signing with A&M Records. Co-produced by Preston and George Harrison, the album featured the first released versions of Harrisons All Things Must Pass and My Sweet Lord, appearing two months ahead of Harrisons own recordings on his landmark triple LP All Things Must Pass.

Prestons take on My Sweet Lord was issued as a single and reached number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1971, though the album itself did not chart in the US or UK. While commercially overlooked, Encouraging Words has since been praised by some critics as one of Apples strongest non-Beatles releases.