Early Hits of 1965

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.[1][2][3]

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Early Hits of 1965
Studio album by
Billy Preston
Released15 December 1965
RecordedMarch–September, 1965
GenreSoul
Length24:20
LabelVee-Jay
VJLP/VJS 1145
ProducerSteve Douglas
CompilerBilly Preston
Billy Preston chronology
The Most Exciting Organ Ever
(1965)		 Early Hits of 1965
(1965)		 Wildest Organ in Town!
(1966)

Track listing
  1. "Stop! In the Name of Love" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) – 2:26
  2. "The Birds and the Bees" (Barry Stuart) – 1:59
  3. "Goldfinger" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:20
  4. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) – 2:12
  5. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 2:20
  6. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)
  7. "Eight Days a Week" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:10
  8. "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (Gerry Marsden) – 2:52
  9. "Downtown" (Tony Hatch) – 2:40
  10. "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat?" (John Carter, Ken Lewis) – 2:02
  11. "Go Now" (Larry Banks, Milton Bernett) – 2:45
  12. "Shotgun" (Autry DeWalt) – 2:30

References
  1. Billy Preston discography, accessed July 25, 2019
  2. Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 2: Main Series VJS-1071 to VJS-1154 (1963-1965), accessed July 25, 2019
  3. Both Sides Now: Exodus Album Discography, accessed July 25, 2019
  4. "Early Hits - Billy Preston". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2012.



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