A Whole New Thing (Billy Preston album)

A Whole New Thing is a studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977. It was Preston's final album with A&M Records.

"Wide Stride" was released as a single in 1977 and peaked at number 33 on the US R&B chart.

Track listing
Side one
 * 1) "Whole New Thing" (Truman Thomas, Jeffrey Bowen, James Ford)   – 3:35
 * 2) "Disco Dancin'" (Billy Preston)   – 3:30
 * 3) "Complicated Sayings" (Preston, Robert "Inky" Incorvaia)   – 2:54
 * 4) "Attitudes" instrumental (Preston)   – 2:29
 * 5) "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" (Preston)   – 3:48

Side two
 * 1) "Wide Stride" instrumental (Preston)   – 3:15
 * 2) "You Got Me Buzzin'" (Preston, Incorvaia)   – 2:42
 * 3) "Sweet Marie" (Preston, Joe Greene)   – 3:40
 * 4) "Happy" instrumental (Preston)   – 2:20
 * 5) "Touch Me Love" (Preston, Jack Ackerman)   – 3:22
 * 6) "You Don't Have to Go" (Preston, Greene)   – 3:00

Personnel

 * Billy Preston – vocals (1–5, 7–11), keyboards, guitars, bass, percussion
 * Kenny Moore – keyboards
 * Truman Thomas – keyboards
 * Eugene Henderson – guitars
 * Tony Maiden – guitars
 * Michael McGloiry – guitars
 * Welton Gite – bass
 * Keni Burke – bass
 * Ollie E. Brown – drums
 * Manuel Kellough – drums
 * Alvin Taylor – drums
 * Bobbye Hall – percussion
 * Wynell Montgomery – saxophones
 * Charles Garnett – trumpet
 * Angelo Richards – trumpet
 * Andre Crough – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
 * Joe Greene – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
 * Gloria Jones – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
 * Clydie King – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)
 * Frankie Spring – backing vocals (1–5, 7–11)

Production

 * Truman Thomas – producer (1, 3, 7)
 * Billy Preston – producer (2, 4–6, 8–11)
 * Michael Schuman – recording, final mix engineer
 * Roland Young – art direction
 * Chuck Beeson – design
 * Moshe Brakha – photography