Billy Preston THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT

Actually, this is the 2nd time (1st time is 1991 1st issue on CD format) and one of the best Apple released album all the time.
Sound is more bass centric, emphasized like The Beatles remaster last year. I like this edition better than previous release except the cheap paper sleeve, I think more love is needed, especially the jacket of all remaster of Apple Records catalogue.

Billy Preston’s debut album for Apple Records was his vocal album debut too. Before this Billy was renowned merely as a wizard instrumentalist. Here, his impassioned vocals help create one of the best soul records of the 1960s. Produced by George Harrison, That’s The Way… expands Billy’s palette of gospel and R&B to embrace rock elements brought in by A-list players Keith Richards, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton.
This Remastered CD includes the three bonus tracks from the 1991 CD plus the previously unreleased ‘Something’s Got To Change’

• ‘Through All Times’
• ‘As I Get Older’ / an instrumental produced by Ray Charles and the 1970 B-side to Billy’s second Apple single, ‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’
• ‘That’s The Way God Planned It’ / stripped back ‘rock’ version
• ‘Something’s Got To Change’ / first recorded by Ray Charles in 1967

Official Site  http://www.billypreston.net/

Tracks are as follows;

1.	Do What You Want
2.	I Want To Thank You
3.	Everything's All Right
4.	She Belongs To Me
5.	It Doesn't Matter
6.	Morning Star
7.	Hey Brother
8.	What About You
9.	Let Us All Get Together Right Now
10.	This Is It
11.	Keep It To Yourself
12.	That's The Way God Planned It (Parts 1 & 2)
13.	Through All Times (CD Bonus)
14.	As I Get Older (CD Bonus)
15.	That’s The Way God Planned It (CD Bonus)
16.	Something's Gotta Change (CD Bonus)

BTW, Does anybody know "Hey Brother" and Jimi's "Hey Joe" is the same song?

Billy Preston ENCOURAGING WORDS

This is the 1st time I bought this album.
This is 2010 remaster and added one new previously unreleased track "How ong has the train been gone".
Though this is a paper sleeve Jacket, unfortunately, very cheap finish, uncoated paper reminds me US version of vinyl edition long long ago.
I just want to say I don't feel much love with the series of the release of the remastered version of APPLE albums on 2010.
I'll receive more remastered edition and will write something for each album.

Encouraging Words is steeped in exemplary playing and songwriting… and pure funky soul. Produced by George Harrison and Billy together, it is packed with originals and inspired covers, including 'My Sweet Lord' and 'All Things (Must) Pass' — donated by George before he released them himself — and a unique Harrison-Preston songwriting collaboration, the gospel hymn 'Sing One For The Lord'. This is Billy on the launch pad just before he rocketed to U.S. No.2 success with 'Outta Space' for A&M Records.
This Remastered CD includes the two Bonus Tracks from the 1993 release along with ‘How Long Has The Train Been Gone’ which is a previously unreleased track

• ‘As Long As I’ve Got My Baby’ / originally the planned B-side to the cancelled UK ‘My Sweet Lord’ single, Apple 29
• ‘All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You)’ / co-written with Doris Troy and Billy’s third Apple single in 1970.
• ‘How Long Has The Train Been Gone’ / written with Bruce Fisher and later re-recorded for Billy’s 1973 album Everybody Loves Some Kind Of Music

Tracks are as follows;

1.	Right Now
2.	Little Girl
3.	Use What You Got
4.	My Sweet Lord
5.	Let The Music Play
6.	The Same Thing Again
7.	I've Got A Feeling
8.	Sing One For The Lord
9.	When You Are Mine
10.	I Don't Want You To Pretend
11.	Encouraging Words
12.	All Things (Must) Pass
13.	You've Been Acting Strange
14.	As Long As I Got My Baby (CD Bonus)
15.	All That I’ve Got (I’m Gonna Give It To You) (CD Bonus)
16.	How Long Has The Train Been Gone (CD Bonus)