"Space Race" is an instrumental track by Billy Preston, released as a single in 1973 on the A&M label, taken from Preston's 1973 album Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music. "Space Race" was awarded a gold record. [1]
| "Space Race (Billy Preston song)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Billy Preston | |
| from the album Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music | |
| B-side | "We're Gonna Make It" |
| Released | September 1973 |
| Genre | Funk |
| Label | A&M |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Preston |
| Producer(s) | Billy Preston |
| Official Audio | |
| "Space Race" on YouTube | |
Chart performance
The single, a sequel to his 1972 hit, "Outa-Space", reached number one on the R&B chart for one week and number four on the Pop Singles chart.[2]
Personnel
- Billy Preston – vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, producer
- David T. Walker – guitar
- Hubert Heard, Kenneth Lupper – keyboards
- Paul Riser – string & horn arrangements
- Manuel Kellough – drums
- Tommy Vicari – engineer
Popular culture
- The instrumental proved popular enough that the musical variety show American Bandstand used it as the song for its mid-broadcast break from the mid-1970s until the show completed its run in 1989.[3]
- The song can also be heard in a party scene in the 1979 film When a Stranger Calls.[citation needed]