{"product_id":"billy-preston-thats-the-way-god-planned-it-purple-vinyl","title":"Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (Purple Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uYnqips8DCg?controls=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition Purple Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited purple-vinyl LP reissues \u003cem\u003eThat's The Way God Planned It\u003c\/em\u003e on Dark Horse Records, the label George Harrison founded, under catalog number DH 0057 and licensed through BMG. It reached US stores on February 27, 2026, with the European release following a month later. The jacket comes in a resealable clear outer sleeve carrying a hype sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApple Records first issued the album in August 1969 in the UK and in September in the US. It was Billy Preston's fourth studio album, and it arrived shortly after his work with the Beatles. Harrison produced it from sessions in late 1968 and from April to July 1969 at Olympic Sound and EMI in London and at Capitol in Hollywood, and played guitar, sitar and Moog synthesizer on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEric Clapton plays electric guitar and Ginger Baker plays drums, while Keith Richards is on bass for \"Do What You Want\" and the title track. Doris Troy and Madeline Bell sing backing vocals, and John Barham wrote the string arrangements. The title song, issued as a single in June 1969, became a UK hit, and the video above is the album version, \"That's The Way God Planned It (Parts 1 And 2),\" which closes side B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo What You Want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want To Thank You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything's Alright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Belongs To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Doesn't Matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Brother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat About You?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Us All Get Together Right Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep It To Yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat's The Way God Planned It (Parts 1 And 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eComplete the Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour Billy Preston titles at Evergreen Vinyl, this one included: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/billy-preston-thats-the-way-god-planned-it-purple-vinyl\"\u003eThat's The Way God Planned It\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/billy-preston-encouraging-words\"\u003eEncouraging Words\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/billy-preston-i-wrote-a-simple-song\"\u003eI Wrote A Simple Song\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/billy-preston-late-at-night\"\u003eLate At Night\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4099964192766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark Horse Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.27.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48229815517342,"sku":"EVP-93432115-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/4488241-3527398.jpg?v=1788379129","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/billy-preston-thats-the-way-god-planned-it-purple-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}