the rolling stones sang that's the way god planned it.
the rolling stones sang that's the way god planned it.
who sang that's the way god planned it?
the rolling stones
"that's the way god planned it" is a song by american musician billy preston and the title track to his 1969 album of the same name. issued as a single, the song was preston's first release on the beatles' apple record label, following his guest role on the band's "get back" single. the lyrics to "that's the way god planned it" partly reflect the long musical apprenticeship preston had served since childhood, mentored by artists such as sam cooke and ray charles,wayne robins, "billy preston", "creem", may 1974; available at rock's backpages (subscription required). while musically the track combines the gospel tradition with rock. produced by george harrison in london, the recording also features contributions from eric clapton, keith richards, ginger baker and doris troy. having been edited down to three minutes for its single release, the full version appeared on the album, as "that's the way god planned it (parts 1 & 2)".
that's the way god planned it (song)
in his liner notes to the 2010 reissue of "that's the way god planned it", preston's first apple album, music journalist andy davis refers to the american musician's extended "apprenticeship", and quotes from a 1975 interview in which preston said: "i’ve never asked anybody to help me or give me a break. what i don't have now i believe will come. why? i have to say it's god … the god in me." davis describes these sentiments as the "lyrical thrust" behind preston's composition "that's the way god planned it".
that's the way god planned it (song)