Tell It Like It Is
Studio album by
George Benson
ReleasedMid/End of July 1969[1]
RecordedApril 29, 1969 (#6–7, 9)
May 16, 1969 (#1–5)
May 20, 1969 (#8, 10–11)
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length32:27
LabelA&M/CTI
SP 3020
ProducerCreed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Goodies
(1968) 		Tell It Like It Is
(1969) 		The Other Side of Abbey Road
(1970)

Tell It Like It Is is the seventh album by American guitarist George Benson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the A&M label.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review states "Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

  1. "Soul Limbo" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) – 3:25
  2. "Are You Happy" (Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble) – 2:27
  3. "Tell It Like It Is" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) – 2:51
  4. "Land of 1000 Dances" (Chris Kenner) – 2:48
  5. "Jackie, All" (Eumir Deodato) – 2:14
  6. "Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) – 3:16
  7. "Water Brother" (Don Sebesky) – 2:09
  8. "My Woman's Good to Me" (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton) – 3:14
  9. "Jama Joe" (George Benson) – 3:49
  10. "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) – 3:28
  11. "Out in the Cold Again" (Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom) – 2:41

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ^ Billboard Aug 9, 1969
  2. ^ CTI Records discography accessed February 16, 2012
  3. ^ a b Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2012
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