Released Mid/End of July 1969 Artist George Benson Producer Creed Taylor Genre Jazz | Length 32:27 Release date 1969 Label A&M Records | |
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Recorded April 29, 1969 (#6-7, 9)
May 16, 1969 (#1-5)
May 20, 1969 (#8, 10-11)
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Tell It Like It Is
(1969) I Got a Woman and Some Blues
(1969) Similar George Benson albums, Jazz albums | ||
George benson tell it like it is
Tell It Like It Is is an album by American guitarist George Benson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the A&M label.
Contents
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".
Track listing
- "Soul Limbo" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) - 3:25
- "Are You Happy" (Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble) - 2:27
- "Tell It Like It Is" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) - 2:51
- "Land of 1000 Dances" (Chris Kenner) - 2:48
- "Jackie, All" (Eumir Deodato) - 2:14
- "Don't Cha Hear Me Callin' to Ya" (Rudy Stevenson) - 3:16
- "Water Brother" (Don Sebesky) - 2:09
- "My Woman's Good to Me" (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton) - 3:14
- "Jama Joe" (George Benson) – 3:49
- "My Cherie Amour" (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) - 3:28
- "Out in the Cold Again" (Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom) - 2:41
Personnel
Songs
1Soul Limbo3:28
2Are You Happy?2:34
3Tell It Like It Is2:54
References
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