Tell the Truth (Otis Redding album)

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Tell the Truth
Otis Redding Tell The Truth.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1, 1970
Recorded1967
GenreMemphis soul[1]
Length31:01
LabelAtco
#33-333
ProducerSteve Cropper
Otis Redding chronology
Love Man
(1969)
Tell the Truth
(1970)
Historic Performances
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]

Tell the Truth is the fourth posthumous studio album by Otis Redding (his tenth studio album overall), featuring songs recorded in 1967.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Otis Redding; except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Demonstration"Otis Redding, Don Covay2:25
2."Tell the Truth"Lowman Pauling3:11
3."Out of Sight"James Brown2:18
4."Give Away None of My Love" 2:54
5."Wholesale Love" 2:29
6."I Got the Will" 2:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Johnny's Heartbreak"Otis Redding, Arthur Alexander2:29
8."Snatch a Little Piece" 2:13
9."Slippin' and Slidin'"Richard Penniman, Al Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith1:57
10."The Match Game"Otis Redding, David Porter2:55
11."A Little Time" 2:33
12."Swingin' on a String" 2:52

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from rateyourmusic.com.[4]

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position[5]
US Billboard Hot R&B LPs 26
US Billboard Top LPs 200

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex (n.d.). "Tell the Truth - Otis Redding | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "Tell The Truth - Otis Redding : Credits". rateyourmusic.
  5. ^ "Tell The Truth - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

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