Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album)
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]
Tell It Like It Is | ||||
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Released | Mid/End of July 1969[1] | |||
Recorded | April 29, 1969 (#6-7, 9) May 16, 1969 (#1-5) May 20, 1969 (#8, 10-11) | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:27 | |||
Label | A&M/CTI SP 3020 | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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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]
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Allmusic | [3] |
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
- George Benson - guitar, vocals
- Lew Soloff - trumpet
- Arthur Clarke (tracks 1-5), Bob Porcelli (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Hubert Laws (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Jerome Richardson (tracks 1-5, 8, 10 & 11), Joe Farrell (tracks 8, 10 & 11), Joe Henderson (tracks 8, 10 & 11), Sonny Fortune (tracks 1-5) - saxophone
- Rodgers Grant (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Richard Tee (tracks 1-5, 8, 10 & 11) - piano
- Bob Bushnell (tracks 1-5), Jerry Jemmott (tracks 1-7 & 9), Jim Fielder (tracks 8, 10 & 11) - bass guitar
- Leo Morris - drums
- Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco - percussion
- Marty Sheller - arranger, conductor
References
- Billboard Aug 9, 1969
- CTI Records discography accessed February 16, 2012
- Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed February 16, 2012
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