Tell the Truth (Otis Redding album)

Tell the Truth
Studio album by
Otis Redding
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
Allmusic[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

Charts

Chart Peak
position[4]
US Billboard Hot R&B LPs 26
US Billboard Top LPs 200

References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex (n.d.). "Tell the Truth - Otis Redding | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  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 > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.