Singer: George Benson
Title: Tell It Like It Is
Label: Verve Records ‎– 0602517808096
Series: Verve Originals –
Type: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak
Country: Europe
Date of released: 2008
Category: Jazz
Style: Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz
Size MP3 zip: 1675 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1340 mb
Rating: 4.9✭
Format: MP3 MOD AIFF AUD FLAC XM WMA ADX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Soul Limbo Written-By – Al Jackson*, Booker T. Jones, Donald Dunn*, Steve Cropper	3:20
2	Are You Happy? Written-By – Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell	2:30
3	Tell It Like It Is Written-By – George Davis , Lee Diamond	2:50
4	Land Of 1000 Dances Written-By – Chris Kenner	2:45
5	Jackie, All Flute – Bob Porcelli*, Jerome Richardson, Jerry DodgionWritten-By – Eumir Deodato	2:15
6	Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya Written-By – Rudy Stevenson	3:10
7	Water Brother Written-By – Don Sebesky	2:05
8	My Woman's Good To Me Written-By – Sherill*, Sutton*	3:10
9	Jama Joe Written-By – George Benson	3:45
10	My Cherie Amour Written-By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy	3:30
11	Out In The Cold Again Written-By – Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler	2:35

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Verve Music Group
• Copyright (c) – The Verve Music Group
• Made By – EDC, Germany – 52172898
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios

Credits

• A&R [Coordination] – Kyle Benson
• Arranged By, Conductor – Marty Sheller
• Art Direction [Reissue] – Hollis King
• Bass – Bob Bushnell (tracks: 1 to 5), Gerry Jemmott* (tracks: 1 to 6, 9), Jim Fielder (tracks: 7, 10, 11)
• Coordinator [Production] – Andy Kman
• Design [Album] – Sam Antupit
• Design [Reissue] – Isabelle Wong
• Drums – Leo Morris
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Guitar – George Benson
• Mastered By – Kevin Reeves
• Percussion – Angel Aliende, Johnny Pacheco, Paul Alicea
• Photography By [Cover] – Pete Turner
• Piano – Richard Tee (tracks: 1 to 5, 8, 10, 11), Rodgers Grant (tracks: 6, 7, 9)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Reissue Producer [Supervisor] – Harry Weinger
• Saxophone – Arthur Clarke (tracks: 1 to 5), Bob Porcelli*, Hubert Laws (tracks: 6, 7, 9), Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1 to 5, 8, 10, 11), Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson (tracks: 8, 10, 11), Sonny Fortune (tracks: 1 to 5)
• Trumpet – Lew Soloff

Notes

Digipak sleeve.

Originally released as A&M / CTI SP-3020

Recorded:
6, 7, 9: April 29, 1969
1 to 5: May 16, 1969
8, 10, 11: May 20, 1969

On disc:
℗ 2008 The Verve Music Group, © The Verve Music Group
Made in the E.U.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 602517808096
• Matrix / Runout: 06025 178 080-9 01 * 52172898
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV26
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 0126
• Rights Society: BIEM / SABAM
• Label Code: LC 00485

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SP 3020	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	A&M Records, CTI Records	SP 3020	US	1969
SP 3020	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	A&M Records	SP 3020	US	1969
2420236, SP-9 3020	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(LP, Album)	PGP RTB, A&M Records, CTI Records	2420236, SP-9 3020	Yugoslavia	1984
L36586	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	L36586	Australia	Unknown
82839 3020 2	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(CD, Album, RE)	A&M Records	82839 3020 2	US	1989