Tell It Like It Is

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A1	Soul Limbo Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Bob Porcelli*Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Dunn*, Cropper*	3:20
A2	Are You Happy? Written-By – Butler*, Gamble*, Bell*	2:30
A3	Tell It Like It Is Written-By – Davis*, Diamond*	2:50
A4	Land Of 1000 Dances Written-By – Kenner*	2:45
A5	Jackie, All Written-By – Eumir Deodato	2:15
A6	Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Sonny FortuneWritten-By – Rudy Stevenson	3:10
B1	Water Brother Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Sonny FortuneWritten-By – Don Sebesky	2:05
B2	My Woman's Good To Me Written-By – Sherrill*, Sutton*	3:10
B3	Jama Joe Written-By – George Benson	3:45
B4	My Cherie Amour Written-By – Cosby*, Wonder*, May*	3:30
B5	Out In The Cold Again Written-By – Bloom*, Koehler*	2:35

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
• Distributed By – A&M Records Of Canada Limited
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
• Mastered At – RCA Studios, Toronto

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Marty Sheller
• Bass – Bob Bushnell (tracks: A1 to A5), Gerry Jemmott* (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B3), Jim Fielder (tracks: B2, B4, B5)
• Design [Album] – Sam Antupit
• Drums – Leo Morris
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flute – Bob Porcelli* (tracks: A5), Jerome Richardson (tracks: A5), Jerry Dodgion (tracks: A5)
• Guitar – George Benson
• Percussion – Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco, Paul Alicea
• Photography By [Cover] – Pete Turner
• Piano – Richard Tee (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5), Rodgers Grant (tracks: A6, B1, B3)
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Saxophone – Arthur Clarke (tracks: A1 to A5), Bob Porcelli*, Hubert Laws (tracks: A6, B1, B3), Jerome Richardson (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B4, B5), Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson (tracks: B2, B4, B5), Sonny Fortune (tracks: A6, B1, B3)
• Trumpet – Lew Soloff

Notes

Silvery label with fading A&M logo
Difference from George Benson - Tell It Like It Is: this version has black cover instead of dark green and no CTI logo on cover

Category on cover and inside gatefold: A&M SP 3020
Category on labels: SP-3020

Inside gatefold:
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Recorded April 29; May 16, 20, 1969
Manufactured and distributed by: A&M Records Of Canada Ltd.
[A6, B1, B3] April 29, 1969
[A1 to A5] May 16, 1969
[B2, B4, B5] May 20, 1969

On labels:
Manufactured and distributed by A&M Records Of Canada Limited.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society (A5, B5): ASCAP
• Rights Society (A1 to A4, A6 to B4): BMI
• Matrix / Runout (A label): SP-3039
• Matrix / Runout (B label): SP-3040
• Matrix / Runout (A runout etched): SP 3020-3039 TXD
• Matrix / Runout (B runout etched): SP 3020-SP-3040 TX

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
0602517808096	George Benson	Tell It Like It Is ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig)	Verve Records	0602517808096	Europe	2008