Tell the Truth (Otis Redding album)

Tell the Truth
Studio album by Otis Redding
Released	July 1, 1970
Recorded	1967
Genre	Memphis soul Deep soul Southern soul
Length	31:01
Label	Atco #33-333
Producer	Steve Cropper
Otis Redding chronology
Love Man (1969) Tell The Truth (1970) Historic Performances (1970)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

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

Track listing

All tracks written by Otis Redding; except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Demonstration"	Otis Redding, Don Covay	2:25
2.	"Tell The Truth"	Lowman Pauling	3:11
3.	"Out Of Sight"	James Brown	2:18
4.	"Give Away None of My Love"		2:54
5.	"Wholesale Love"		2:29
6.	"I Got The Will"		2:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Johnny's Heartbreak"	Otis Redding, Arthur Alexander	2:29
8.	"Snatch A Little Piece"		2:13
9.	"Slippin' And Slidin'"	Richard Penniman, Al Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith	1:57
10.	"The Match Game"	Otis Redding, David Porter	2:55
11.	"A Little Time"		2:33
12.	"Swingin' On A String"		2:52

Charts

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

References

1. Henderson, Alex (2011). "Tell the Truth - Otis Redding | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
2. Rolling Stone review
3. Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Otis Redding". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
4. "Tell The Truth - Otis Redding > Awards > AllMusic". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

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