Tell It Like It Is (Billy Joe Royal album)

For the George Benson album, see Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album).

Tell It Like It Is

Studio album by Billy Joe Royal

Released

January 31, 1989

Genre

Country

Length

36:11

Label

Atlantic

Producer

Nelson Larkin

Billy Joe Royal chronology

The Royal Treatment
(1987)

Tell It Like It Is
(1989)

Out of the Shadows
(1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Tell It Like It Is is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released on January 31, 1989 via Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.^[2]

Track listing

"Tell It Like It Is" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) – 2:59
"Kiss and Say Goodbye" (Winfred "Blue" Lovett) – 3:17
"Slip Away" (Nelson Larkin, Pal Rakes, Ron Reynolds) – 3:13
"He Don't Know" (Reynolds) – 2:51
"Cross My Heart and Hope to Try" (John Alexander, Larkin, Rakes) – 2:57
"Love Has No Right" (Larkin, Billy Joe Royal, Randy Scruggs) – 3:03
"The Truth Is I Lied" (Donny Kees, Rakes, Richard Ross) – 2:55
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (Ullysses Burton, Clyde Otis) – 4:00
"I Was Losing You" (Bruce Burch) – 3:34
"What's the Matter Baby" (Joy Byers, Otis) – 3:27
"Love Is a Full Time Job" (Bobby Borchers, B. Gallee, P. Wolfe) – 3:27

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	15
Canadian RPM Country Albums	31

References

↑ "Tell It Like It Is review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
↑ "Tell It Like It Is Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

Billy Joe Royal

Studio albums	Billy Joe Royal Down in the Boondocks Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush Cherry Hill Park Billy Joe Royal Looking Ahead The Royal Treatment Tell It Like It Is Out of the Shadows

Other albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best Of Billy Joe Royal - The Columbia Years (1965-1972)

Singles	"Down in the Boondocks" "I Knew You When" "I've Got to Be Somebody" "It's a Good Time" "Heart's Desire" "Campfire Girls" "Yo-Yo" "These Are Not My People" "The Greatest Love" "Hush" "Storybook Children" "Cherry Hill Park" "Every Night" "Tulsa" "Poor Little Pearl" "Under the Boardwalk" "Burned Like a Rocket" "Boardwalk Angel" "I Miss You Already" "Old Bridges Burn Slow" "Members Only" (with Donna Fargo) "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" "Out of Sight and on My Mind" "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" "Tell It Like It Is" "Love Has No Right" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)" "Hard Rock to Roll"

B-Sides	"Oh, What a Night" "Steal Away" (A-Side) "You Make Me Feel Like A Man" "Don't Wait Up For Me Mama" (A-Side) "Deep Inside Me" "Should I Come Back" "We Tried" "Bed Of Roses" "Watching From The Bandstand" "Just Between Me And You" "Helping Hand" (A-Side) "The Lady Lives To Love" "Lonely Loving You" "Boardwalk Angel" "Another Endless Night" (A-Side) "A Place For The Heartache" "I Was Losing You" "Cross My Heart And Hope To Cry" (A-Side) "How Could You Leave Me"

Cover Songs	"Amanda" "Bring It On Home to Me" "Child of Mine" "Crying" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'm Sorry" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "Making Believe" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Solitary Man" "Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "To Love Somebody"

Related articles	Discography Atlantic Records

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