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

  1. "Tell It Like It Is" (George Davis, Lee Diamond) – 2:59
  2. "Kiss and Say Goodbye" (Winfred "Blue" Lovett) – 3:17
  3. "Slip Away" (Nelson Larkin, Pal Rakes, Ron Reynolds) – 3:13
  4. "He Don't Know" (Reynolds) – 2:51
  5. "Cross My Heart and Hope to Try" (John Alexander, Larkin, Rakes) – 2:57
  6. "Love Has No Right" (Larkin, Billy Joe Royal, Randy Scruggs) – 3:03
  7. "The Truth Is I Lied" (Donny Kees, Rakes, Richard Ross) – 2:55
  8. "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" (Ullysses Burton, Clyde Otis) – 4:00
  9. "I Was Losing You" (Bruce Burch) – 3:34
  10. "What's the Matter Baby" (Joy Byers, Otis) – 3:27
  11. "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

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