| I Tell It Like It Used to Be | ||||
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| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:02 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer | Bud Logan | |||
| T. Graham Brown chronology | ||||
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I Tell It Like It Used to Be is the debut studio album by American country music artist T. Graham Brown. It was released in 1986 via Capitol Nashville. The album includes the singles "I Tell It Like It Used to Be", "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again", "Hell and High Water" and "Don't Go to Strangers". [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Say When" | Kevin Welch, Gary Nicholson | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Don't Go to Strangers" | Russell Smith, J. D. Martin | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Rock It, Billy" | Nicholson | 3:08 |
| 4. | "She's Mine" | John Barlow Jarvis, Nicholson | 2:31 |
| 5. | "I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again" | Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook | 3:00 |
| 6. | "I Tell It Like It Used to Be" | Curly Putman, Rafe Van Hoy, Don Cook | 2:58 |
| 7. | "You're Trying Too Hard" | T. Graham Brown, Nicholson | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Hell and High Water" | Brown, Alex Harvey | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Don't Make a Liar Out of Me" | Welch, Nicholson | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Is There Anything I Can Do" | Wayland Holyfield, Nicholson | 3:46 |
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] | 15 |
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