I Tell It Like It Used to Be (album)

I Tell It Like It Used to Be
Studio album by T. Graham Brown
Released	1986
Genre	Country
Length	33:02
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Bud Logan
T. Graham Brown chronology
I Tell It Like It Used to Be (1986) Brilliant Conversationalist (1987)

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] [2]}

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Guitar: Brent Rowan. Steel guitar: Larry Sasser
• Bass: David Hood, Joe Osborn
• Keyboards: John Barlow Jarvis, Steve Nathan, Randy McCormick
• Drums: Clay Caire, Roger Hawkins
• Saxophone: Gary Armstrong, Barry Green, Don Jackson, Harvey Thompson
• Horns: Terry Mead, The Muscle Shoals Horns
• Backing Vocals – Cindy Walker, Wendy Suits, Dennis Wilson

Chart performance

Chart (1986)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3]	15

References

1. "T. Graham Brown - I Tell It Like It Used to Be Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. "I Tell It Like It Used To Be". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
3. "T. Graham Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.