| Tell It Like It Is | ||||
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| Released | Mid/End of July 1969 [1] | |||
| Recorded | April 29, 1969 (#6–7, 9) May 16, 1969 (#1–5) May 20, 1969 (#8, 10–11) | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:27 | |||
| Label | A&M/CTI SP 3020 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Tell It Like It Is is the seventh album by American guitarist George Benson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the A&M label. [2]
The Allmusic review states "Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals". [3]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
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