Tell the Truth (Otis Redding album)

Tell the Truth
Studio album by Otis Redding
Released	July 1, 1970
Recorded	1967
Genre	Memphis soul [1]
Length	31:01
Label	Atco
Producer	Steve Cropper
Otis Redding chronology
Love Man (1969) Tell the Truth (1970) Historic Performances (1970)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+ [2]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) [3]

Tell the Truth is the fourth posthumous studio album by Otis Redding (his tenth studio album overall), featuring songs recorded in 1967.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Otis Redding; except where indicated

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Demonstration"	Otis Redding, Don Covay	2:25
2.	"Tell the Truth"	Lowman Pauling	3:11
3.	"Out of Sight"	James Brown	2:18
4.	"Give Away None of My Love"		2:54
5.	"Wholesale Love"		2:29
6.	"I Got the Will"		2:51

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Johnny's Heartbreak"	Otis Redding, Arthur Alexander	2:29
8.	"Snatch a Little Piece"		2:13
9.	"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Richard Penniman, Al Collins, Edwin Bocage, James Smith	1:57
10.	"The Match Game"	Otis Redding, David Porter	2:55
11.	"A Little Time"		2:33
12.	"Swingin' on a String"		2:52

Personnel

• Otis Redding – vocals
• Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes – keyboards, organ, piano
• Steve Cropper – guitar, producer, liner notes
• Donald Dunn – bass guitar
• Al Jackson Jr. – drums
• Wayne Jackson – trumpet
• Andrew Love, Joe Arnold – tenor saxophone

• Jim Stewart – engineer
• Jimmy Douglass – remixer
• Jean-Pierre Leloir – photography
• Loring Eutemey – cover design

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	200
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	26

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Otis Redding – Tell the Truth: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 10, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Wenner, Jann S. (September 17, 1970). "Music > Album Reviews > Tell the Truth" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
4. "Otis Redding Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
5. "Otis Redding Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2025.