Tell It Like It Is

Tell It Like It Is

Infobox Single
Name = Tell It Like It Is


Artist = Aaron Neville
from Album =
B-side = "Why Worry"
Released = 1966
Format = 7" single
Recorded = 1965
Genre = R&B/Pop
Length =
Label = Par-Lo Records
Writer = George Davis
Lee Diamond
Producer =
Chart position = * #2 (U.S.)
* #1 (U.S. R&B)
Last single = "Over You"
(1960)
This single = "Tell It Like It Is"
(1967)
Next single = "She Took You for a Ride"
(1968)Infobox Single
Name = Tell It Like It Is


Artist = Heart
from Album = "Greatest Hits Live"
B-side = "Strange Euphoria"
Released = 1980
Format = 7" single
Recorded = September, 1980
Genre = Hard Rock
Length =
Label = Epic Records
Writer = George Davis
Lee Diamond
Producer = Heart
Chart position = * #8 (U.S.)
Last single = "Bebe le Strange"
(1980)
This single = "Tell It Like It Is"
(1980)
Next single = "Unchained Melody"
(1981)"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond and recorded several times by different artists, to varying degrees of success.

It was first recorded by Aaron Neville, who released the song as a solo single in 1966. It was issued at the end of the year on the obscure Par-Lo label and became a hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the U.S. R&B chart in early 1967.

In 2004, tt was ranked #381 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time [cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596226/young_americans/1|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=RollingStone.com|accessdate=2008-09-10] .

Cover versions

In 1980 "Tell It Like It Is" was covered by American rock band Heart. The song was included on the band's greatest hits/live compilation album "Greatest Hits Live" and became a top-ten hit in the U.S., peaking at number eight (becoming Heart's highest-charting single at the time).

Pop singer Andy Williams has also recorded a version of "Tell It Like It Is", bringing the song to number seventy-two in 1976. Actor Don Johnson also recorded a version of the song, which was released as a single in 1989 in the UK and on the European mainland. That same year, Billy Joe Royal recorded a version of the song as a country single and reaching #2 on the country charts with the song.

It was also covered by Richard "Dimples" Fields in 1987, by Nina Simone on the album "The Very Best of Nina Simone, 1967-1972: Sugar in My Bowl", and by Percy Sledge.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tell It Like It Is — Aaron Neville Veröffentlichung 1965 Genre(s) Pop / R B Autor(en) Lee Diamond, George Davis Erfolgreiche Coverversion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tell it like it is — informal phrase to give the real facts about something, even if they are unpleasant You can always rely on Jane to tell it like it is. Thesaurus: to be honestsynonym Main entry: tell * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tell It Like It T-I-Is — Infobox Single Name = Tell It Like It T I Is Artist = The B 52 s from Album = Good Stuff Genre = New Wave Released = 1992 Recorded = Bearsville Studio, Woodstock, New York Label = Reprise Writer = The B 52 s Producer = Nile Rodgers Russ Titelman… …   Wikipedia

  • Tell it like it is. — sent. Speak frankly; Tell the truth no matter how much it hurts. □ Come on man, tell it like it is! □ Well, I’ve got to tell it like it is …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • tell it like it is — be honest, sincere, tell the truth Although what he said was very difficult for everyone to believe he decided to tell it like it is anyway …   Idioms and examples

  • tell it like it is — to describe a situation honestly without avoiding any unpleasant details. I am honest about things, and I m going to tell it like it is as long as I am in charge of this project …   New idioms dictionary

  • tell it like it is — informal to give the real facts about something, even if they are unpleasant You can always rely on Jane to tell it like it is …   English dictionary

  • Tell It Like It Is (Album) — Tell It Like It Is Studioalbum von Thomas Quasthoff Veröffentlichung September 2010 Label Deutsche Grammophon …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tell it like it is — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To be honest, sincere; to tell the truth. * /Joe is the leader of our commune; he tells it like it is./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tell it like it is — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To be honest, sincere; to tell the truth. * /Joe is the leader of our commune; he tells it like it is./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”