Tell It Like It Is (Billy Joe Royal album)

For the George Benson album, see Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album). 1989 studio album by Billy Joe Royal

Tell It Like It Is

Released

January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31)

Length

36:11

The Royal Treatment
(1987)

Tell It Like It Is
(1989)

Out of the Shadows
(1990)

Singles from Tell It Like It Is

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Tell It Like It Is is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released on January 31, 1989 via Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell It Like It Is"	George Davis, Lee Diamond	2:59
2.	"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	Winfred "Blue" Lovett	3:17
3.	"Slip Away"	Nelson Larkin, Pal Rakes, Ron Reynolds	3:13
4.	"He Don't Know"	Reynolds	2:51
5.	"Cross My Heart and Hope to Try"	John Alexander, Larkin, Rakes	2:57
6.	"Love Has No Right"	Larkin, Billy Joe Royal, Randy Scruggs	3:03
7.	"The Truth Is I Lied"	Donny Kees, Rakes, Richard Ross	2:55
8.	"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"	Ulysses Burton, Clyde Otis	4:00
9.	"I Was Losing You"	Bruce Burch	3:34
10.	"What's the Matter Baby"	Joy Byers, Otis	3:27
11.	"Love Is a Full Time Job"	Bobby Borchers, Bonnie Gallee, Pamela Wolfe	3:27

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	15

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	27
Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	56

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Studio albums	Down in the Boondocks Cherry Hill Park Looking Ahead The Royal Treatment Tell It Like It Is Out of the Shadows
Other albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"Down in the Boondocks" "I Knew You When" "I've Got to Be Somebody" "Yo-Yo" "Hush" "Cherry Hill Park" "Every Night" "Under the Boardwalk" "Burned Like a Rocket" "I Miss You Already" "Old Bridges Burn Slow" "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" "Out of Sight and on My Mind" "It Keeps Right On Hurtin'" "Tell It Like It Is" "Love Has No Right" "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue"
B-Sides	"Oh, What a Night"
Cover Songs	"Amanda" "Bring It On Home to Me" "Crying" "Funny How Time Slips Away" "I'm Sorry" "Kiss and Say Goodbye" "Making Believe" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Solitary Man" "Spanish Harlem" "Stand by Me" "To Love Somebody"
Related articles	Discography