Truth N' Time is a studio album by the soul singer Al Green, released in 1978.[6][7] It was Green's last album of mainly secular music for several years.[8]
| Truth N' Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | American Music | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 26:54 | |||
| Label | Hi[1] | |||
| Producer | Al Green | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[9]
Production
editTruth N' Time was recorded at Green's American Music studio.[4] Green produced the album.[10]
Critical reception
editThe Bay State Banner wrote: "The inclusion of 'To Sir With Love' and 'Say A Little Prayer' can be questioned, but Al stomps and cuts through them just like a thoroughbred racer. Some really tremendous session work also, though minus the quiet excellence of drummer Howard Grimes."[11]
In a 2006 review of a reissue, Rolling Stone stated that Truth n' Time "contains too much filler for an album not even twenty-seven minutes long."[10]
Track listing
edit- "Blow Me Down" (Bernard Staton, Carol Staton) - 3:10
- "Lo and Behold" (Bernard Staton, Fred Jordan) - 3:15
- "Wait Here" (Green, Reuben Fairfax, Jr., Fred Jordan) - 2:45
- "To Sir with Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 4:09
- "Truth N' Time" (Green) - 3:41
- "King of All" (Bernard Staton, Carol Staton) - 2:23
- "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:13
- "Happy Days" (Green) - 5:13
Personnel
edit- Al Green - vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, arrangements
- Bernard Staton, James Bass - guitar
- Brian Batie, Errol Thomas, James Turner - bass
- Fred Jordan, Gary Lax, Jesse Butler, Johnny Brown, Purvis Leon Thomas, Charles Renard Webb - keyboards
- John Toney - drums, percussion
- Ron Echols - tenor and baritone saxophone
- Buddy Jarrett - alto saxophone
- Darryl Neely, Fred Jordan - trumpet
- Buddy Jarrett, Harvey Jones, Linda Jones - backing vocals
- Fred Jordan - engineer
- Kinji Nishimura - photography
References
edit- ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
- ^ "Truth N' Time - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.
- ^ "Al Green | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ McDonough, Jimmy (August 29, 2017). "Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (23 Nov 2003). "Al Green, Back in Touch With a Sensual Soul". The Washington Post. p. N4.
- ^ "Al Green". Billboard.
- ^ a b Walters, Barry (Feb 9, 2006). "Al Green". Rolling Stone (993): 68.
- ^ Lane, George (8 Feb 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. p. 17.