Truth n' Time

1978 studio album by Al Green From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Truth N' Time is a studio album by the soul singer Al Green, released in 1978.[2][3] It was Green's last album of mainly secular music for several years.[4]

Released1978
StudioAmerican Music
GenreSoul
Length26:54
Quick facts Studio album by Al Green, Released ...
Truth n' Time
Studio album by
Al Green
Released1978
StudioAmerican Music
GenreSoul
Length26:54
LabelHi[1]
ProducerAl Green
Al Green chronology
The Belle Album
(1977)		 Truth n' Time
(1978)		 The Lord Will Make a Way
(1980)
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The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[5]

Production

Truth n' Time was recorded at Green's American Music studio.[6] Green produced the album.[7]

Critical reception

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SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[8]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[6]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStar[10]
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The 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."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Blow Me Down" (Bernard Staton, Carol Staton) - 3:10
  2. "Lo and Behold" (Bernard Staton, Fred Jordan) - 3:15
  3. "Wait Here" (Green, Reuben Fairfax, Jr., Fred Jordan) - 2:45
  4. "To Sir with Love" (Don Black, Mark London) - 4:09
  5. "Truth n' Time" (Green) - 3:41
  6. "King of All" (Bernard Staton, Carol Staton) - 2:23
  7. "I Say a Little Prayer" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:13
  8. "Happy Days" (Green) - 5:13

Personnel

  • 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

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