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| next_title = [[Wake Up Everybody]]
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|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
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|rev2Score = B+<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: M|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=M&bk=70|accessdate=March 7, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
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'''''To Be True''''' is an album released by [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]] on the [[Philadelphia International Records|Philadelphia International]] record label in February 1975. It was produced by [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]].
'''''To Be True''''' is an album released by [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]] on the [[Philadelphia International Records|Philadelphia International]] record label in February 1975. It was produced by [[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]].


The album features the hit singles "[[Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song)|Bad Luck]]", "[[Hope That We Can Be Together Soon]]" with Sharon Paige, and "Where Are All My Friends".
The album features the hit singles "[[Bad Luck (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes song)|Bad Luck]]", "[[Hope That We Can Be Together Soon]]" with Sharon Paige, and "Where Are All My Friends".


The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by [[Cherry Red Records|Big Break Records]].
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by [[Cherry Red Records|Big Break Records]].
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| headline = 2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| headline = 2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| title9 = Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
| title9 = Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
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!Chart (1975)
!Chart (1975)
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|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Top LPs]]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1975]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1975 albums]]
[[Category:1975 albums]]

Latest revision as of 17:12, 10 June 2024

To Be True
Studio album by
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
ReleasedFebruary 1975
RecordedSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreR&B
Length38:46
LabelPhiladelphia International
KZ 33148
ProducerKenneth Gamble & Leon Huff
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology
Black & Blue
(1973) 		To Be True
(1975) 		Wake Up Everybody
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]

To Be True is an album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in February 1975. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff.

The album features the hit singles "Bad Luck", "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" with Sharon Paige, and "Where Are All My Friends".

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Are All My Friends"Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen3:22
2."To Be True"Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff4:42
3."Pretty Flower"McFadden, Whitehead, Carstarphen5:42
4."Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Female vocal by Sharon Paige)Gamble, Huff3:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Nobody Could Take Your Place"Gamble, Huff4:22
6."Somewhere Down the Line"Gamble, Huff4:55
7."Bad Luck"McFadden, Whitehead, Carstarphen6:29
8."All Because of a Woman"McFadden, Whitehead, Huff5:29
2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Single Version)3:26
10."Bad Luck" (Tom Moulton Mix)7:56

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 26
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3] 		US
R&B
[3] 		US
Dance
[3]
1974 "Where Are All My Friends" 80 8 11
1975 "Bad Luck (Part 1)" 15 4 1
"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" 42 1 —

Samples

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Cyndi Lauper used an interpolation of "Where Are All My Friends" in the 2008 song "Set Your Heart" from her album Bring Ya to the Brink.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. To Be True review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
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