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|Label=[[Philadelphia International Records|Philadelphia International]]<br><small>KZ 33148</small> |
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|Producer=[[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]] |
|Producer=[[Gamble and Huff|Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff]] |
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|Last album=''[[Black & Blue (album)|Black & Blue]]''<br />(1973) |
|Last album=''[[Black & Blue (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes album)|Black & Blue]]''<br />(1973) |
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|This album='''''To Be True'''''<br />(1975) |
|This album='''''To Be True'''''<br />(1975) |
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|Next album=''[[Wake Up Everybody]]''<br />(1975) |
|Next album=''[[Wake Up Everybody]]''<br />(1975) |
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Revision as of 14:41, 21 March 2013
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| Robert Christgau | B+ [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 in 2007 by Sony Music Entertainment.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Are All My Friends" | Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | 3:22 |
| 2. | "To Be True" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Pretty Flower" | Carstarphen, McFadden, Whitehead | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Female vocal by Sharon Paige) | Gamble, Huff | 3:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Nobody Could Take Your Place" | Gamble, Huff | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Somewhere Down the Line" | Gamble, Huff | 4:55 |
| 7. | "Bad Luck" | Carstarphen, McFadden, Whitehead | 6:29 |
| 8. | "All Because of a Woman" | McFadden, Whitehead, Huff | 5:29 |
Personnel
- Harold Melvin, Teddy Pendergrass, Bernard Wilson, Lawrence Brown, Jerry Cummings – vocals
- Sharon Paige – female vocalist on "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon"
- MFSB – music
Charts
Album
| Year | Album | Chart positions[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||
| 1975 | To Be True | 26 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1974 | "Where Are All My Friends" | 80 | 8 | 11 |
| 1975 | "Bad Luck (Part 1)" | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (with Sharon Paige) | 42 | 1 | — | |
Samples
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
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. To Be True review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "To Be True review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ "US Singles Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-25.