To Be True

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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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(B+)

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Where Are All My Friends" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead)	3:22
2.	"To Be True"	4:42
3.	"Pretty Flower" (Carstarphen, McFadden, Whitehead)	5:42
4.	"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Female vocal by Sharon Paige)	3:45

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Nobody Could Take Your Place"	4:22
6.	"Somewhere Down the Line"	4:55
7.	"Bad Luck" (Carstarphen, McFadden, Whitehead)	6:29
8.	"All Because of a Woman" (McFadden, Whitehead, Huff)	5:29

Charts

Album

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1975	To Be True	26	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		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

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1975 (U.S.)

External links

• To Be True at Discogs