Tell It Like It Is (Billy Joe Royal album)

For the George Benson album, see Tell It Like It Is (George Benson album).

Tell It Like It Is
Studio album by Billy Joe Royal
Released	January 31, 1989 (1989-01-31)
Genre	Country
Length	36:11
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Nelson Larkin
Billy Joe Royal chronology
The Royal Treatment (1987) Tell It Like It Is (1989) Out of the Shadows (1990)
Singles from Tell It Like It Is
"Tell It Like It Is" Released: January 1989 "Love Has No Right" Released: May 20, 1989 "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Released: September 30, 1989

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Tell It Like It Is is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released on January 31, 1989 via Atlantic Records. The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tell It Like It Is"	George Davis, Lee Diamond	2:59
2.	"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	Winfred "Blue" Lovett	3:17
3.	"Slip Away"	Nelson Larkin, Pal Rakes, Ron Reynolds	3:13
4.	"He Don't Know"	Reynolds	2:51
5.	"Cross My Heart and Hope to Try"	John Alexander, Larkin, Rakes	2:57
6.	"Love Has No Right"	Larkin, Billy Joe Royal, Randy Scruggs	3:03
7.	"The Truth Is I Lied"	Donny Kees, Rakes, Richard Ross	2:55
8.	"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"	Ulysses Burton, Clyde Otis	4:00
9.	"I Was Losing You"	Bruce Burch	3:34
10.	"What's the Matter Baby"	Joy Byers, Otis	3:27
11.	"Love Is a Full Time Job"	Bobby Borchers, Bonnie Gallee, Pamela Wolfe	3:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	31
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	27
Chart (1990)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	56