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Truth N' Time
Studio album by Al Green
Released	1978
Studio	American Music
Genre	Soul
Length	26:54
Label	Hi
Producer	Al Green
Al Green chronology
The Belle Album (1977) Truth N' Time (1978) The Lord Will Make a Way (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	B+
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

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

The album peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Production

Truth N' Time was recorded at Green's American Music studio. Green produced the album.

Critical reception

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."

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."

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

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
2. "Truth N' Time - Al Green | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 888.
5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 290–291.
6. "Al Green | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. McDonough, Jimmy (August 29, 2017). "Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green". Hachette Books – via Google Books.
8. Harrington, Richard (23 Nov 2003). "Al Green, Back in Touch With a Sensual Soul". The Washington Post. p. N4.
9. "Al Green". Billboard.
10. ^ Walters, Barry (Feb 9, 2006). "Al Green". Rolling Stone (993): 68.
11. Lane, George (8 Feb 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. p. 17.

• Al Green albums
• 1978 albums
• Hi Records albums