| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | 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 with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Where Are All My Friends" | Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen | 3:22 |
| 2. | "To Be True" | Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Pretty Flower" | McFadden, Whitehead, Carstarphen | 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" | McFadden, Whitehead, Carstarphen | 6:29 |
| 8. | "All Because of a Woman" | McFadden, Whitehead, Huff | 5:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" (Single Version) | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Bad Luck" (Tom Moulton Mix) | 7:56 |
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
- Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram - background vocals
Charts
| 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
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.)
References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. To Be True review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
External links
- To Be True at Discogs (list of releases)