True to Life | ||||
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Released | October 1977[1] | |||
Recorded | 1977; R.P.M International, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 38:44 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Ray Charles | |||
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True to Life is a 1977 studio album by American musician Ray Charles.[2] It marked Charles's return to Atlantic Records. The album contains cover versions of popular songs, including Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now", Bobby Charles' "The Jealous Kind", George and Ira Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?", and the Beatles' "Let It Be". The album was arranged by Larry Muhoberac, Roger Newman, Sid Feller and Ray Charles.
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Christgau's Record Guide | A−[4] |
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The Bay State Banner wrote: "His album is not new ground, the break-through his name on a song once assured; but it is sensitive, sometimes exhilarating, stuff."[6]
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