True to Life (Ray Charles album)

True to Life is a 1977 studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles. It marked Ray's return to Atlantic Records. The album contains several cover versions, most notably 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.

True to Life
Studio album by
Ray Charles
ReleasedOctober 1977[1]
Recorded1977; R.P.M International Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreR&B, soul
Length38:44
LabelAtlantic
ProducerRay Charles
Ray Charles chronology
Porgy and Bess
(1976)		 True to Life
(1977)		 Love & Peace
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideA–[3]

Track listing
  1. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) – 4:22
  2. "The Jealous Kind" (Robert Guidry) – 4:38
  3. "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:30
  4. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) –- 5:07
  5. "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:19
  6. "Anonymous Love" (Edward Langford, Joel Webster) – 4:36
  7. "Heavenly Music" (Bob Bradstreet, Solomon Burke) – 3:38
  8. "Game Number Nine" (Dee Ervin, Tommy Payton) – 4:07
  9. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:27

Personnel

Credits for True to Life adapted from Allmusic.[4]

  • Ray Charles – arranger, engineer, keyboards, piano, producer, vocals
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • Bob Gratts – engineer
  • Robert Gratts – engineer
  • Larry Muhoberac – arranger
  • Roger Newman – arranger

Notes
  1. "Ray Charles Albums - 1970s". raycharles.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  2. Ollio, J.P. (August 1, 2003). True to Life - Ray Charles | AllMusic. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. True to Life - Ray Charles | AllMusic: Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.

References
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