Tracklist
| A1 | Tell It Like It Is |
| A2 | Kiss And Say Goodbye |
| A3 | Slip Away |
| A4 | He Don't Know |
| A5 | Cross My Heat And Hope To Try |
| A6 | Love Has No Right |
| B1 | The Truth Is I Lied |
| B2 | Till I Can't Take It Anymore |
| B3 | I Was Losing You |
| B4 | What's The Matter Baby |
| B5 | Love Is A Full Time Job |
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar – Billy Sanford
- Art Direction – Bob Defrin
- Bass – Bob Wray, Gary Lunn
- Design – Lynn Kowalewski
- Drums – Jerry Kroon, Roger Hawkins
- Electric Guitar – Brent Rowan
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Billy Hullett
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Jeff Giedt
- Keyboards – Clayton Ivey, Ron Oates
- Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Voice – Ron "Snake"Reynolds*
- Photography By – Jeff Katz
- Producer – Nelson Larkin
- Saxophone – Jim Horn
- Steel Guitar – Sonny Garrish
- Voice – Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson , Hershal Wiginton*, Kim Morrison, Larry Keith, Lonnie Wilson, Michael Black, Scat Springs
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 7567-91064-1 4
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 10641 | Billy Joe Royal | Tell It Like It Is (LP, Album) | Atlantic America | 79 10641 | Canada | 1989 |
| 7 91064-2 | Billy Joe Royal | Tell It Like It Is (CD, Album) | Atlantic America | 7 91064-2 | US | 1989 |
| 79 10644 | Billy Joe Royal | Tell It Like It Is (Cass, Album, Dol) | Atlantic America | 79 10644 | Canada | 1989 |
| 7 91064-4, 91064-4 | Billy Joe Royal | Tell It Like It Is (Cass, Album, SR,) | Atlantic America, Atlantic America | 7 91064-4, 91064-4 | US | 1989 |
| 91064 | Billy Joe Royal | Tell It Like It Is (Cass, Album) | Atlantic America | 91064 | US | 1990 |
