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Neville himself wrote the B-side, “Every Day,” penned while he was doing time in New Orleans’ parish prison as a wayward youth in the late ‘50s. But it wasn’t till his second single, six years later, that Neville experienced at least a fleeting taste of stardom. “Tell It Like It Is” became a No. 2 pop hit and No. 1 R&B smash.
Songfacts®: According to Rolling Stone magazine's Top 500 Songs issue, Aaron Neville was working as a longshoreman when he recorded this plea for true love. "A lot of people come up to me and say, 'That song got me and my wife together, and others say, 'It broke me and my wife up," he said. "Tell It Like It Is" was written by the New Orleans ...
Go and find yourself a toy. Baby, my time is too expensive. And I'm not a little boy. If you are serious. Don't play with my heart, it makes me furious. But if you want me to love you. Then, baby, I will, girl, you know I will. Tell it like it is. Don't be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide.
1995. Can’t Stop My Heart From Loving You. 1995. Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas. 1993. The Grand Tour. 1993. Tell It Like It Is. 1991.
Tell It Like It Is: Golden Classics, an Album by Aaron Neville. Released in 1989 on Collectables (catalog no. COL-CD-5132; CD). Genres: Southern Soul, Soul.
It makes me furious. But if you want me to love you. Then a baby I will, girl you know that I will. Tell it like it is. Don’t be ashamed to let your conscience be your guide. But I know deep down inside me. I believe you love me, forget your foolish pride. Life is too short to have sorrow. You may be here today and gone tomorrow.
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