Home / Music / The single 'Tell It Like It Is' hit stores weeks before the albumMusic linernotes album music aaron-nevilleThe single 'Tell It Like It Is' hit stores weeks before the albumAaron Neville’s Tell It Like It Is was released in 1966 on Par-Lo Records. The title track was issued as a single on November 9, 1966. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesAnn Peebles' Tell It Like It Is peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 and topped the R&B chart in 1967Nina Simone's I Put a Spell on You sold a million copies but was banned from radioI Put a Spell on You started as a gentle ballad before Hawkins transformed itAnn Peebles' Tell It Like It Is joined the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015Sam Cooke's Harrah's Club set captures soul at its most electricExploreAl Di Meola recorded Elegant Gypsy in just two monthsElgar's Violin Concerto was a late-career workLaura Nyro recorded Eli and the Thirteenth Confession in early 1968Eli and the Thirteenth Confession came out March 3, 1968 on ColumbiaElla Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded their second duet album in August 1957Previous 'I Can See for Miles' was The Who Sell Out's biggest singleNext The London Symphony Orchestra backed Diana Krall on The Look of Love