Customer Reviews

To Be True

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Once again Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes belt out another classic. " Bad Luck was the power track here. Even though it's a serious topic,"Where Are All My Friends" made me laugh, because it was so life-like that you felt like you were living that song. "Pretty Flower" is my favorite on here. This is where Mr. Teddy Pendergrass really comes to form. And hey, believe it or not, Harold himself gets to lead a couple of songs here("To Be True" and "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon"). Even though this was such a successful album, Teddy and Harold were starting to bump heads. Maybe it was because, even though the group carried Harold's name, Teddy was really carrying the group. Let's face facts, he was responsible for some of the best songs they ever had. Oh, well, anyway, enjoy this "True" classic.

"Wake up everybody" is right there, but "To be true" is their signature LP/CD. Just like the aforementioned Wake up everybody, every song is a classic soul gem.

CBS COLUMBIA FINALLY RELEASED THIS CLASSIC LP ON CD, IF YOU ARE A FAN OF TEDDY PENDERGRASS I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD. EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE KEY TUNES ON THIS CD ARE AVAILIBLE ON THEIR BEST OR GREATEST HIT SETS. ( PRETTY FLOWER IS ONE OF THE FEW SLEEPERS ) ALSO YOU WILL FIND THAT LINER NOTES AND PACKAGING/ DESIGNS ARE QUITE CHEESY,REFLECTED IN MY 4 STARS OUT OF 5.

Anybody who knowns anything about this record knowns it,s been a long time comming to get this on cd.To me this is teddy at his best, no dis on earler projects.From the first song on side one ,nobody could ever take yor place to the monster , bad luck. I don,t know why but for some reason this album has never been released on cd even with chart toppers hope that we can get together soon & bad luck. truly a classic ,somewhere down the line, an over loocked gem also on this album.If you like the philly soul you are going to love this and enjoy!