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“Tell It Like It Is” is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond. It was first recorded by Aaron Neville, who released the song as a single in 1966. It was issued at the end of the year on the Par-Lo label and became a hit, peaking at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at number one on the U.S. R&B chart in early 1967. In 2004, it was ranked #381 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Tracy Chapman and Lightnin’ Hopkins composed songs with the same name not to be confused with Davis and Diamond’s version discussed here. Little Willie John also wrote and recorded a different 1958 song of the same name. Read on...