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The best of Hill's late-'70s stay at Columbia Records, This Time They Told the Truth might be a bit of a shock to listeners not familiar with the period, for Hill's always smooth vocals are embellished with a very disco-fied production, not always disturbing, but definitely obtrusive in several places. The songs themselves are quite good (distilled from 1978's Let's Make a Deal and 1979's The Mark of Z.Z. Hill), including "Stop by and Love Me Sometime," "A Message to the Ladies" and the title track.
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H. Scales, Composer - M. Griffin, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Guitar - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Frederick Knight, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Frederick Knight, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - James Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Frederick Knight, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - Tony Bongiovi, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - George Devens, Percussion - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Wayne Neuendorf, Engineer - W. Thomas, Composer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Guitar - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Bill Whittman, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
H. Johnson, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer - A. Phillips, jr., Composer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
H. Johnson, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer - A. Phillips, jr., Composer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - J. Lewis, Composer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, !979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
H. Johnson, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer - A. Phillips, jr., Composer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
L. Diamond, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Geron Davies, Composer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
W. PAYNE, Composer - Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - R. Caldwell, Composer - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Fonzi Thornton, Background Vocal - Frank Floyd, Background Vocal - Gwen Guthrie, Background Vocal - Pete Martin, Percussion - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocal - Jeff Mironov, Guitar - Luther Vandross, Background Vocal - Vivian Cherry, Background Vocal - George Devens, Percussion - MICHAEL BARBIERO, Engineer - MARCUS MILLER, Bass - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocal - Brenda White, Background Vocal - Andy Schwartz, Keyboards - Godfrey Diamond, Engineer - Alec Head, Engineer - Jimmy Young, Drums - Charles Blackwell, Drums - Zack Sanders, Background Vocal - Burt Szerlip, Engineer - Bert DeCoteaux, Producer - Lance Quinn, Guitar - Z.Z. Hill, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Harvey Goldberg, Engineer - Cheryl Alexander, Background Vocal - Jim Simpson, Background Vocal - Danny Pearson, Background Vocal - Ken Hatfield, Guitar - Lincoln Clapp, Engineer - Bert DeCouteaux, Keyboards - B. Elliott, Composer - Maiesha Collins, Background Vocal - Ulda Hedwig, Background Vocal - Ullanda McCollough, Background Vocal - Rubin Messina, Percussion - Regis Ferguson, Keyboards - Scott Mayer, Keyboards - Greg Minnifeld, Keyboards - David Wofford, Bass - Douglas Epstein, Engineer - Bill Stein, Engineer - B. Szerlip, Composer
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The best of Hill's late-'70s stay at Columbia Records, This Time They Told the Truth might be a bit of a shock to listeners not familiar with the period, for Hill's always smooth vocals are embellished with a very disco-fied production, not always disturbing, but definitely obtrusive in several places. The songs themselves are quite good (distilled from 1978's Let's Make a Deal and 1979's The Mark of Z.Z. Hill), including "Stop by and Love Me Sometime," "A Message to the Ladies" and the title track.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:25
- Main artists: Z.Z. Hill
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1978, 1979 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. WARNING: All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
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