Lightnin' Hopkins's ' "Tell It Like It Is" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1991. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:39. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Tell It Like It Is's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The song is number 20 out of 43 in Complete Aladdin Recordings by Lightnin' Hopkins. Based on our statistics, Tell It Like It Is's popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
The tempo marking of Tell It Like It Is by Lightnin' Hopkins is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 129 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Please Don't Go | Big Joe Williams | G Major | 3 | 9B | 167 BPM | ||
| One More Day | Slim Harpo | F Major | 1 | 7B | 123 BPM | ||
| Black Cadillac | Lightnin' Hopkins | E Major | 2 | 12B | 127 BPM | ||
| Come To Me | Juke Boy Bonner | B Minor | 3 | 10A | 83 BPM | ||
| Steppin' Out - Remastered 2025 | Memphis Slim | C Major | 2 | 8B | 71 BPM | ||
| All Your Love | Otis Rush | D♭ Minor | 8 | 12A | 127 BPM | ||
| Tip On In | Slim Harpo | E Major | 4 | 12B | 127 BPM | ||
| I Don't Know Why | Cedell Davis | B Minor | 7 | 10A | 141 BPM | ||
| It Hurts to Love Someone | Guitar Slim | F Major | 4 | 7B | 73 BPM | ||
| You Got to Die | Blind Willie McTell | C Major | 1 | 8B | 138 BPM | ||
| High Water Everywhere, Pt 1 | Charley Patton | F Major | 1 | 7B | 123 BPM | ||
| All Your Love | Magic Sam | B Major | 7 | 1B | 81 BPM | ||
| Ramblin' On My Mind | Robert Johnson | B♭ Major | 2 | 6B | 102 BPM | ||
| Graveyard Blues | Robert Pete Williams | B♭ Minor | 6 | 3A | 120 BPM | ||
| Midnight Special - Remastered 2002 | Lead Belly | E Minor | 3 | 9A | 148 BPM | ||
| Black Ghost Blues | Lightnin' Hopkins | G Major | 2 | 9B | 83 BPM | ||
| Found My Baby Gone | Champion Jack Dupree | F Minor | 6 | 4A | 121 BPM | ||
| So Mamy Roads, So Many Trains | Otis Rush | D♭ Minor | 8 | 12A | 115 BPM | ||
| Hellhound on My Trail | Robert Johnson | F♯ Minor | 2 | 11A | 96 BPM | ||
| All Around Man | Bo Carter | F Major | 1 | 7B | 123 BPM | ||
| The Wind Is Blowin' | Johnny Shines | A Major | 1 | 11B | 89 BPM | ||
| Shake'em on Down | Furry Lewis | F Major | 1 | 7B | 123 BPM | ||
| Under The Sun | Big Walter Horton | G Major | 2 | 9B | 174 BPM | ||
| My Mama Don't Allow Me | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | F Major | 1 | 7B | 123 BPM | ||
| Mean Old Frisco | Lightnin' Hopkins | E Major | 3 | 12B | 104 BPM |