Ain't It the Truth

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Ain't It the Truth
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)
Recorded1997
Genre Country
Length34:08
Label Giant
Producer John Hobbs, Doug Johnson
Daryle Singletary chronology
All Because of You
(1996)
Ain't It the Truth
(1998)
Now and Again
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Country Standard Time favorable [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]

Ain't It the Truth is the third studio album by American country music singer Daryle Singletary. It was released in 1998 via Giant Records. It was led off by the single "The Note" (previously recorded by Doug Supernaw on 1995's You Still Got Me ), which peaked at #28 on the country singles charts that year. The next two singles, "That's Where You're Wrong" and "My Baby's Lovin'" both missed Top 40, and by the end of the year, Singletary exited the label's roster. "A Thing Called Love" was originally released by Jimmy Dean. "The Note" was also Singletary's only entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #90.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Note"Buck Moore, Michele Rae3:22
2."Love or the Lack Of" Mary Ann Kennedy, Rich Wayland3:52
3."That's Where You're Wrong"Jeff Crossan3:29
4."A Thing Called Love" Jerry Reed 2:41
5."I'd Live for You" DeWayne Blackwell 2:40
6."Miracle in the Making" (duet with Kerry Singletary)Joe Doyle, Josh Kear 3:24
7."My Baby's Lovin'"Michael Lunn, Delbert McClinton 3:53
8."You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet"Tony Haselden, Tim Mensy 4:10
9."The Real Deal"Daryle Singletary, Robert Arthur, Roger Springer 2:38
10."Ain't It the Truth"Singletary, Doug Johnson, John Hobbs3:59

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1998)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums18
U.S. Billboard 200160
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers7

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