Almost Honest (album)

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Almost Honest
Joshkelley-almosthonest.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005 (US)
December 7, 2005 (Japan)
Genre Pop rock
Length54:32(US)
Label Hollywood Records
Producer Eric Clinger
Josh Kelley chronology
For the Ride Home
(2003)
Almost Honest
(2005)
Just Say the Word
(2006)
Almost Honest
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Almost Honest is Josh Kelley's second album, his last album on Hollywood Records. The album peaked at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. "Only You" was released as a single.

Contents

The title track appears on the Smallville: The Metropolis Mix soundtrack.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Fast" Josh Kelley, Darwin Johnson, Dave Yaden3:20
2."Only You" The Matrix, Kelley3:11
3."Love Is Breaking My Heart"Kelley, Mike Daly 3:38
4."Almost Honest"Kelley, Joe Firstman 3:19
5."Didn't Hear That From Me"Kelley, Gary Burr 3:28
6."20 Miles To Georgia"Kelley, Firstman5:17
7."Lover Come Up"Kelley, Kevin Griffin 4:07
8."Shameless Heart"Kelley, Jimmy Harry 5:39
9."Too Good To You"Kelley, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven 4:25
10."I Don't Mind Singing"Kelley, Firstman3:15
11."Hard Times Happen"Kelley, Yaden4:28
12."Lydia" / "Heartache" (hidden track, starts at 6:02)Kelley, Johnson, Yaden12:49
Japan release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Caroline" 
14."You Are the Woman"2:36
iTunes version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Lydia"Kelley, Johnson, Yaden4:01
13."Amazing"Kelley3:52
14."Heartache" 4:06

"You Are the Woman" is available in the US on the soundtrack to Herbie: Fully Loaded . The hidden track, "Heartache", also appears on the single for "Only You" and is sold separately from "Lydia" on the iTunes version.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [4] 114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 1

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References

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  2. Sinclair, Tom (August 26, 2005). "Almost Honest Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 16, 2005.
  3. MacNeil, Jason (November 16, 2005). "Reviews – Josh Kelley: Almost Honest". PopMatters . Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. "Josh Kelley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.