Let the Truth Be Told | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 8 May 2009 |
Recorded | 2005–2009 Dublin, Ireland New York City Atlanta, Georgia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Genre | R&B, soul |
Length | 37:51 |
Label | Atlantic |
Producer | Laura Izibor (exec.), Steve Lunt (exec.), Scott Jacoby, Craig Kallman, Chris "Tricky" Stewart |
Singles from Let the Truth Be Told | |
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Belfast Telegraph | [3] |
The Boston Globe | (favorable) [4] |
GQ | (favorable) [5] |
The Observer | (mixed) [6] |
Paste | (74/100) [7] |
Sunday Mercury | (favorable) [8] |
Let the Truth Be Told is the debut album by Irish recording artist Laura Izibor. It was released on 8 May 2009, under Atlantic Records.
At the age of 15, Izibor was signed to Jive Records. [9] She dropped out of school to record the album. From ages 17 to 18, Izibor recorded over half of the album. [10] [11] After a dispute with the Jive, she signed with Atlantic Records and subsequently moved to New York City after her mentor, Steve Lunt, was offered a job at the label. [9] [10]
Let the Truth Be Told was recorded from 2005 to 2009; recording sessions took place in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland, to New York City, Atlanta and Philadelphia. [12] Upon the album's UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' stated "Anchored firmly in classic R&B, it effectively combines a reverence for the tradition of vintage, warm piano-driven soul with a fresh twist of modern sensibility. As can be heard on tracks ranging from the funky, uplifting 'From My Heart to Yours' and intense, groove-driven 'Don't Stay'; to the sincere, aching love lament 'If Tonight Is My Last'." [13] The song "Shine" was originally written for The Nanny Diaries , but was added to the album after being pushed back several times. [14]
All songs were written by Laura Izibor.
# | Title | Length |
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1 | Shine | 3:35 |
2 | Don't Stay | 3:59 |
3 | If Tonight Is My Last | 3:35 |
4 | What Would You Do | 4:34 |
5 | From My Heart to Yours | 3:47 |
6 | Perfect World | 4:36 |
7 | The Worst Is Over | 3:14 |
8 | Yes (I'll Be Your Baby) | 3:41 |
9 | I Don't Want You Back | 3:19 |
10 | Mmm... | 3:25 |
# | Title | Length |
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11 | It Ain't Over ('Cos I Need You) (EP Version) | 3:23 |
12 | From My Heart to Yours (DJ Premier Remix Version) | 3:43 |
13 | Mmm... (Live From Crawdaddy, Dublin) | 4:01 |
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Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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French SNEP Albums Chart [16] | 60 |
Irish Albums Chart [16] | 2 |
Japan (Oricon) [17] | 100 |
Dutch Albums Chart [18] | 64 |
UK Album Chart | 100 |
U.S. Billboard 200 [19] | 27 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [19] | 6 |
Region | Date |
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Ireland [14] | 8 May 2009 |
Brazil [20] | 20 May 2009 |
United States [21] | 16 June 2009 |
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