True for You

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True for You
Bradytrueforyou.jpg
Studio album by
Released1983
Studio Air Studios (London)
Genre
Length42:38
Label PeeBee Music
Producer
Paul Brady chronology
Hard Station
(1981)
True for You
(1983)
Back to the Centre
(1985)
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True for You is the third studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Paul Brady, released in 1983 by Polydor Records. Neil Dorfsman and Brady produced the album

Contents

In 1999, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released by Rykodisc. [2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Rick Anderson wrote that "the songs have aged surprisingly well for an album of this vintage." Adding that "while the drum sound and synth parts scream 1980s, Brady's songcraft is pretty well timeless." [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Brady

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Great Pretender"4:58
2."Let It Happen"4:32
3."Helpless Heart"4:27
4."Dance the Romance"5:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Steel Claw"4:03
6."Take Me Away"5:44
7."Not the Only One"6:06
8."Interlude"2:28
9."Trouble Round the Bend"5:15
Total length:42:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the True for You liner notes. [3]

Musicians

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Anderson, Rick. "True for You – Paul brady". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. "True for You Rykodisc reissue". Discogs . 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. True for You (CD booklet). Paul Brady. Polydor Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)