Truth Be Told (Blues Traveler album)

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Truth Be Told
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2003
RecordedFebruary–April 2003
Genre Rock
Length47:33
Label Sanctuary
Producer Don Gehman
Blues Traveler chronology
Bridge
(2001)
Truth Be Told
(2003)
¡Bastardos!
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Truth Be Told is American jam band Blues Traveler's seventh studio album, released on August 5, 2003.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Unable to Get Free" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper, Ben Wilson) – 4:23
  2. "Eventually (I'll Come Around)" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 3:51
  3. "Sweet and Broken" (Christopher Barron, Popper) – 3:49
  4. "My Blessed Pain" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:35
  5. "Let Her and Let Go" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:39
  6. "Thinnest of Air" (Brendan Hill, Popper) – 3:35
  7. "Can't See Why" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:14
  8. "Stumble and Fall" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:59
  9. "This Ache" (Popper, Wilson) – 4:06
  10. "Mount Normal" (Popper) – 4:04
  11. "The One" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 3:42
  12. "Partner in Crime" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Truth Be Told at AllMusic
  2. Weingarten, Marc (August 8, 2003). "Truth Be Told Review". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  88. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blues traveler album guide.