Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)
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Truth and Beauty | ||||
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Released | 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1991–92 | |||
Studio | Amazon Studios, Liverpool; Vibe Recording Studios, [Oldham] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 58:21 | |||
Label | This Way Up | |||
Producer | Boots (Robert Ian McNabb) | |||
Ian McNabb chronology | ||||
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Singles from Truth and Beauty | ||||
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Truth and Beauty is the debut solo album by Ian McNabb, released in 1993.[1] It was recorded shortly after he left the Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 51 on the official UK charts.[2] It was reissued in September 2013 as an expanded edition, including a second disc of B-sides.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that "McNabb's cozy-fireplace vocals are finally layered right up front in the mix where they belong."[4]
Track listing
[edit]- All songs written and arranged by Ian McNabb.
- Truth and Beauty [International]
- "(I Go) My Own Way" (5:09)
- "These Are the Days" (4:29)
- "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07)
- "Truth and Beauty" (6:50)
- "I'm Game" (4:32)
- "If Love Was Like Guitars" (5:06)
- "Story of My Life" (3:17)
- "That's Why I Believe" (5:26)
- "Trip with Me" (3:48)
- "Make Love to You" (4:39)
- "Presence of the One" (11:58)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(I Go) My Own Way" (John Leckie Version) | 5:21 |
2. | "Trams in Amsterdam" (B-side of "These Are the Days") | 3:43 |
3. | "Great Dreams of Heaven" (Acoustic; B-side of "These Are the Days") | 4:59 |
4. | "Unknown Legend" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven") | 3:36 |
5. | "I'm Game" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven") | 4:26 |
6. | "Caroline No" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven") | 3:07 |
7. | "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (B-side of "I'm Game") | 4:11 |
8. | "What's It All About?" (B-side of "I'm Game") | 4:27 |
9. | "I'm Game" (Radio Edit; B-side of "I'm Game") | 4:08 |
10. | "Play the Hand They Deal You" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way") | 5:40 |
11. | "If My Daddy Could See Me Now" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way") | 3:07 |
12. | "For You, Angel" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way") | 7:44 |
Personnel
[edit]- Robert Ian McNabb - vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Dave Baldwin - keyboards on "These are the Days"
- Gordon Longworth - lead guitar on "If Love was Like Guitars", "Story of My Life" and "Presence of the One"
- Roy Corkill - electric bass, drum and keyboard programming
- Technical
- Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian - mixing
- Robert Shaw - cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 514.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 341. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Cherry Red Records - Truth and Beauty: Expanded Edition - Ian McNabb". Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Truth and Beauty Review by Roch Parisien". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2024.