2017 studio album by London Grammar
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing indie pop bandLondon Grammar . It was released on 9 June 2017 by the trio's imprint Metal & Dust andMinistry of Sound .[ 3]
"Rooting for You " was released as the album's lead single on 1 January 2017.[ 4] UK Singles Chart .[ 5] Big Picture ", was released on 1 February 2017,[ 6] [ 5] Truth Is a Beautiful Thing " was released as the third single on 24 March 2017. "Oh Woman Oh Man " was released as the fourth single on 21 April 2017,[ 7] [ 5] contemporary hit radio as the album's fifth single.[ 8] [ 9]
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Praise was directed at the album's atmospheric production andHannah Reid 's emotive vocals,[ 10] If You Wait .[ 11]
The album holds a score of 68/100 on review aggregatorMetacritic , indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 17 critics' reviews.[ 20] Under the Radar , praised the album for being an "album-length exploration of mood, or a collection of self-contained songs, than it is a flowing, conceptual, capital-A album."[ 21] The Guardian awarded the album three out of five stars, commending its "cinematic and grand" production but criticizing it for being too uniform in tone.[ 11] NME also gave the album four stars, stating that while London Grammar ability to craft ethereal soundscapes, but criticized the album for lacking to connect with its lyrics stating "They're not exactly expected to diss Cameron in a thunderous,anti-Brexit , but they could still say more, or go beyond a default of singing about the complex ups and downs of relationships."[ 22] The Arts Desk was more critical, giving the album two out of five stars, describing it as having "dumped many of the elements that madeIf You Wait really shine and instead find themselves fishing around for inspiration and trying on a fair few ill-fitting hats for size."[ 23]
Conversely,AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five, praising its lush production and Reid's vocal performance,[ 24] The Independent rated it three stars, highlighting the lyrical themes, but stated "listeners may experiencedéjà vu ."[ 25]
Commercial performance [ edit ] Truth Is a Beautiful Thing debuted at number one on theUK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 43,403 copies, including 2,780 from sales-equivalent streams.[ 26]
Deluxe edition bonus disc[ 27] [ 28] No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 12. "What a Day" 4:54 13. "Different Breeds" Epworth 3:29 14. "Control" Epworth 3:05 15. "Trials" (demo) Ben Baptie 3:42 16. "May the Best" (church mix) Epworth 4:09 17. "Rooting for You" (demo) London Grammar 4:13 18. "Bitter Sweet Symphony " (live atBBC Maida Vale ) Simon Askew 3:53 Total length: 27:25
^[a] ^[b] ^[c] ^[d] Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition ofTruth Is a Beautiful Thing .[ 29]
Hannah Reid – vocals(all tracks) ; piano(tracks 11, 14) Daniel Rothman – guitars Dot Major – drums, programming(all tracks) ; piano(tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 12) ;Rhodes (tracks 6, 10) Additional musicians [ edit ] Paul Epworth – drums, programming(tracks 7, 14) ; additional programming(track 9) Greg Kurstin – piano,Mellotron ,Chamberlin ,Orchestron ,Juno-60 (track 10) Wil Malone – string arrangements, string conducting(tracks 1, 5) Lucie Švehlová – concertmaster(tracks 1, 5) City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings(tracks 1, 5) Myriot (Tim Bran andRoy Kerr ) – additional programming(track 1) Jan Holzner – string recording(tracks 1, 5) London Grammar – production(tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17) ; mixing(track 17) Paul Epworth – production(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16) Jon Hopkins – production, mixing(track 2) Myriot (Tim Bran and Roy Kerr) – production(track 3) ; co-production(track 1) ; additional vocal production(track 2) ; additional production(tracks 5, 6, 11, 12) Greg Kurstin – production, engineering(tracks 6, 10) Ben Baptie – production(track 15) ; mixing(tracks 13, 15) ; additional engineering(tracks 4, 7–9, 13, 14) Simon Askew – production(track 18) Tom Elmhirst – vocal production; vocal mixing(track 2) ; mixing(tracks 1, 3–12, 14) Brandon Bost – mix assistance(tracks 1, 3–12, 14) Andy Menhenitt – mix assistance(tracks 13, 15) ; engineering assistance(tracks 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14) Matt Wiggins – mixing(track 16) ; engineering(tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16) Joseph Hartwell Jones – engineering(track 1) Riley MacIntyre – additional engineering(track 1) ; engineering(tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16) Joe Visciano – engineering for mix(track 1) Manon Grandjean – engineering(tracks 2, 3, 11) ; vocal recording(track 2) Luke Pickering – engineering assistance(tracks 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16) Alex Pasco – engineering(tracks 6, 10) Julian Burg – engineering(tracks 6, 10) Tom Coyne – mastering(tracks 1–17) Kevin Tuffy – mastering(track 18) Eliot Lee Hazel – cover photo Alexandra Waespi – inside photos Harry Hall – inside photos Leif Podhajsky – creative direction, layout2017 year-end chart performance forTruth Is a Beautiful Thing Chart (2017) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 50] 45 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 51] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 52] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[ 53] 77 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 54] 63 UK Albums (OCC)[ 55] 33
2018 year-end chart performance forTruth Is a Beautiful Thing Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 56] 63 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 57] 194
2019 year-end chart performance forTruth Is a Beautiful Thing Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 58] 181
Certifications forTruth Is a Beautiful Thing Region Certification Certified units /salesBelgium (BRMA )[ 59] Gold 15,000‡ France (SNEP )[ 60] Platinum 100,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 61] Gold 100,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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