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2017 studio album by London Grammar
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing is the second studio album by English indie pop band London Grammar . It was released on 9 June 2017 by the trio's imprint Metal & Dust and Ministry of Sound .
Singles
"Rooting for You " was released as the album's lead single on 1 January 2017. It peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart . The album's second single, "Big Picture ", was released on 1 February 2017, reaching number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. "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, peaking at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart. On 11 August 2017, "Non Believer" was sent to UK contemporary hit radio as the album's fifth single. The album's sixth single, "Hell to the Liars", was serviced to UK contemporary hit radio on 1 December 2017, followed by a digital release on 8 December.
Critical reception
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Truth Is a Beautiful Thing received a score of 68 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 17 critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "generally favorable" reception. According to Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian , Truth is a Beautiful Thing 's sound "seems dated", and although Reid "wrestles with the good and bad, truth and lies, the open skies and the pits of hell", musically, "the album is one note" and "drowns in its own despair".
Commercial performance
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 43,403 copies, including 2,780 from sales-equivalent streams.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman and Dominic Major , except where noted
Truth Is a Beautiful Thing track listingNo. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Rooting for You " 4:29 2. "Big Picture " 4:41 3. "Wild Eyed" 4:28 4. "Oh Woman Oh Man " Epworth 4:37 5. "Hell to the Liars" London Grammar Epworth Myriot 6:04 6. "Everyone Else" 4:05 7. "Non Believer" Epworth 4:17 8. "Bones of Ribbon" Epworth 4:34 9. "Who Am I" London Grammar 4:22 10. "Leave the War with Me" Kurstin 5:04 11. "Truth Is a Beautiful Thing " 5:07 Total length: 51:48
Deluxe edition bonus disc 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 at BBC Maida Vale ) Simon Askew 3:53 Total length: 27:25
Notes
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Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Truth Is a Beautiful Thing .
London Grammar
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
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 and Roy Kerr ) – additional programming (track 1)
Technical
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)
Artwork
Eliot Lee Hazel – cover photo
Alexandra Waespi – inside photos
Harry Hall – inside photos
Leif Podhajsky – creative direction, layout
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
2017 year-end chart performance for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Chart (2017)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)
45
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
32
French Albums (SNEP)
77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
63
UK Albums (OCC)
33
2018 year-end chart performance for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Chart (2018)
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
194
2019 year-end chart performance for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Chart (2019)
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
181
Certifications
Certifications for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
Belgium (BEA )
Gold
15,000
France (SNEP )
Platinum
100,000
United Kingdom (BPI )
Gold
100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Release history
Release dates and formats for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Region
Date
Format
Edition
Label
Ref(s)
Various
9 June 2017
Australia
Dew Process
France
CD
Because
Deluxe
United States
LP
Standard
Columbia
Digital download
Notes
Strings on tracks 1 and 5
Tracks 1, 4–10 and 13–16
Track 3; vocals on tracks 2 and 11
Track 12
Track 17
Track 18
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