Truth Is a Beautiful Thing

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Studio album by London Grammar
Released 9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded 2014–2016
Studio
  • The Church Studios, Maida Vale Studios, Metropolis Studios, State of the Ark, Westpoint Studios (London)
  • Smecky Music Studios (Prague)
Genre
Length 51:48
Label
Producer
London Grammar chronology
If You Wait
(2013)		 Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
(2017)
Singles from Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
  1. "Rooting for You"
    Released: 1 January 2017
  2. "Big Picture"
    Released: 1 February 2017
  3. "Truth Is a Beautiful Thing"
    Released: 24 March 2017
  4. "Oh Woman Oh Man"
    Released: 21 April 2017
  5. "Non Believer"
    Released: 11 August 2017
  6. "Hell to the Liars"
    Released: 1 December 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
DIY[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The Guardian[8]
The Independent[9]
musicOMH[10]
NME[2]
Under the Radar[1]

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing is the second studio album by English indie pop trio London Grammar. It was released on 9 June 2017 by the trio's imprint Metal & Dust and Ministry of Sound.[11]

Singles

"Rooting for You" was released as the album's lead single on 1 January 2017.[12] It peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] The album's second single, "Big Picture", was released on 1 February 2017,[14] reaching number 73 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] "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,[15] peaking at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart.[13] On 11 August 2017, "Non Believer" was sent to UK contemporary hit radio as the album's fifth single.[16] The album's sixth single, "Hell to the Liars", was serviced to UK contemporary hit radio on 1 December 2017.[17]

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.[18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman and Dominic Major, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rooting for You" 
4:29
2."Big Picture" 
4:41
3."Wild Eyed" 
  • London Grammar
  • Myriot
4:28
4."Oh Woman Oh Man" Epworth4:37
5."Hell to the Liars" 
  • London Grammar
  • Epworth
  • Myriot[d]
6:04
6."Everyone Else"
  • Kurstin
  • Myriot[d]
4:05
7."Non Believer"
  • Reid
  • Rothman
  • Major
  • Epworth
Epworth4:17
8."Bones of Ribbon" Epworth4:34
9."Who Am I" London Grammar4:22
10."Leave the War with Me"
  • Reid
  • Rothman
  • Major
  • Kurstin
Kurstin5:04
11."Truth Is a Beautiful Thing" 
  • Epworth
  • Myriot[d]
5:07
Total length:51:48

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies a vocal producer
  • ^c signifies an additional vocal producer
  • ^d signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Truth Is a Beautiful Thing.[21]

London Grammar

  • London Grammar – production (tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17); mixing (track 17)
  • 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 personnel

  • Simon Askew – production (track 18)
  • Ben Baptie – additional engineering (tracks 4, 7–9, 13, 14); mixing (tracks 13, 15); production (track 15)
  • Brandon Bost – mix assistance (tracks 1, 3–12, 14)
  • Julian Burg – engineering (tracks 6, 10)
  • City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings (tracks 1, 5)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering (tracks 1–17)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (tracks 1, 3–12, 14); vocal mixing, vocal production (track 2)
  • Paul Epworth – production (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16); drums, programming (tracks 7, 14); additional programming (track 9)
  • Manon Grandjean – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 11)
  • Harry Hall – inside photos
  • Eliot Lee Hazel – cover photo
  • Jan Holzner – string recording (tracks 1, 5)
  • Jon Hopkins – mixing, production (track 2)
  • Joseph Hartwell Jones – engineering (track 1)
  • Greg Kurstin – engineering, production (tracks 6, 10); Chamberlin, Juno-60, Mellotron, Orchestron, piano (track 10)
  • Riley MacIntyre – additional engineering (track 1); engineering (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16)
  • Wil Malone – string arrangements, string conducting (tracks 1, 5)
  • Andy Menhenitt – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14); mix assistance (tracks 13, 15)
  • Myriot (Tim Bran and Roy Kerr) – additional programming, co-production (track 1); additional vocal production (track 2); production (track 3); additional production (tracks 5, 6, 11, 12)
  • Alex Pasco – engineering (tracks 6, 10)
  • Luke Pickering – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16)
  • Leif Podhajsky – creative direction, layout
  • Lucie Švehlová – concertmaster (tracks 1, 5)
  • Kevin Tuffy – mastering (track 18)
  • Joe Visciano – engineer for mix (track 1)
  • Alexandra Waespi – inside photos
  • Matt Wiggins – engineering (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 16); mixing (track 16)

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Belgium (BEA)[47] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[48] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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