The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)

The Truth Is...
Studio album by Theory of a Deadman
Released July 12, 2011
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal
Length 46:05
Label 604, Roadrunner
Producer Howard Benson
Theory of a Deadman chronology
Scars & Souvenirs
(2008)		 The Truth Is...
(2011)		 Savages
(2014)
Singles from The Truth Is...
  1. "Lowlife"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  2. "Out of My Head"
    Released: June 14, 2011
  3. "Bitch Came Back"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  4. "Hurricane"
    Released: January 17, 2012
  5. "Gentleman"
    Released: September, 2012

The Truth Is... is the fourth studio album by the rock music group Theory of a Deadman, released on July 12, 2011. The first single is "Lowlife", which was released to radio stations on May 17, 2011. It went to #1 on the US rock charts. It was co-written by Christine Danielle Connolly.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence of SoundF[2]
Kerrang![3]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Critical reception for the album has been generally negative. Allmusic, Rolling Stone, and CNN all gave it 1/5 stars. Metacritic gave the album a 35 out of 100 based on 5 reviews.[5]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 38,000 copies.[6] In Canada, the album debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,500 copies.[7] This is an increase in sales from their previous album, Scars & Souvenirs, which sold 6,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Track list confirmed by Allmusic:[8]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lowlife"  Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:25
2."Bitch Came Back"  Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:39
3."Hurricane"  Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman4:17
4."Out of My Head"  Brett James, Connolly3:57
5."Gentleman"  Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:28
6."Love is Hell"  Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Theory of a Deadman3:31
7."The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)"  Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:27
8."Head Above Water"  Scott Stevens, Theory of a Deadman3:32
9."Drag Me to Hell"  Theory of a Deadman3:54
10."What Was I Thinking"  Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly3:50
11."Easy to Love You"  Theory of a Deadman4:19
12."We Were Men"  Theory of a Deadman4:46
Total length:46:05

Charts

Charts Peak
position
UK Albums Chart68[9]
Canadian Albums Chart2
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums 9

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Truth Is... - Theory of a Deadman - Allmusic". Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ Theory Of A Deadman – The Truth Is… | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound
  3. 1 2 Critic Reviews for The Truth Is... - Metacritic
  4. ↑ Album Reviews
  5. ↑ "The Truth Is... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  6. ↑ Lee, Stephan (2011-07-20). "Blake Shelton's new album posts highest debut yet, tops Billboard 200 albums chart | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  7. ↑ John Williams (2011-07-20). "CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Theory of a Deadman : Deadman rises up at No. 2". Jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  8. ↑ "The Truth Is... - Theory of a Deadman". AllMusic. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  9. ↑ "Theory Of A Deadman | Artist". Official Charts. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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