Closer to the Truth (Tony Joe White album)

Closer to the Truth
Studio album by
Tony Joe White
Released1991
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama
Length58:03
LabelSwamp Records (US)[1]
Festival (Aus/N.Z.)
ProducerTony Joe White
Tony Joe White chronology
Dangerous
(1983) 		Closer to the Truth
(1991) 		The Path of a Decent Grove
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Closer to the Truth is a 1991 album by American singer-songwriter Tony Joe White.[1] The album marked White's return to recording, after years working solely as a songwriter.[3] The songs "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues" were originally written for Tina Turner, and were previously recorded by her for her album Foreign Affair, featuring White on guitar.

The album sold more than 250,000 copies in Europe and Australia.[4]

Critical reception

The Courier-Mail wrote that the album "has several stand-out tracks including 'Tunica Motel,' 'The Other Side,' 'Cool Town Woman' and 'Bare Necessities.'"[5]

Track listing

All songs by Tony Joe White except as indicated.

  1. "Tunica Motel" – 4:17
  2. "Ain't Going Down This Time" – 5:06
  3. "Steamy Windows" – 3:54
  4. "(You're Gonna Look) Good in Blues" – 5:10
  5. "Love M.D." (Leann White, Tony Joe White) – 3:34
  6. "The Other Side" – 5:50
  7. "Bi-Yo Rhythm" – 5:15
  8. "Cool Town Woman" – 4:16
  9. "Bare Necessities" – 3:47
  10. "Undercover Agent for the Blues" (Leann White, Tony Joe White) – 4:44
  11. "Main Squeeze" – 4:16
  12. "Closer to the Truth" (Leann White, Tony Joe White) – 6:33

Personnel

Band members

Production

  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Steve Melton – engineering
  • Leann White – photography
  • Glenn Sakamoto – package design

Charts

Chart performance for Closer to the Truth
Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 76
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 25

References

  1. ^ a b "Tony Joe White | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 629–630.
  3. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (October 25, 2018). "Swamp Rock Icon Tony Joe White Dead at 75".
  4. ^ Reilly, Terry (November 12, 1993). "The Swamp Fox grooves back". The Age: 5.
  5. ^ Nunn, Warren (December 26, 1991). "High Quality Album Is Jazz Top Contender". The Courier-Mail.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tony Joe White – Closer to the Truth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Tony Joe White – Closer to the Truth". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Tony Joe White – Closer to the Truth". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2022.