This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
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| Studio album by Manic Street Preachers | ||
| Released | August 25, 1998 | |
| Recorded | Chateau De La Rouge Motte, France; Monnow Valley Studios, Monmouth, Wales; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales. 1997-1998 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 63:10 | |
| Label | Epic (UK), Virgin (US) | |
| Producer(s) | Mike Hedges Dave Eringa |
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| Manic Street Preachers chronology | ||
| Everything Must Go (1996) |
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (1998) |
Know Your Enemy (2001) |
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours is an album by the Manic Street Preachers. Released in September 1998 on Epic Records and in the United States the following year on Virgin Records.
The title is a quote taken from a speech given by Welsh British Labour Party politician Aneurin Bevan. The cover photograph was taken on Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog. It was the first Manics album to feature lyrics solely by Nicky Wire.
The album is much more subdued affair compared to previous albums with many songs having a more acoustic feel. The album debuted at #1 on the UK Album Chart and spent three weeks at the top of the charts.
The album was preceded by the single If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next, which debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "The Everlasting" (November 30 1998) – 6:09
- Sean Moore - Drums and Programming
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- James Dean Bradfield - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Wurlitzer
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- String Arrangement - Sally Herbert
- Violins - Sally Herbert, Gini Ball, Anne Stephenson
- Violas - Jos Pook, Clare Orsler
- Cello - Dinah Beamish
- "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (August 24 1998) – 4:50
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Acoustic Guitar, 12 String Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Wurlitzer, Hammond and Mellotron
- Andy Duncan - Percussion
- "You Stole the Sun from My Heart" (March 8, 1999) – 4:20
- Sean Moore - Drums and Programming
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- James Dean Bradfield - Electric Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Wurlitzer
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- "Ready for Drowning" – 4:31
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Omnichord and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Wurlitzer and Hammond
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- "Tsunami" (July 5 1999) – 3:50
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums and Programming
- James Dean Bradfield - Sitar Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Omnichord and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Keyboards
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- Craig Pruess - Sitar and Tampura
- String Arrangement - Sally Herbert
- Violins - Sally Herbert, Gini Ball, Anne Stephenson
- Violas - Jos Pook, Clare Orsler
- Cello - Dinah Beamish
- "My Little Empire" – 4:09
- Nicky Wire - Acoustic Bass and Lead Vocals
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar and Lead Vocals
- Sally Herbert - Cello Arrangement
- Dinah Beamish - Cello
- Andy Duncan - Percussion
- "I'm Not Working" – 5:51
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Sitar Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Keyboard, Wurlitzer and Yang-Ching
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- "You're Tender and You're Tired" – 4:37
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Electric Guitar
- Nick Nasmyth - Piano and Mellotron
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- Ken Barry - Whistling
- "Born a Girl" – 4:12
- James Dean Bradfield - Vocal and Electric Guitar
- Nick Nasmyth - Accordion
- "Be Natural" – 5:12
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - 12 String Guitar, Electric Guitar, Melody Horn and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Hammond
- Andy Duncan - Percussion
- "Black Dog on My Shoulder" – 4:48
- Nicky Wire - Acoustic Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Vox Continental
- String Arrangement - Sally Herbert
- Violins - Sally Herbert, Gini Ball, Anne Stephenson
- Violas - Jos Pook, Clare Orsler
- Cello - Dinah Beamish
- Additional String Section - Fenella Barton, Nell Catchpole, Sue Dench, Margaret Roseberry, Sonia Slany, Jules Singleton, Ann Wood
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- "Nobody Loved You" – 4:44
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - 12 String Guitar, Electric Guitar and Vocals
- Andy Duncan - Percussion
- "S.Y.M.M." – 5:57
- Nicky Wire - Bass
- Sean Moore - Drums
- James Dean Bradfield - Electric Guitar and Vocals
- Nick Nasmyth - Mellotron
[edit] Triva
The working title of this album was to be self-titled Manic Street Preachers
[edit] Musicians
[edit] Manic Street Preachers
- James Dean Bradfield - Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Sitar Guitar, Omnichord, Melody Horn
- Sean Moore - Drums, Programming
- Nicky Wire - Bass, Acoustic Bass, Vocals
[edit] Additional Musicians
- Ken Barry - Whistling
- Martin Ditchum - Percussion
- Andy Duncan - Percussion
- Nick Nasmyth - Wurlitzer, Hammond, Mellotron, Keyboards, Piano, Vox Continental, Accordion, Yang-Ching
- Craig Pruess - Sitar, Tampura
[edit] Strings
- Arranged by Sally Herbert
- Played by Gini Ball, Fenella Barton, Dinah Beamish, Nell Catchpole, Sue Dench, Sally Herbert, Clare Orsler, Jos Pook, Margaret Roseberry, Jules Singleton, Sonia Slany, Anne Stephenson, Ann Wood
| Manic Street Preachers |
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Band members: James Dean Bradfield - Nicky Wire - Sean Moore |
| Former members: Flicker (Miles Woodward) - Richey James Edwards |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Generation Terrorists - Gold Against the Soul - The Holy Bible - Everything Must Go - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours - Know Your Enemy - Lifeblood - Send Away The Tigers |
| EPs: New Art Riot - Life Becoming a Landslide - God Save the Manics |
| Compilations: Forever Delayed - Lipstick Traces |
| DVDs Leaving The 20th Century - Forever Delayed - Louder than War |
