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{{song|
{{song|
|song name                = The Truth
|song name                = The Truth
|album image              = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link=Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]
|album image              = [[Image:Thetruth_album.jpg|100px|link= Album: The Truth]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]]
|single image              = [[Image:Thetruth single.jpg|100px|link=Single: The Truth]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]]</small>
|single image              = [[Image:Thetruth single.jpg|100px|link= Single: The Truth]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]]</small>
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|performer                = [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 14|14 February 1997]] - [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] single
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 14|14 February 1997]] - [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] single
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|previous song            = [[Trust]]
|previous song            = [[Trust]]
|next song                = [[Turn It Up]]
|next song                = [[Turn It Up]]
|introduction              = '''The Truth''' is the first track on [[Prince]]'s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), but a year before the album's release, [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] was released as the album's first and only single by mail-order only.
|introduction              = '''The Truth''' is the first track on [[Prince]]’s 21st album [[Album: The Truth|The Truth]] (his fifth using the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), but a year before the album’s release, [[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] was released as the album’s first and only single by mail-order only.


Specific recording dates are not known, but the track is believed to have been recorded in the fall of 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (along with the rest of the album).
The track was the first to be have been recorded for the album, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 1|1 December 1996]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, back to back with [[Don’t Play Me]], together in one straight take.
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Autumn 1996
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 1|1 December 1996]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          =
|additional info          =
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|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all vocals and instruments
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* [[Hans-Martin Buff]] - engineer
|released versions        =
|released versions        =
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*[[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] single
*[[Single: The Truth|The Truth]] single
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1997]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1996]]
|categories                = [[Category:1997]][[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1996]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 10 October 2024

Trust   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Turn It Up
The Truth


from the album The Truth

single art for The Truth
Song details
Performer:
First Released: 14 February 1997 - The Truth single
Album(s): The Truth
Writer(s): Prince (as )
Producer(s): Prince (as )
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

The Truth is the first track on Prince’s 21st album The Truth (his fifth using the name ), but a year before the album’s release, The Truth was released as the album’s first and only single by mail-order only.

The track was the first to be have been recorded for the album, on 1 December 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, back to back with Don’t Play Me, together in one straight take.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1 December 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Recording Personnel
  • Prince (as ) - all vocals and instruments


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
The Truth 3:35 The Truth

The Truth single

Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
Trust   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Turn It Up