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) | 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.
[edit] Track listing
- "The Everlasting" (November 30 1998) – 6:09
- "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (August 24 1998) – 4:50
- "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (March 8, 1999) – 4:20
- "Ready For Drowning" – 4:31
- "Tsunami" (July 5 1999) – 3:50
- "My Little Empire" – 4:09
- "I'm Not Working" – 5:51
- "You're Tender And You're Tired" – 4:37
- "Born A Girl" – 4:12
- "Be Natural" – 5:12
- "Black Dog On My Shoulder" – 4:48
- "Nobody Loved You" – 4:44
- "S.Y.M.M." – 5:57
| 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 |
| EPs: New Art Riot - Life Becoming a Landslide - God Save the Manics |
| Compilations: Forever Delayed - Lipstick Traces |
