Truth and Soul

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Truth and Soul
Studio album by Fishbone
Released	September 13, 1988
Recorded	1987 & 1988 at Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood, California
Genre	Funk Metal, Ska Punk
Length	41:32
Label	Columbia Records
Producer	David Kahne
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Fishbone chronology
In Your Face (1986) Truth and Soul (1988) The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)

Truth and Soul is the second album by alternative rock band Fishbone, released on September 13, 1988. In 1999, it was named by Spin magazine as one of the most influential alternative rock albums of all time.^{[citation needed]} It features a wide array of genres, including reggae, soul, funk, ska, folk, R&B, blues, and heavy metal. The album begins with a hard rock version of Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly classic "Freddie's Dead".

The title is derived from the ad agency in Robert Downey Sr.'s film Putney Swope.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Fishbone 2.2 Engineers 3 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Freddie's Dead" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:30
2. "Ma And Pa" (Kendall Jones, Angelo Moore) – 3:19
3. "Question Of Life" (Moore) – 3:01
4. "Pouring Rain" (Chris Dowd) – 5:13
5. "Deep Inside" (John Norwood Fisher, Moore) – 1:21
6. "Mighty Long Way" (J. Fisher) – 3:25
7. "Bonin' In The Boneyard" (J. Fisher, David Kahne, Moore) – 4:44
8. "One Day" (Jones, Kahne, Walter Kibby) – 4:34
9. "Subliminal Fascism" (Moore) – 1:27
10. "Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)" (J. Fisher, Jones, Kibby, Moore) – 2:37
11. "Ghetto Soundwave" (Jones) – 4:23
12. "Change" (Dowd, Jones) – 2:57

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Fishbone

• Angelo Moore – vocals, saxophone
• Walter A. Kibby II – vocals, trumpet
• Kendall Jones – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
• Chris Dowd – vocals, keyboards, trombone
• John Norwood Fisher – vocals, bass
• Philip "Fish" Fisher – drums, percussion

[edit] Engineers

• John Bavin
• David Kahne

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1988	U.S. Billboard 200	153