For True

For True
Studio album by Trombone Shorty
Released September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded New Orleans (Number C Studios, The Music Shed); North Hollywood, (Dave's Room)[1]
Genre Jazz
Length 44:39
Label Verve Forecast
Producer Ben Ellman
Trombone Shorty chronology
Backatown
(2010)Backatown2010		 For True
(2011)		 Say That to Say This
(2013)Say That to Say This2013
Singles from For True
  1. "Do to Me"
    Released: August 16, 2011

For True is a studio album by American jazz musician Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. The album was released on September 13, 2011 on Verve Forecast Records as a follow up to his major label debut, Backatown (2010). It reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Buckjump" (featuring Rebirth Brass Band and 5th Ward Weebie)Troy Andrews, Mike Ballard4:03
2."Encore" (featuring Warren Haynes)Andrews, Lamont Dozier4:03
3."For True"Andrews, Ballard2:53
4."Do to Me" (featuring Jeff Beck)Andrews, Ryan Montbleau4:37
5."Lagniappe (Part 1)"Andrews, Clarence Slaughter, Dan Oestreicher1:09
6."The Craziest Things"Andrews, David Ryan Harris3:19
7."Dumaine St."Andrews2:37
8."Mrs. Orleans" (featuring Kid Rock)Andrews, Alonzo Stevenson, RJ Ritchie3:21
9."Nervis" (featuring Cyril and Ivan Neville)Andrews, Cyril Neville3:09
10."Roses"Andrews, Montbleau3:02
11."Big 12"Andrews3:22
12."Unc"Andrews2:54
13."Then There Was You" (featuring Ledisi)Andrews, Ledisi Young, Rex Rideout, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders4:33
14."Lagniappe (Part 2)"Andrews, Slaughter, Oestreicher1:37
Total length:44:39

Personnel

Per liner notes[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[6] 71
German Albums Chart[7] 73
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 47
US Billboard 200[9] 72
US Billboard Jazz Albums[10] 1
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard Jazz Albums[12] 11

References

  1. 1 2 For True (CD liner notes). Trombone Shorty. Verve Forecast Records. 2011.
  2. ↑ "For True reviews at Metacritic.com". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "For True - Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Hermes, Will (13 September 2011). "For True - Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "For True by Trombone Shorty". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "German chart overview - Trombone Shorty". musicline.de (in German). media control. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Billboard 200 : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Jazz Albums : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jazz Albums : 2011 Year End - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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