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Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
Studio album by
London Grammar
Released9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)
Recorded2014–16
Studio
Genre
Length51:48
Label
Producer
London Grammar chronology
If You Wait
(2013) 		Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
(2017)
Singles from Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
  1. "Big Picture"
    Released: 3 February 2017
  2. "Oh Woman Oh Man"
    Released: 21 April 2017
  3. "Non Believer"
    Released: 14 July 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Clash8/10[5]
DIYStarStarStarStar[6]
Drowned in Sound7/10[7]
The GuardianStarStar[8]
The IndependentStarStarStar[9]
musicOMHStarStarStarHalf star[10]
NMEStarStarStarStar[2]
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing is the second studio album by English ambient pop trio London Grammar. It was released on 9 June 2017 through their own record label Metal & Dust and Ministry of Sound.[11]

Singles

The album's first single, "Big Picture", was released on 3 February 2017, reaching number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. "Oh Woman Oh Man" was released as the second single on 21 April 2017. On 14 July 2017, they released the third single, "Non Believer".

Promotional Singles

"Rooting for You" was released as the first promotional single from the album on 1 January 2017. It peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Chart. "Truth Is a Beautiful Thing" was released as the second promotional single on 24 March 2017.

Commercial performance

Truth Is a Beautiful Thing debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 43,403 copies, including 2,780 from sales-equivalent streams.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hannah Reid, Daniel Rothman and Dominic Major, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Rooting for You" 
4:29
2."Big Picture" 
4:41
3."Wild Eyed" 
  • London Grammar
  • Myriot
4:28
4."Oh Woman Oh Man" Epworth4:37
5."Hell to the Liars" 
  • London Grammar
  • Epworth
  • Myriot[d]
6:04
6."Everyone Else"
  • Kurstin
  • Myriot[d]
4:05
7."Non Believer"
  • Reid
  • Rothman
  • Major
  • Epworth
Epworth4:17
8."Bones of Ribbon" Epworth4:34
9."Who Am I" London Grammar4:22
10."Leave the War with Me"
  • Reid
  • Rothman
  • Major
  • Kurstin
Kurstin5:04
11."Truth Is a Beautiful Thing" 
  • Epworth
  • Myriot[d]
5:07
Total length:51:48
Deluxe edition bonus disc[13][14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."What a Day" 
  • London Grammar
  • Myriot[d]
4:54
13."Different Breeds" Epworth3:29
14."Control"
  • Reid
  • Rothman
  • Major
  • Epworth
Epworth3:05
15."Trials" (demo) Ben Baptie3:42
16."May the Best" (Church Mix) Epworth4:09
17."Rooting for You" (demo) London Grammar4:13
18."Bitter Sweet Symphony" (live at BBC Maida Vale)
Simon Askew3:53
Total length:27:25

Notes

  • ^a signifies a co-producer.
  • ^b signifies a vocal producer.
  • ^c signifies an additional vocal producer.
  • ^d signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe edition of Truth Is a Beautiful Thing.[15]

London Grammar

  • London Grammar – production (tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17); mixing (track 17)
  • Hannah Reid – vocals (all tracks); piano (tracks 11, 14)
  • Daniel Rothman – guitars
  • Dot Major – drums, programming (all tracks); piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 12); Rhodes (tracks 6, 10)

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[20] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[22] 3
Illegal chart entered Germany4 9
Greek Albums (IFPI)[23] 24
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 3
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 33
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 1
US Billboard 200[32] 129
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[33] 16
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Silver 60,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ a b Bartleet, Larry (15 January 2016). "London Grammar – 'Truth Is A Beautiful Thing' Review". NME. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Truth Is a Beautiful Thing by London Grammar". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. ^ Yeung, Neil. "London Grammar – Truth Is a Beautiful Thing". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  5. ^ Farishta, Gibreel (12 June 2017). "London Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing". Clash. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. ^ Beech, Dave (9 June 2017). "London Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing". DIY. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ Lambert, Tom (9 June 2017). "London Grammar - Truth Is A Beautiful Thing". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ Gibsone, Harriet (8 June 2017). "London Grammar: Truth Is a Beautiful Thing review – drowns in its own despair". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  9. ^ Gill, Andy (7 June 2017). "Album reviews: Katy Perry – Witness, London Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing, and more". The Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  10. ^ Hogwood, Ben (14 June 2017). "London Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing". musicOMH. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  11. ^ Geslani, Michelle (24 March 2017). "London Grammar announce new album, share spellbinding "Truth Is A Beautiful Thing" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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