True (Spandau Ballet album)

True
Studio album by Spandau Ballet
Released	4 March 1983
Recorded	Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, October–November 1982
Genre	New Wave, blue-eyed soul, pop, rhythm and blues
Length	35:36
Label	Chrysalis Records
Producer	Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Spandau Ballet chronology
Diamond (1982) True (1983) Parade (1984)

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True was the third studio album by British band Spandau Ballet. It was released in March 1983, While Spandau Ballet's first two albums earned them European popularity, True made them worldwide stars. and was heavily influenced by jazz, soul, and R&B. It reached #1 on the UK charts, the top twenty in the United States,^{[citation needed]} and charted in numerous countries around the world. The title track spent four weeks at #1 on the UK singles charts, and went to number 4 single in America. In 1991 it was sampled by the spiritual hip-hop act PM Dawn on their single "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"; Nelly's 2005 hit 'n' Dey Say also samples "True" heavily. "You", a 2007 top ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, by R&B artist Lloyd and Rapper Lil Wayne partially samples this song as well.

Other singles from the album included "Gold" (a #2 UK hit and a Top 30 hit in the U.S.), "Lifeline", "Communication", and "Pleasure". Later album releases by the band never equalled the success of True, and they broke up in 1990, only to reform in March 2009.

The album was remastered on CD and stereo SACD in 2003 for its 20th Anniversary. In June 2010, a Special Edition was released on 2CDs and DVD as part of the 2010 Spandau Ballet reissues series, featuring remastered 12" remixes and b-sides plus a live concert.

In 2008 the album was given away free with copies of the Daily Mail newspaper.

Track listing

• All songs are written by Gary Kemp.

1. "Pleasure" – 3:35
2. "Communication" – 3:40
3. "Code of Love" – 5:11
4. "Gold" – 4:51
5. "Lifeline" – 3:36
6. "Heaven Is a Secret" – 4:27
7. "Foundation" – 4:08
8. "True" – 6:30

Personnel

• Tony Hadley - vocals,
• Gary Kemp -songwriter, guitar, vocals, keyboards, Piano
• Martin Kemp - bass
• Steve Norman - saxophone, percussion
• John Keeble - drums, vocals

• With: Jess Bailey-Additional Keyboards

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1983	UK	1
1983	Billboard 200	19

Singles

Year	Song	Chart	Position
1983	True	Billboard Hot 100	4
1983	True	Adult Contemporary	1
1983	Gold	Billboard Hot 100	27
1983	Gold	Adult Contemporary	17
1984	Communication	Billboard Hot 100	59

True (20th Anniversary Edition)
Studio album by Spandau Ballet
Released	3 July 2003
Genre	Pop Synthpop
Length	35:36 (plus bonus tracks)
Label	Chrysalis Records
Producer	Steve Jolley, Tony Swain
Spandau Ballet chronology
Heart Like a Sky (1989) True (20th Anniversary Edition) (2003)

2003 re-release

"True" was re-released in 2003 as a 20th anniversary edition. It was re-released as a single CD with the original eight tracks along with the music video for "Gold" and some Home Video Footage of the band. The original 8-track album was also issued on the high-resolution Super Audio CD format as a Hybrid SACD (in stereo only).

Track listing

1. "Pleasure" – 3:31
2. "Communication" – 3:41
3. "Code of Love" – 5:11
4. "Gold" – 4:51
5. "Lifeline" – 3:36
6. "Heaven is a Secret" – 4:27
7. "Foundation" – 4:08
8. "True" – 6:29
9. Home Video Footage (multimedia)
10. "Gold" music video

Preceded by Let's Dance by David Bowie

UK Albums Chart number one album 14 May 1983 – 20 May 1983

Succeeded by Thriller by Michael Jackson