True Self

For "true self" as a psychological concept see True self and false self

True Self
Studio album by Soil
Released	March 27, 2006 (UK) May 2, 2006 (United States)
Recorded	June 14th, 2006
Genre	Alternative metal Hard rock
Length	43:29
Label	DRT Entertainment
Producer	Ulrich Wild
Soil chronology
Redefine (2004) True Self (2006) Picture Perfect (2009)

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This article is about an album titled "true self." For spiritual or philosophical concepts referring to the "true self" see Self (spirituality) & Self (philosophy).

True Self is fourth album by the Chicago-based music group Soil. It was released in the US on May 2, 2006 via DRT Entertainment. This is the band's first album with new vocalist AJ Cavalier. True Self leaked onto P2P and BitTorrent sites on March 4, almost two months before its official release. The album sold 4,000 copies in the US during its first week of release.

A music video was filmed for "Give It Up" and released shortly prior the album.

In promotion of the album, Soil did a European/USA tour with Staind, USA tours with Sevendust, 10 Years, and Godsmack, as well as numerous UK/European festival and headline tours. SOiL ended the cycle with the summer 2007 True Rock Tour.

Track listing

All tracks were recorded at Bombshelter Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA unless otherwise noted.

1. "Fight for Life" – 4:10
2. "Give It Up" – 3:00^†††††
3. "Pick Me Up" – 3:12
4. "The Last Chance" – 4:17
5. "True Self" – 3:18
6. "Hear Me" – 3:57^††
7. "Forever Dead" – 3:12^†
8. "Let Go" – 3:49
9. "Until It's Over" – 2:58^††
10. "Jaded" – 2:37^††
11. "Threw It Away" – 3:27
12. "One Last Song" – 5:28

^†Guest vocals by Burton C. Bell
^††Recorded at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, California, USA.

^†††Guest Vocals by Wayne Static

Personnel

• AJ Cavalier – vocals
• Adam Zadel – guitar, backing vocals
• Shaun Glass – guitar
• Tim King – bass
• Tom Schofield – drums
• Stephen Jensen - art Director, designer and photographer
• Shaun Nowotnik - assistant to Stephen Jensen
• Brian Vecchione - band photography
• Ulrich Wild - producer, engineer and mixer
• Ted Jensen - masterer

External links

• "Give It Up" music video