Truth and Soul is the second album by alternative rock band Fishbone. It was released on September 13, 1988. The album features a wide array of genres including punk, ska, reggae, soul, hard rock, funk, blues and heavy metal. The album begins with a version of Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly classic "Freddie's Dead".
[edit] Accolades
| Year |
Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Rank |
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| 1988 |
OOR |
Netherlands |
"Albums of the Year" |
22 |
[5] |
| 1988 |
Rock de Lux |
Spain |
"Albums of the Year" |
60 |
[6] |
| 2005 |
Robert Dimery |
United States |
"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" |
* |
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| 2008 |
Tom Moon |
United States |
"1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die" |
* |
[8] |
| "*" denotes an unordered list. |
[edit] Track listing
| 1. |
"Freddie's Dead" |
Curtis Mayfield |
4:31 |
| 2. |
"Ma and Pa" |
Angelo Moore, Kendall Jones |
3:19 |
| 3. |
"Question of Life" |
Moore, Jones, John Norwood Fisher |
3:02 |
| 4. |
"Pouring Rain" |
Chris Dowd |
5:13 |
| 5. |
"Deep Inside" |
Moore, Fisher |
1:22 |
| 6. |
"Mighty Long Way" |
Fisher |
3:26 |
| 7. |
"I Like to Hide Behind My Glasses" (only included on European release) |
Dowd, Moore |
4:43 |
| 8. |
"Bonin' in the Boneyard" |
Moore, Fisher, David Kahne |
4:44 |
| 9. |
"One Day" |
Walter Kibby, Jones, Kahne |
4:34 |
| 10. |
"Subliminal Fascism" |
Moore |
1:28 |
| 11. |
"Slow Bus Movin' (Howard Beach Party)" |
Jones, Moore, Kibby, Philip 'Fish' Fisher |
2:38 |
| 12. |
"In the Name of Swing" (only included on European release) |
Moore, Fisher, Kahne |
2:46 |
| 13. |
"Ghetto Soundwave" |
Jones |
4:24 |
| 14. |
"Change" |
Jones, Dowd |
2:58 |
Outside of Europe, the album contained only twelve tracks, with "I Like to Hide Behind My Glasses" and "In the Name of Swing" not included. These two tracks from the European version would later be released in the US on the EP Set the Booty Up Right.
[edit] Personnel
- Fishbone
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- Additional musicians and production
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[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1988 |
The Billboard 200 |
153 |
[edit] References
- ^ Prato, Greg. "allmusic ((( Truth and Soul > Review )))". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37579. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. "Fishbone". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004. pg. 298, cited March 31, 2010
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Fishbone". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
- ^ Scaruffi, Piero. "Fishbone". pieroscaruffi.com (Italian). Retrieved on March 31, 2010.
- ^ "OOR - Albums of the Year". OOR. http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/1988.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Rock de Lux - Albums of the Year". Rock de Lux. http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/1988.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ Dimery, Robert - 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; page 856
- ^ "Tom Moon - 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die". Tom Moon. http://www.1000recordings.com/pdf/1000-recordings.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
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