Time Tells No Lies

Time Tells No Lies
Studio album by Praying Mantis
Released	1981
Studio	Battery Studios, London
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	39:04
Label	Arista
Producer	Tim Friese-Greene
Singles from Time Tells No Lies
"All Day and All of the Night" Released: 1981 "Cheated" Released: January, 1981

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Sputnikmusic	4/5

Time Tells No Lies is the debut album by British heavy metal band Praying Mantis.

Release

It was released in 1981 after signing a worldwide deal with Arista Records following the Reading Rock '80 festival. Some copies comes with a one sided A4 merchandise insert.

Cover art

The original cover is a design by famous artist Rodney Matthews.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
1.	"Cheated"	Steve Carroll, Tino Troy	Steve Carroll	3:53
2.	"All Day and All of the Night" (The Kinks cover)	Ray Davies	Tino Troy	2:58
3.	"Running for Tomorrow"	Dave Potts, Tino Troy, Chris Troy, Steve Carroll	Steve Carroll	3:41
4.	"Rich City Kids"	Tino Troy, Chris Troy	Tino Troy	3:48
5.	"Lovers to the Grave"	Chris Troy, Tino Troy	Chris Troy	4:52

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead Vocals	Length
6.	"Panic in the Streets"	Tino Troy, Dave Potts, Sandra Vermeulen	Tino Troy	3:43
7.	"Beads of Ebony"	Tino Troy	Chris Troy	5:28
8.	"Flirting With Suicide"	Tino Troy, Chris Troy, Steve Carroll, Dave Potts	Tino Troy	5:04
9.	"Children of the Earth"	Tino Troy, Chris Troy	Chris Troy	5:37
Total length:				39:04

Personnel

• Tino Troy – guitars, vocals
• Steve Carroll – guitars, vocals
• Chris Troy – bass guitar, vocals
• Dave Potts – drums, all percussion

Production

• Mike Shipley – engineer
• Freddy Silva – photography
• Ben Challis – business affairs