True Spirit

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Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

True Spirit is the debut solo album by Carleen Anderson, released in 1994. The album includes four UK Top 40 singles: "Nervous Breakdown" (#27), "Mama Said" (#26), "True Spirit" (#24) and "Let It Last" (#16).

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Tom Demalon gave the album three out of five stars, describing Anderson's voice as "warm" and "soulful" and that the album "succeeds in drawing on older R&B vibes and making them sound fresh." He went on to say that the lyrics are "literate and sophisticated", adding that "True Spirit is a gorgeous album that constantly draws in the listener, both musically and spiritually."

Track listing

All tracks written by Carleen Anderson, except where noted.

1. "True Spirit"
2. "Morning Love"
3. "Mama Said" (Anderson, Ian Green)
4. "Ain't Givin' up on You" (Anderson, Green)
5. "Only One for Me"
6. "Nervous Breakdown"
7. "Secrets"
8. "Let It Last" (Anderson, Mark E. Nevin)
9. "Feet Wet Up"
10. "Welcome to Changes"
11. "Ian Green's Groove Conclusion" (Green)

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

• Carleen Anderson – arranger, primary artist, vocals
• Amanda Drummond – strings
• Ian Green – arranger, instrumentation, mixing, producer
• Martin "Max" Heyes – mixing
• Nigel Hitchcock – alto and tenor sax
• Stephen Hussey – strings
• Norman Jay – handclapping
• Brendan Lynch – glockenspiel, handclapping, producer, synthesizer
• Marco Nelson – bass
• Mark E. Nevin – arranger, guitar, handclapping, mellotron
• Jake Rea – strings
• Timothy Russell – engineer
• Steve Sidwell – trumpet
• Michael Talbot – keyboards
• Crispin Taylor – drums

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	12

External links

• True Spirit at Discogs