Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album) explained

Truth and Beauty
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ian McNabb
Cover:	Truth and Beauty album cover (Ian McNabb).jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1991–92
Studio:	Amazon Studios, Liverpool; Vibe Recording Studios, [Oldham]
Genre:	Rock
Length:	58:21
Label:	This Way Up
Producer:	Boots (Robert Ian McNabb)
Next Title:	Head Like a Rock
Next Year:	1994

Truth and Beauty is the debut solo album by Ian McNabb, released in 1993.^[1] It was recorded shortly after he left the Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 51 on the official UK charts.^[2] It was reissued in September 2013 as an expanded edition, including a second disc of B-sides.^[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "McNabb's cozy-fireplace vocals are finally layered right up front in the mix where they belong."^[4]

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Ian McNabb.

Truth and Beauty [International]

1. "(I Go) My Own Way" (5:09)
2. "These Are the Days" (4:29)
3. "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07)
4. "Truth and Beauty" (6:50)
5. "I'm Game" (4:32)
6. "If Love Was Like Guitars" (5:06)
7. "Story of My Life" (3:17)
8. "That's Why I Believe" (5:26)
9. "Trip with Me" (3:48)
10. "Make Love to You" (4:39)
11. "Presence of the One" (11:58)

Personnel

• Robert Ian McNabb - vocals, keyboards, guitars
• Dave Baldwin - keyboards on "These are the Days"
• Gordon Longworth - lead guitar on "If Love was Like Guitars", "Story of My Life" and "Presence of the One"
• Roy Corkill - electric bass, drum and keyboard programming

Technical

• Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian - mixing
• Robert Shaw - cover photography

References

1. Book: The Rough Guide to Rock . 2003 . Rough Guides . 514 . 3rd.
2. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 341.
3. Web site: Cherry Red Records - Truth and Beauty: Expanded Edition - Ian McNabb . 2013-10-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140418144444/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/cherryred-exd.asp?id=4327 . 18 April 2014 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Truth and Beauty Review by Roch Parisien . AllMusic . 6 July 2024.