Truth Decay (T Bone Burnett album)

Truth Decay
Studio album by T Bone Burnett
Released	1980
Genre	Rock
Label	Takoma
Producer	Reggie Fisher
T Bone Burnett chronology
The B-52 Band & the Fabulous Skylarks (1972) Truth Decay (1980) Trap Door (1982)
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Truth Decay is an album by T Bone Burnett, released in 1980. It was his first solo release since 1972 and his first as T Bone Burnett.

Reception

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic

In The Boston Phoenix, Mark Moses wrote that with Truth Decay, Burnett became "a cult figure who deserves his cult" and that the album "shed the Alpha Band’s exoticism for the coarse, slapped-down feel of rockabilly and C&W." In his review, music critic Brett Hartenbach of AllMusic called the album a "modest, passionate gem." and wrote "Burnett delivers a collection of parables, tales, and personal struggles propelled by his strong beliefs and some captivating roots rock."

Track listing

All tracks composed by T Bone Burnett; except where indicated

1. "Quicksand" – 4:01
2. "Talk Talk Talk Talk Talk" – 3:44
3. "Boomerang" (Burnett, David Mansfield, Steven Soles) – 4:19
4. "Love At First Sight" – 4:15
5. "Madison Avenue" – 2:38
6. "Driving Wheel" – 3:19
7. "Come Home" (Burnett, Mansfield) – 4:33
8. "Power Of Love" – 2:55
9. "House Of Mirrors" – 3:34
10. "Tears Tears Tears" – 2:36
11. "Pretty Girls" – 4:08
12. "I'm Coming Home" – 4:04

Personnel

Musicians

• T Bone Burnett – vocals, guitar
• Steven Soles – guitar, vocals
• Turner Stephen Bruton – guitar
• David Mansfield – guitar
• Jerry McGee – guitar, bass
• David Miner – bass
• Billy Swan – vocals
• K.O. Thomas – piano
• David Kemper – drums

Production

• Produced by Reggie Fisher
• Engineered by Geoff Gillette and Reggie Fisher
• Mixed by Larry Hirsch and Reggie Fisher
• Mastered by Bernie Grunman and Reggie Fisher