The Truth Is... (Theory of a Deadman album)

The Truth Is... is the fourth studio album by rock music group Theory of a Deadman, released on July 12, 2011. The first single is "Lowlife", which was released to radio stations on May 17, 2011. It went to #1 on the US rock charts. It was co-written by Christine Danielle Connolly.

The Truth Is...
Studio album by
Theory of a Deadman
ReleasedJuly 12, 2011
GenreHard rock[1]
Length46:05
Label604, Roadrunner
ProducerHoward Benson
Theory of a Deadman chronology
Scars & Souvenirs
(2008)		 The Truth Is...
(2011)		 Savages
(2014)
Singles from The Truth Is...
  1. "Lowlife"
    Released: May 17, 2011
  2. "Out of My Head"
    Released: June 14, 2011
  3. "Bitch Came Back"
    Released: August 15, 2011
  4. "Hurricane"
    Released: January 17, 2012
  5. "Gentleman"
    Released: September, 2012

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Consequence of SoundF[3]
Kerrang![4]
Q[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

The album received mostly negative reviews from critics. Allmusic, Rolling Stone, and CNN all gave it 1/5 stars. Metacritic gave the album a 35 out of 100 based on 5 reviews.[6]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 38,000 copies.[7] In Canada, the album debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 8,500 copies.[8] This is an increase in sales from their previous album, Scars & Souvenirs, which sold 6,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Track list confirmed by Allmusic:[9]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lowlife"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:25
2."Bitch Came Back"Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:39
3."Hurricane"Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman4:17
4."Out of My Head"Brett James, Connolly3:57
5."Gentleman"Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:28
6."Love is Hell"Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Theory of a Deadman3:31
7."The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:27
8."Head Above Water"Scott Stevens, Theory of a Deadman3:32
9."Drag Me to Hell"Theory of a Deadman3:54
10."What Was I Thinking"Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly3:50
11."Easy to Love You"Theory of a Deadman4:19
12."We Were Men"Theory of a Deadman4:46
Total length:46:05
Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Careless"Theory of a Deadman3:36
14."Does It Really Matter"Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly3:40
15."Villain"Theory of a Deadman3:04
16."Better or Worse"Theory of a Deadman4:21
17."Out of My Head (Acoustic)"Theory of a Deadman, Brett James3:53
18."Easy to Love You (Acoustic)"Theory of a Deadman4:19
Pre-order and website bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Lowlife (Acoustic)"Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman3:21
20."Gentlemen (Acoustic)"DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman3:26

Personnel

Charts
Charts Peak
position
UK Albums Chart68[10]
Canadian Albums Chart2
U.S. Billboard 2008
U.S. Billboard Rock Albums1
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums2
U.S. Billboard Alternative Albums1
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums1
U.S. Billboard Tastemaker Albums9

References
  1. "25 Best Hard rock albums of 2011". Loudwire. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Truth Is... – Theory of a Deadman – Allmusic". Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. Theory Of A Deadman – The Truth Is… | Album Reviews | Consequence of Sound
  4. Critic Reviews for The Truth Is... - Metacritic
  5. Album Reviews
  6. "The Truth Is... Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  7. Lee, Stephan (2011-07-20). "Blake Shelton's new album posts highest debut yet, tops Billboard 200 albums chart | The Music Mix | EW.com". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  8. John Williams (2011-07-20). "CANOE - JAM! Music - Artists - Theory of a Deadman : Deadman rises up at No. 2". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  9. "The Truth Is... – Theory of a Deadman". AllMusic. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  10. "Theory Of A Deadman | Artist". Official Charts. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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