Nothing but the Truth is the sixth studio album (and seventh album) by Son Seals, produced by Seals and Bruce Iglauer and released by Alligator Records in 1994.[1] Seals wrote only four songs: "Life Is Hard", "I'm Gonna Take It All Back", "Frank and Johnnie", and "Little Sally Walker".[1][2] The rest of the album consists of cover songs,[1][2] including Hound Dog Taylor's "Sadie".[1] John Randolph played rhythm guitar; Red Groetzinger and Dan Rabinovitz, horns; Noel Neal and Johnny B. Gayden, bass; David Russell, drums.[2]

Bill Dahl, writing for AllMusic, rated the album four out of five stars but called its front cover "grotesque [and] an abomination."[1] Rolling Stone rated it four and half stars out of five.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings[4]

Track listing

  1. "Adding Up" – 5:07
  2. "Good Woman Bad" – 4:38
  3. "Before the Bullets Fly" – 4:19
  4. "I'm Gonna Take It All Back" – 6:05
  5. "Life Is Hard" – 4:12
  6. "Tough As Nails" – 3:09
  7. "Your Friends" – 6:13
  8. "Sadie" – 6:07
  9. "Frank And Johnnie" – 4:26
  10. "Can't Hear Nothing But The Blues" – 6:35
  11. "Little Sally Walker" - 4:34
  12. "Tricks Of The Trade" - 4:41[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. 2003. p. 498. ISBN 9780879307363. Retrieved August 25, 2015 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 Dicaire, David (2002). "Part Two: Contemporary Chicago Blues". More Blues Singers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 54. ISBN 9780786410354. Retrieved August 25, 2015 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide (1999), p. 603.
  4. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-140-51384-4.
  5. ↑ "Nothing But the Truth - Son Seals | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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