Almost Honest is Josh Kelley's second album, his last album on Hollywood Records. The album peaked at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. "Only You" was released as a single.

Almost Honest
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005 (US)
December 7, 2005 (Japan)
GenrePop rock
Length54:32 (US)
LabelHollywood Records
ProducerEric Clinger
Josh Kelley chronology
For the Ride Home
(2003)
Almost Honest
(2005)
Just Say the Word
(2006)
Almost Honest
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
PopMatters[3]

The title track appears on the Smallville: The Metropolis Mix soundtrack.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Fast"Josh Kelley, Darwin Johnson, Dave Yaden3:20
2."Only You"The Matrix, Kelley3:11
3."Love Is Breaking My Heart"Kelley, Mike Daly3:38
4."Almost Honest"Kelley, Joe Firstman3:19
5."Didn't Hear That From Me"Kelley, Gary Burr3:28
6."20 Miles To Georgia"Kelley, Firstman5:17
7."Lover Come Up"Kelley, Kevin Griffin4:07
8."Shameless Heart"Kelley, Jimmy Harry5:39
9."Too Good To You"Kelley, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven4:25
10."I Don't Mind Singing"Kelley, Firstman3:15
11."Hard Times Happen"Kelley, Yaden4:28
12."Lydia" / "Heartache" (hidden track, starts at 6:02)Kelley, Johnson, Yaden12:49
Japan release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Caroline" 
14."You Are the Woman"2:36
iTunes version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Lydia"Kelley, Johnson, Yaden4:01
13."Amazing"Kelley3:52
14."Heartache" 4:06

"You Are the Woman" is available in the US on the soundtrack to Herbie: Fully Loaded. The hidden track, "Heartache", also appears on the single for "Only You" and is sold separately from "Lydia" on the iTunes version.

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

References

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  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. Josh Kelley – Almost Honest: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Sinclair, Tom (August 26, 2005). "Almost Honest Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 16, 2005.
  3. ^ MacNeil, Jason (November 16, 2005). "Reviews – Josh Kelley: Almost Honest". PopMatters. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Josh Kelley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.