Nothing but the Truth (Mac McAnally album)

Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth
Studio album by Mac McAnally
Released	1983
Studio	Wishbone Recording Studio
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Label	Geffen
Producer	Clayton Ivey; Terry Woodford;
Mac McAnally chronology
Singles from Nothing but the Truth
	"How Cool"; Released: 1983; "Minimum Love"; Released: 1983;

Nothing But the Truth is the fourth album by American singer Mac McAnally, released in 1983 on Geffen Records.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The album failed to chart. The single "Minimum Love" narrowly missed the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 41. However, it was a top 10 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 7.

Content and history

McAnally wrote the songs for the album over the course of two years. During this timespan, he also became a father for the first time, and his own father died as well. Keith Tuber of Orange Coast thought that the album reflected a theme of "compromise" given McAnally's life experiences leading up to its release. He also thought that it had a "fuller" sound than McAnally's previous works.^[1]

Track listing

All songs are written by Mac McAnally, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Cool"		3:42
2.	"Middle Man"		3:43
3.	"On the Line"	Donny Lowery McAnally	4:03
4.	"Minimum Love"	Jerry Wexler McAnally	3:14
5.	"Lookin' for the Good Life"		3:44

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Like Your Mother"	3:31
7.	"The City"	3:17
8.	"Nothin' but the Truth"	3:44
9.	"Other People Say"	3:19
10.	"Dark Ages"	4:11

Personnel

Mac McAnally – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass
David Hood – bass
David Hungate – bass
James Stroud – drums
Roger Hawkins – drums
Hugh McCracken – guitar
John Willis – guitar
Duncan Cameron – guitar
Kenny Mims – guitar
Tom Roady – percussion
Clayton Ivey – keyboards
Brandon Barnes – synthesizer
Steve Nathan – synthesizer
Randall Bramblett – horns
Lenny LeBlanc – backing vocals
Mike Cunningham – backing vocals
Robert Byrne – backing vocals
Sarah McAnally – backing vocals
Terry Woodford – backing vocals

Production

Clayton Ivey, Terry Woodford – production
Terry Woodford, Steve Melton, Alan Schulman, Lee Daley, Mary Beth McLemore – engineering

References

^ ^a ^b Tuber, Keith (July 1983). "Mac McAnally Puts Maximum Effort Into Minimum Love". Orange Coast. Vol. 9, no. 7. Emmis Communications. pp. 98–99. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ Nash, Alanna (August 1983). "Mac McAnally: Nothing but the Truth" (PDF). Stereo Review. Vol. 48, no. 8. CBS Magazines. p. 76. ISBN 9781561591763. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via World Radio History.
^ Flegler, Joel (1983). "Nothing But the Truth". Fanfare. Vol. 7, no. 1–2. J. Flegler. p. 351.
^ McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (December 16, 2004). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199840441. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Google Books.

External links

Nothing But the Truth at Discogs
Nothing But the Truth at AllMusic

[orange-1] Tuber, Keith (July 1983). "Mac McAnally Puts Maximum Effort Into Minimum Love". Orange Coast. Vol. 9, no. 7. Emmis Communications. pp. 98–99. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Google Books.

[2] Nash, Alanna (August 1983). "Mac McAnally: Nothing but the Truth" (PDF). Stereo Review. Vol. 48, no. 8. CBS Magazines. p. 76. ISBN 9781561591763. Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via World Radio History.

[3] Flegler, Joel (1983). "Nothing But the Truth". Fanfare. Vol. 7, no. 1–2. J. Flegler. p. 351.

[4] McCall, Michael; Rumble, John; Kingsbury, Paul (December 16, 2004). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199840441. Retrieved June 9, 2020 – via Google Books.

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