The Truth About Love (Lemar album)

The Truth About Love is the third studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by RCA Records on 11 September 2006 and contains the singles "It's Not That Easy", "Tick Tock", and "Someone Should Tell You." The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Lemar's highest-charting album to date and his first to make the top 5. The Truth About Love was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 15 September 2006, after only five days of it being on sale.[1] It was later awarded Platinum on 8 December 2006.

The Truth About Love
Studio album by
Released11 September 2006
Length43:49
LabelRCA
Producer
Lemar chronology
Time to Grow
(2004)
The Truth About Love
(2006)
The Reason
(2008)
Singles from The Truth About Love
  1. "It's Not That Easy"
    Released: 4 September 2006
  2. "Someone Should Tell You"
    Released: 20 November 2006
  3. "Tick Tock"
    Released: 19 March 2007

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

AllMusic editor Sharon Mawer rated the album three and a half stars out of five and noted that The Truth About Love quickly moves "into familiar smooth soul territory, R&B from the 2000s, and up-to-date doo wop."[2]

Track listing

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The Truth About Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"Lemare ObikaLemar0:26
2."Love Me Or Leave Me"
3:23
3."It's Not That Easy"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:25
4."Someone Should Tell You"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:44
5."Be Faithful"
  • Obika
  • Fitzgerald Scott
  • Darren Brown
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:32
6."Tick Tock"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:31
7."Just Can't Live Without Each Other Love"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
4:08
8."Can't You See" (featuring Styles P & Mica Paris)
  • D. Brown
  • Scott
  • Kim Hoglund
  • Obika
  • Terry Brown
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:05
9."When a Heart Is Broken"
  • Obika
  • Meehan
  • Tim Woodcock
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
4:07
10."Caroline"
  • Obika
  • Scott
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
  • Scott
2:27
11."Let's Fall in Love" (Interlude)Cole Porter
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
0:47
12."Anniversary" (featuring Joss Stone)
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
  • Pierre
4:09
13."Beauty Queen"
  • Obika
  • Fitzgerald
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:40
14."Your Face"
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
3:25
iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."It's Not That Easy" (live version)
  • Friis
  • Tharaldsen
  • Jensen
  • Tennant
  • Larsson
  • Jansen
  • Rawling
  • Meehan
  • Lemar
2:44
16."Come On Over" (UK bonus track)  3:21

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for The Truth About Love
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lemar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lemar – The Truth About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF). Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Lemar – The Truth About Love". British Phonographic Industry.