T.R.U.T.H.
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{{Infobox album
| name = T.R.U.T.H.
| type = studio
| artist = Guy Sebastian
| cover = T.R.U.T.H. by Guy Sebastian.png
| alt =
| released = 16 October 2020
| recorded = 2018–2020
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 41:22
| label = Sony Music Australia
| producer =
| prev_title = Conscious
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = 100 Times Around the Sun
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
| name = T.R.U.T.H.
| type = studio
| single1 = Before I Go
| single1date = 2 November 2018
| single2 = Choir
| single2date = 31 May 2019
| single3 = Let Me Drink
| single3date = 15 November 2019
| single4 = Standing with You
| single4date = 26 June 2020
| single5 = Love on Display
| single5date = 25 September 2020
| single6 = Only Thing Missing
| single6date = 26 February 2021
| single7 = Believer
| single7date = 20 August 2021
}}
}}
T.R.U.T.H. is the ninth studio album from Australian singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian. The album was confirmed on 14 July 2020{{cite tweet|user=GuySebastian|number=1283009856643854336|title=I'm excited to share more on my upcoming T.R.U.T.H. album and 2021 tour. 🙏🏾|date=14 July 2020|accessdate=11 September 2020}} and was released on 16 October 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-sebastian-guy-t-r-u-t-h-cd|title=T.R.U.T.H. CD|website=JB Hi-Fi|accessdate=11 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/guy-sebastian-confirms-the-release-date-and-tracklist-for-his-new-album-t-r-u-t-h|title=Guy Sebastian confirms the release date and tracklist for his new album T.R.U.T.H. |website=Aussie Vision|date=11 September 2020|accessdate=11 September 2020}}
Upon announcement, Sebastian said "I wanted to create something that was about my life, the things that I've been through and my truths. [...] More than anything I've learned the importance of having the right team around you, and what great things can be achieved when you do."
At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, M-Phazes was nominated for Producer of the Year for work on this album.{{cite web |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |title=ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge |work=The Music Network |date=20 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |author=Kelly, Vivienne |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=live}}
Singles
"Before I Go" was released as the album's lead single on 2 November 2018 and peaked at number 41 on the ARIA singles chart and was certified Platinum in Australia and the Netherlands.
"Choir" was released on 31 May 2019 The song peaked at number 7 on the ARIA singles chart and was certified 3× Platinum in Australia. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song won Video of the Year and Song of the Year.
"Let Me Drink" was released on 15 November 2019 and features The HamilTones and Wale.
"Standing with You" was released on 26 June 2020. The song peaked at number 10 on the ARIA singles chart and was certified Gold in Australia.
"Love on Display" was released on 25 September 2020 as the album's fifth single.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/love-on-display-single/1532363487|title=Love on Display|website=Apple Music|date=25 September 2020|accessdate=26 September 2020}}
"Only Thing Missing" was sent to radio on 26 February 2021 as the album's sixth single.{{cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/charts/singles-to-radio/|title=Singles to Radio 26 February 2021|website=The Music Network|date=26 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GuySebastian/status/1365177891512745987|title=Happy Friday!!! My new single #OnlyThingMissing is here|website=Twitter|date=26 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}
"Believer" was released on 20 August 2021 as the album's seventh single.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/believer-radio-mix-single/1580646948|title=Believer (radio mix)|website=Apple Music|date=20 August 2021|access-date=21 August 2021}} The official music video premiered the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKKvhA2-j6Y|title=Guy Sebastian - Believer (Official Video)|website=YouTube|date=20 August 2021|access-date=21 August 2021}}
=Promotional singles=
"If He Won't" was released on 11 September 2020, the same day the album became available for pre-order as the album's first promotional single.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/guysebastian/videos/vb.119217905499/309432400153037/?type=3&theater|title=To celebrate my album pre-order finally going live, I've dropped a new track today called "If He Won't" - you can hear it now, everywhere! 🎶|via=Facebook|date=11 September 2020|accessdate=11 September 2020}}
Critical reception
Tyler Jenke of Tone Deaf said "..with T.R.U.T.H. serving at Guy's ninth album, it sounds as though we're once again witnessing the start of something beautiful, with his soulful, powerful sound proving it is not only as mesmerising as ever, but that there is truly no stopping a stunning artist such as Guy Sebastian." While Alexander Pan, also from Tone Deaf, said "T.R.U.T.H., shows just why he is one of Australia's leading artists. We all know how good of a singer he is, yet Guy is still somehow improving on, well, everything as his soulful ninth studio album demonstrates how he just keeps getting better with each new release."{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/record-of-the-week-guy-sebastian-truth/|title=Record of the Week|website=Tone Deaf|date=19 October 2020 |accessdate=22 October 2020}}
Broadway World said: "Although T.R.U.T.H. materialised in spurts - during various sessions with songwriters in different geographical locations across a two-and-a-half-year period - it's undeniably Sebastian's most cohesive-sounding album to date."{{cite web|url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Guy-Sebastian-Releases-Album-TRUTH-20201016|title=Guy Sebastian releases album TRUTH|website=Broadway World|date=16 October 2020|accessdate=22 October 2020}}
Commercial performance
On 21 October 2020, Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced in their mid-week report that the album was in contention to debut at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/guy-sebastian-and-bts-vying-for-high-debuts-on-the-aria-charts-this-week |title=Guy Sebastian and BTS vying for high debuts on the ARIA Charts this week |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=21 October 2020 |accessdate=24 October 2020}} On 24 October 2020, T.R.U.T.H debuted at number one in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart for the chart dated 26 October 2020. The album became his first number one album in seven years (his last being Armageddon in December 2012) and his third overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/guy-sebastian-claims-third-aria-1-album-with-truth |title=Guy Sebastian claims third ARIA #1 album with T. R. U. T. H. |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |date=24 October 2020 |accessdate=24 October 2020}}
In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number 39 on the New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart for the chart dated 26 October 2020.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = T.R.U.T.H. track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 30%
| title1 = Before I Go
| writer1 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|David Hodges|Jamie Hartman}}
| extra1 = Hartman
| length1 = 3:29
| title2 = Believer
| writer2 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Hodges|Steve Solomon}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Hodges|Solomon}}
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Choir
| writer3 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Trevor Brown|William Zaire Simmons}}
| extra3 = {{hlist| Guy Sebastian|M-Phazes|Brown|Zaire Koalo}}
| length3 = 2:53
| title4 = I'm Your Man
| writer4 = {{hlist|David Ryan Harris|Sarah Aarons|David Musumeci|Anthony Egizii}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Harris|DNA}}
| length4 = 3:41
| title5 = Standing with You
| writer5 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Greg Holden|Hartman}}
| extra5 = Hartman
| length5 = 3:53
| title6 = Only Thing Missing
| writer6 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Isabella Kearney-Nurse|Brown|Simmons}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Brown|Koalo}}
| length6 = 2:41
| title7 = Love on Display
| writer7 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Julian Bunetta|John Ryan II}}
| extra7 = M-Phazes
| length7 = 3:03
| title8 = Who I Love
| writer8 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Ryan II|Andrew Haas}}
| extra8 = Afterhrs
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = In a World
| note9 = featuring Shungudzo
| writer9 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Alexandra Govere}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Hartman|Shungudzo}}
| length9 = 3:29
| title10 = Let Me Drink
| note10 = featuring The HamilTones and Wale
| writer10 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Mark Landon|Olubowale Victor Akintimehin}}
| extra10 = M-Phazes
| length10 = 2:40
| title11 = If He Won't
| writer11 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Tobias Jesso Jr}}
| extra11 = Solomon
| length11 = 3:20
| title12 = Fantasize
| writer12 = {{hlist|Guy Sebastian|Brown|Simmons}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Brown|Koalo}}
| length12 = 4:24
| total_length = 41:22
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for T.R.U.T.H. ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Guy Sebastian|album=T.R.U.T.H.|rowheader=true|accessdate=24 October 2020}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|39|artist=Guy Sebastian|album=T.R.U.T.H.|rowheader=true|accessdate=23 October 2020|refname=NZ}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+2020 year-end chart performance for T.R.U.T.H. ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=15 January 2021}}
| 23 |
|---|
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|+2021 year-end chart performance for T.R.U.T.H. ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=13 January 2022}}
| 44 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=3 May 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
Release history
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|+T.R.U.T.H. release details ! Region ! Date ! Formats ! {{Abbr|Refs.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| 16 October 2020 | • CD • digital download • streaming |
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| scope="row"| Australia
| 11 December 2020 | LP | {{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/vinyl-sebastian-guy-t-r-u-t-h-vinyl-lp/ |title=T.R.U.T.H. (Vinyl) at JB Hi-Fi |website=JB Hi-Fi |date=4 December 2020 |accessdate=24 October 2020}} |
References
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