Artist: JEFF BECK
Album: TRUTH REMASTERED (CD)

Year: 1968/ 2006
Media type: CD

Truth (1968) was the first full-length album by Jeff Beck and his backing group. Enjoying strong reviews upon its release, Truth is now widely regarded as one of the first heavy metal albums, due to its blending of hard rock and blues.

The album featured three original songwriting collaborations between Jeff Beck and singer Rod Stewart, "Let Me Love You", "Blues Deluxe", and "Rock My Plimsoul". The album is highlighted by a re-recording of the Yardbirds' "Shapes of Things", Willie Dixon's "I Ain't Superstitious" and the traditional "Greensleeves."

Guests include both guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones on "Beck's Bolero", originally recorded in 1966 with Keith Moon on drums and Nicky Hopkins on piano, and released as the B side to Beck's first solo release, "Hi Ho Silver Lining" in 1967.

Tom Scholz of Boston has listed Truth as his favorite album on Gibson's online magazine, stating, "I knew Jeff Beck's Truth album inside and out."
The album's title inspired the name of Iowan band, Truth and Janey.

TRACKLIST:

1."Shapes of Things" 3:22 (Chris Dreja, Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith)
2."Let Me Love You" 4:44 (Jeff Beck. Rod Stewart)
3."Morning Dew" 4:40 (Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose)
4."You Shook Me" 2:33 (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
5."Ol' Man River" 4:01 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein)
6."Greensleeves" 1:50 (Traditional, arranged by Jeff Beck)
7."Rock My Plimsoul" 4:13 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
8."Beck's Bolero" 2:54 (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
9."Blues De Luxe" 7:33 (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
10."I Ain't Superstitious" 4:53 (Willie Dixon)

Bonus tracks on 2006 CD reissue:
1."Ive Been Drinking" Stereo mix - B-Side of "Love is Blue" single (3:25) (Mercer, Tauber)
2."You Shook Me" Take - minus piano overdub (2:31) (Willie Dixon, J. B. Lenoir)
3."Rock My Plimsoul" - Faster tempo take, B-Side of "Tallyman" single (3:42) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
4."Beck's Bolero" Mono Mix with backwards guitar ending (3:11) (Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, uncredited)
5."Blues De Luxe" Take 1 (7:33) (Jeff Beck, Rod Stewart)
6."Tallyman" 1967 Single A-side (2:46) (Graham Gouldman)
7."Love is Blue" (2:57) Single A-side (Popp, Cour, Blackburn)
8."Hi Ho Silver Lining" (3:46) (Scott English, Lawrence Weiss)

LINE-UP:

Jeff Beck - guitars, vocals, arranger; bass on "Ol' Man River"
Rod Stewart - vocals (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
Micky Waller - drums (except on "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
Ronnie Wood - bass (except on "Ol' Man River", "Greensleeves" and "Beck's Bolero")
Nicky Hopkins - piano on "Morning Dew", "You Shook Me", "Beck's Bolero" and "Blues Deluxe"
Keith Moon - drums on "Beck's Bolero", timpani on "Ol' Man River" (credited for the latter as "You Know Who")
Jimmy Page - 12-string Fender rhythm guitar on "Beck's Bolero"
John Paul Jones - bass on "Beck's Bolero" and Hammond Organ on "Ol' Man River" and "You Shook Me"
Mysterious Scottish Bloke - bagpipes on "Morning Dew"