The Truth Is... Theory of a Deadman , released on July 12, 2011. The first single, "Lowlife", was released to radio stations on May 17, 2011. It went to number 1 on the US rock charts. It was co-written by Christine Danielle Connolly. It is their first album with drummer Joey Dandeneau.
The Truth Is... Released July 12, 2011 Genre Hard rock [ 1] Length 46 :05 Label 604 , Roadrunner Producer Howard Benson
"Lowlife" "Out of My Head" "Bitch Came Back" "Hurricane" "Gentleman"
According to the review aggregator Metacritic , The Truth Is... received "generally unfavorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 from 5 critic scores.
AllMusic and Q [ 5] Consequence [ 4]
Kerrang! [ 5] Billboard Billboard staff calling it "some of the most ambitiously arranged and melodically polished tunes it has released to date" and "Theory's most distinctive album yet".[ 3]
In the United States, the album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200[ 6] RIAA certified the album Gold. In Canada, the album debuted at number 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart , selling 8,500 copies.[ 7] Scars & Souvenirs ,[ 7]
Track list adapted from AllMusic :[ 8]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Lowlife" Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman 3:25 2. "Bitch Came Back" Kara DioGuardi , Theory of a Deadman3:39 3. "Hurricane" Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 4:17 4. "Out of My Head" Brett James , Connolly3:57 5. "Gentleman" Kara DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 3:28 6. "Love is Hell" Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer, Theory of a Deadman 3:31 7. "The Truth Is... (I Lied About Everything)" Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman 3:27 8. "Head Above Water" Scott Stevens , Theory of a Deadman3:32 9. "Drag Me to Hell" Theory of a Deadman 3:54 10. "What Was I Thinking" Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly 3:50 11. "Easy to Love You" Theory of a Deadman 4:19 12. "We Were Men" Theory of a Deadman 4:46 Total length: 46:05
Special edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 13. "Careless" Theory of a Deadman 3:36 14. "Does It Really Matter" Theory of a Deadman, Christine Connolly 3:40 15. "Villain" Theory of a Deadman 3:04 16. "Better or Worse" Theory of a Deadman 4:21 17. "Out of My Head (Acoustic)" Theory of a Deadman, Brett James 3:53 18. "Easy to Love You (Acoustic)" Theory of a Deadman 4:19
Pre-order and website bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 19. "Lowlife (Acoustic)" Christine Connolly, Theory of a Deadman 3:21 20. "Gentlemen (Acoustic)" DioGuardi, Theory of a Deadman 3:26
Tyler Connolly – lead vocals, lead guitar
Dave Brenner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Dean Back – bass, vocals
Joey Dandeneau – drums, percussion, vocals Production
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