True (Spandau Ballet album)


True is the third studio album by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet. It was released on 4 March 1983 on Chrysalis Records. While Spandau Ballet's first two albums earned them European popularity, True made them worldwide stars and was heavily influenced by jazz, soul and R&B. It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, the Top 20 on the US Billboard 200, and charted in numerous other countries around the world. The title track spent four weeks at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and went to number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also Spandau Ballet's first album to be recorded outside of London.
Other singles from the album included "Gold", "Lifeline", "Communication", and "Pleasure". Later album releases by the band never equalled the success of True.
A remastered version of "True" was released on 3 July 2003 to commemorate its 20th anniversary. It was re-released as a single CD with the original eight tracks along with the music video for "Gold" and some home video footage of the band. The original 8-track album was also issued on the high-resolution super audio CD format as a Hybrid SACD. In 2008, the album was given away free with copies of the Daily Mail newspaper. In June 2010, a special edition was released on 2 CDs and DVD as part of the 2010 Spandau Ballet reissues series, featuring remastered 12" remixes and B-sides, plus a live concert.

Tracklisting

Personnel

Album
YearChartPosition
1983UK Albums Chart1
1983NZ Album Chart1
1983US Billboard 20019

Singles
YearSongChartPosition
1982"Lifeline"UK Singles Chart7
1983"True"UK Singles Chart1
1983"True"US Billboard Hot 1004
1983"True"Adult Contemporary1
1983"Gold"UK Singles Chart2
1983"Gold"US Billboard Hot 10029
1983"Gold"Adult Contemporary17
1983"Communication"UK Singles Chart12
1984"Communication"US Billboard Hot 10059

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