- blues, pop, rock
- 58 min
- 12 tracks
- Polydor
Closer to the Truth is a 1991 album by American singer-songwriter Tony Joe White. The album marked White's return to recording, after years working solely as a songwriter. The songs "Steamy Windows" and "Undercover Agent for the Blues" were originally written for Tina Turner, and were previously recorded by her for her album Foreign Affair, featuring White on guitar.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
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Tracks
- 1Tunica Motel4:22
- 2Ain't Going Down This Time5:12
- 3Steamy Windows4:02
- 4(You're Gonna Look) Good in Blues5:16
- 5Love M.D.3:43
- 6The Other Side5:57
- 7Bi-Yo Rhythm5:24
- 8Cool Town Woman4:24
- 9Bare Necessities3:53
- 10Undercover Agent for the Blues4:51
- 11Main Squeeze4:21
- 12Closer to the Truth6:35
12 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Tony Joe White
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 1991
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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