True for You

True for You
True for You
Studio album by Paul Brady
Released	1983
Studio	Air Studios (London)
Genre	Pop rock; adult contemporary; folk;
Length	42:38
Label	PeeBee Music
Producer	Neil Dorfsman; Paul Brady;
Paul Brady chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

True for You is the third studio album by the Irish singer-songwriter Paul Brady, released in 1983 by Polydor Records. Neil Dorfsman and Brady produced the album

In 1999, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released by Rykodisc.^[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Rick Anderson wrote that "the songs have aged surprisingly well for an album of this vintage." Adding that "while the drum sound and synth parts scream 1980s, Brady's songcraft is pretty well timeless."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Brady.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Great Pretender"	4:58
2.	"Let It Happen"	4:32
3.	"Helpless Heart"	4:27
4.	"Dance the Romance"	5:05

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Steel Claw"	4:03
6.	"Take Me Away"	5:44
7.	"Not the Only One"	6:06
8.	"Interlude"	2:28
9.	"Trouble Round the Bend"	5:15
Total length:		42:38

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the True for You liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Paul Brady – lead and background vocals; acoustic and electric guitars; synthesizer; piano; mandolin
Phil Palmer – acoustic, electric, twelve-string and slide guitars
Betsy Cook – synthesizer; piano; Hammond organ
Jamie Lane – drums; percussion
Dave Quinn – bass guitar
John McKenzie – bass guitar
Mickey Feat – bass guitar
Mel Collins – saxophone
John Earle – baritone saxophone
Ray Beavis – tenor saxophone
Chris Gower – trombone
Dick Hanson – trumpet
Peter Veitch – synthesizer
Neil Dorfsman – percussion
Julian Diggle – percussion
Richard Piper – backing vocals
Sharon Campbell – backing vocals

Production

Neil Dorfsman – producer; engineer; mixing
Paul Brady – producer
Steve Lipson – mixing on "The Great Pretender"

References

^ ^a ^b Anderson, Rick. "True for You – Paul brady". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ "True for You Rykodisc reissue". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ True for You (CD booklet). Paul Brady. Polydor Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

True for You at Discogs (list of releases)

[AllMusic-1] Anderson, Rick. "True for You – Paul brady". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[2] "True for You Rykodisc reissue". Discogs. 1999. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

[linernotes-3] True for You (CD booklet). Paul Brady. Polydor Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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