Let the Truth Be Told (Laura Izibor album)

Let the Truth Be Told is the debut album by Irish recording artist Laura Izibor

Laura Izibor

Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor is an Irish recording artist, musician and producer. She won the RTÉ 2fm song contest while still in secondary school. She went on to win an award at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards. She also performed at that year's Electric Picnic music festival and Music Ireland 2007...

. It was released on 8 May 2009, under Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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Background

At the age of 15, Izibor was signed to Jive Records

Jive Records

Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...

. She dropped out of school to record the album. From ages 17 to 18, Izibor recorded over half of the album. After a dispute with the Jive, she signed with Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

and subsequently moved to New York

New York

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after her mentor, Steve Lunt, was offered a job at the label.

Recording

Let the Truth Be Told was recorded from 2005 to 2009; recording sessions took place in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

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, to New York

New York

, Atlanta and Philadelphia. Upon the album's UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' stated "Anchored firmly in classic R&B, it effectively combines a reverence for the tradition of vintage, warm piano-driven soul with a fresh twist of modern sensibility. As can be heard on tracks ranging from the funky, uplifting 'From My Heart to Yours' and intense, groove-driven 'Don't Stay'; to the sincere, aching love lament 'If Tonight Is My Last'." The song "Shine" was originally written for The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries (film)
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, but was added to the album after being pushed back several times.

Track listing

All songs were written by Laura Izibor.

"Shine" – 3:35
"Don't Stay
Don't Stay (Laura Izibor song)
Don't Stay is the third single released by Irish R&B recording artist Laura Izibor, from her debut studio album Let The Truth Be Told.-Music video:...

" 3:59
"If Tonight Is My Last" – 3:35
"What Would You Do" – 4:34
"From My Heart to Yours
From My Heart to Yours (song)
"From My Heart to Yours" is a song by Irish recording artist Laura Izibor. It was released as the lead single from her debut album, Let the Truth Be Told.-Background:...

" – 3:47
"Perfect World" – 4:36
"The Worst Is Over" – 3:14
"Yes (I'll Be Your Baby)" – 3:41
"I Don't Want You Back" – 3:19
"Mmm..." – 3:25

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

"It Ain't Over ('Cos I Need You)" (EP Version) – 3:23
"From My Heart to Yours" (DJ Premier Remix Version) – 3:43
"Mmm..." (Live From Crawdaddy, Dublin) – 4:01

Personnel

Jo Archard – strings
Iyiola Babalola – programming
Programming (music)
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Andre Bowman – bass
Jarrett Boyd – background vocals
Backing vocalist
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Ciaran Byrne – engineer
Jeff Chestek – string engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Audio mastering
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Mark Crown – brass
Brass instrument
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Jack Daley – bass
Jonnie Davis "Most" – mixing
Audio mixing (recorded music)
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Darius de Haas – background vocals
Graham Dominy – engineer
Tim Donovan – mixing
Rachelle Dupéré – art direction
Art director
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, design
Design
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John Ellis and His SDB – keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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Paul Bryan Farr – guitar
Guitar
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Serban Ghenea – mixing
Larry Gold – string arrangements, string conductor
Rob Gold – art manager
David Harrigan – design
Tommy Hayes – assistant engineer
Marva Hicks – background vocals
Laura Izibor – piano
Piano
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, arranger
Arrangement
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, vocals
Singing
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, background vocals, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, executive producer, string arrangements

Scott Jacoby – organ
Organ (music)
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, bass, drums
Drum kit
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, Clavinet
Clavinet
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, producer, engineer, string arrangements, drum programming, mixing, Wurlitzer
Tyrone Johnson – bass, guitar
Joseph Joubert – organ, piano, arranger
Craig Kallman – executive producer
Zev Katz – bass
Jong On Oakki Lau – strings
Darren Lewis – programming
Cora Venus Lunny – violin
Violin
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, viola
Viola
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Steve Lunt – percussion
Percussion instrument
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, producer, executive producer, shaker, string arrangements, A&R
P. Magnet
Michael McElroy – choir arrangement
Ken McHugh – vocal engineer
Joi L. Pitts – marketing
Marketing
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Gavin Ralston – guitar, programming, engineer
Brian Ranney – package production
Clare Raybould – strings
Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
Saunders Sermons – trombone
Trombone
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Chris Stang – marketing
Billy Jay Stein – engineer, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3
Chris "Tricky" Stewart
Christopher Stewart (music producer)
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– producer
Phil Tan – mixing
Peter "Real Strings" Whitfield – string arrangements

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
French SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... Albums Chart	60
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	2
Dutch Albums Chart	64
UK Album Chart	100
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	27
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	6

Release history

Region	Date
Ireland	8 May 2009
Brazil	20 May 2009
United States	16 June 2009

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