Truth, Soul, Rock & Roll is the second full-length album by American rock band The Elms

The Elms (band)

The Elms were an American rock and roll band known for their breed of rootsy, blues-based rock, with the essence of the music of the 60's and 70's. Although the band had been in existence since 2000, 2001 saw the release of their first full-length album, with the first musical contribution from...

. The album was recorded from May through August 2002 and was released October 22, 2002, on Sparrow Records

Sparrow Records

-Background:Sparrow Records was founded in 1976 by Billy Ray Hearn, then A&R director at Myrrh Records. Purchased by EMI in 1992, it is now part of the EMI Christian Music Group, and has been named by Billboard Magazine as "America's Best Christian Music Record Label"...

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EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

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The first single from Truth, Soul, Rock & Roll was "Speaking in Tongues." The song had its video premiere on MTV2's 120 Minutes series in 2003. The second single from the album was "Burn and Shine," which reached #24 on the U.S. CHR charts. Truth, Soul, Rock & Roll was nominated for two Dove Awards in 2003, in the areas of Rock Album of the Year and Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Speaking in Tongues").

Track listing

1. "Speaking in Tongues"
2. "You Saved Me"
3. "All the While Having Fun!"
4. "Burn and Shine"
5. "The First Day"
6. "You Got No Room to Talk!"
7. "Come to Me"
8. "Let Love In"
9. "Go Toward the Glow"
10. "Through the Night"
11. "Happiness"
12. "Smile at Life Again"

Personnel

The Elms

• Owen Thomas - vocals, guitar, songwriting
• Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
• Thomas Daugherty - guitar
• Keith Lee Miller - bass guitar

Additional

• Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan is an Grammy Award-nominated, American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, TN. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State University in 1992...
  
  - producer
• Richard Dodd - mixing/mastering engineer
• Blair Masters - piano, organ
• Jovaun Woods, LeAnn Palmore, Nirva Dorsaint - The TSRR Voices
• The Lovesponge Trio - strings
• Kristin Barlowe and Calvin Miller - photography
• Andy Norris - design