Closer to the Truth (Tony Joe White album)

Closer to the Truth
Studio album by
Released1991
StudioMuscle Shoals Sound Studio, Alabama
Length58:03
LabelSwamp Records (US)[1]
Festival (Aus/N.Z.)
ProducerTony Joe White
Tony Joe White chronology
Dangerous
(1983)
Closer to the Truth
(1991)
The Path of a Decent Grove
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Closer to the Truth is a 1991 album by American singer-songwriter Tony Joe White.[1] The album marked White's return to recording, after years working solely as a songwriter.[3] 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.

The album sold more than 250,000 copies in Europe and Australia.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Tony Joe White | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 629–630.
  3. ^ Betts, Stephen L. (October 25, 2018). "Swamp Rock Icon Tony Joe White Dead at 75".
  4. ^ Reilly, Terry (November 12, 1993). "The Swamp Fox grooves back". The Age: 5.