True (EP)

True
The text reads: "Terrible Records - Number Fifteen" and "True" on the bottom half.
EP by
Solange
ReleasedNovember 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)
Recorded2012
GenreNeo soul
Length27:54
LabelTerrible
Producer
Solange chronology
Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
(2008) 		True
(2012) 		A Seat at the Table
(2016)
Alternative cover
Limited edition cover[1]
Singles from True
  1. "Losing You"
    Released: October 1, 2012
  2. "Looks Good with Trouble"
    Released: May 14, 2013
  3. "Lovers in the Parking Lot"
    Released: September 18, 2013

True is the first extended play (EP) by American singer and songwriter Solange, first released on November 27, 2012 digitally through Terrible Records. Following the release of her second studio album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (2008), Solange announced that she had parted ways with Interscope Geffen A&M after releasing just one album on the label, and further revealed that she had chosen to go an independent route, eventually signing with Terrible Records. In 2009, Solange began the recording of a studio album, during which she suffered a "breakdown" due to the amount of time and emotion she was putting into the recording process.[2]

A neo soul album, True contains an eclectic sound that takes influence from PBR&B, new wave music, dance, 1980s pop, and electronica, whilst the extended play's production is characterized as containing '80s references, keyboards and African percussion. The recording process took three years and was handled by Solange and producer Dev Hynes. Together the pair produced, wrote and composed all of the songs, a decision Solange made due to their chemistry, friendship and work relationship.

Upon release True received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the EP debuted at number 157 on the US Billboard 200[3] as well as charting within the top sixty of the albums charts in Denmark and Sweden. The album was promoted with the release of three singles including "Losing You" and was further promoted with a tour of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France and Germany.

  1. ^ "Solange & Blood Orange – True (CD)". discogs.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Solange Knowles suffered 'breakdown'". Digital Spy. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Solange - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.