For True

For True
Studio album by Trombone Shorty
Released September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded New Orleans (Number C Studios, The Music Shed); North Hollywood, (Dave's Room)[1]
Genre Jazz
Length 44:39
Label Verve Forecast
Producer Ben Ellman
Trombone Shorty chronology
Backatown
(2010)		 For True
(2011)		 Say That to Say This
(2013)
Singles from For True
  1. "Do to Me"
    Released: August 16, 2011

For True is a studio album by American jazz musician Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. The album was released on September 13, 2011 on Verve Forecast Records as a follow up to his major label debut, Backatown (2010). It reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Buckjump" (featuring Rebirth Brass Band and 5th Ward Weebie)Troy Andrews, Mike Ballard 4:03
2. "Encore" (featuring Warren Haynes)Andrews, Lamont Dozier 4:03
3. "For True"  Andrews, Ballard 2:53
4. "Do to Me" (featuring Jeff Beck)Andrews, Ryan Montbleau 4:37
5. "Lagniappe (Part 1)"  Andrews, Clarence Slaughter, Dan Oestreicher 1:09
6. "The Craziest Things"  Andrews, David Ryan Harris 3:19
7. "Dumaine St."  Andrews 2:37
8. "Mrs. Orleans" (featuring Kid Rock)Andrews, Alonzo Stevenson, RJ Ritchie 3:21
9. "Nervis" (featuring Cyril and Ivan Neville)Andrews, Cyril Neville 3:09
10. "Roses"  Andrews, Montbleau 3:02
11. "Big 12"  Andrews 3:22
12. "Unc"  Andrews 2:54
13. "Then There Was You" (featuring Ledisi)Andrews, Ledisi Young, Rex Rideout, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders 4:33
14. "Lagniappe (Part 2)"  Andrews, Slaughter, Oestreicher 1:37
Total length:
 44:39

Personnel

Per liner notes[1]

Orleans Avenue
Additional musicians
  • 5th Ward Weebie – vocals on "Buckjump"
  • Ben Ellman – percussion on "Buckjump"; Harmonica on "Big 12"
  • Charlie Smith – percussion on "Buckjump"
  • Warren Haynes – guitar solo on "Encore"
  • Jeff Beck – guitar solo on "For True"
  • Clarence Slaughter – tenor sax on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
  • Stanton Moore – drums on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
  • Kid Rock – vocals on "Mrs. Orleans"
  • Robert Mercurio – bass on "Mrs. Orleans"
  • Ivan Neville – vocals and clavinet on "Nervis"
  • Cyril Neville – vocals on "Nervis"
  • Lenny Kravitz – bass on "Roses"
  • Ledisi – vocals on "Then There Was You"
Production
  • Ben Ellman – producer, engineer
  • Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing, mastering, additional production on tracks 1, 3, 9, and 12
  • George Drakoulias – producer on track 6
  • David Bianco – mixing on track 6
  • Ben Lorio – engineer on tracks 2 and 9
  • Charles Smith – vocal engineer
  • Kirk Edwards – photography
  • Meire Murakami – design
  • Vartan – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[6] 71
German Albums Chart[7] 73
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 47
US Billboard 200[9] 72
US Billboard Jazz Albums[10] 1
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
US Billboard Jazz Albums[12] 11

References

  1. 1 2 For True (CD liner notes). Trombone Shorty. Verve Forecast Records. 2011.
  2. ↑ "For True reviews at Metacritic.com". Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "For True - Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Hermes, Will (13 September 2011). "For True - Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "For True by Trombone Shorty". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "German chart overview - Trombone Shorty". musicline.de (in German). media control. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Billboard 200 : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Jazz Albums : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Trombone Shorty - For True". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Jazz Albums : 2011 Year End - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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