Telling the Truth
by Willie Wright
  • Record Label: Numero
  • Release Date: Jan 25, 2011
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. AllMusic
    Mar 24, 2011
    80
    Even without many fast songs, it's a well-paced album.
  2. CMJ
    Mar 24, 2011
    80
    Telling The Truth is an hour of purely enjoyable songs that could have been, and are luckily not, lost gems.
  3. Pitchfork
    Mar 24, 2011
    78
    Telling the Truth has its moments of deeply felt poignancy, but its real value lies in its highly creative and endlessly listenable assimilation of soul, pop, rock, and folk signifiers.
  5. PopMatters
    Mar 24, 2011
    70
    Wright is neither as commanding a singer nor anywhere near as indelible a lyricist as the singular Withers, to be sure, but this only further serves to highlight the appeal of Telling The Truth, namely how seamlessly it exists as part of its era rather than in any way defining it.
  6. Spin
    Mar 24, 2011
    70
    Warm, soulful, occasionally political, Wright was a private-press gem who deserved more.

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