The Truth About Love (Lemar album)

The Truth About Love
The Truth About Love
Studio album by Lemar
Released	11 September 2006
Length	43:49
Label	RCA
Producer	Lemar; Paul Meehan; Daniel Pierre; Brian Rawling; Fitzgerald Scott;
Lemar chronology
Singles from The Truth About Love
	"It's Not That Easy"; Released: 4 September 2006; "Someone Should Tell You"; Released: 20 November 2006; "Tick Tock"; Released: 19 March 2007;

The Truth About Love is the third studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by RCA Records on 11 September 2006 and contains the singles "It's Not That Easy", "Tick Tock", and "Someone Should Tell You." The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Lemar's highest-charting album to date and his first to make the top 5. The Truth About Love was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 15 September 2006, after only five days of it being on sale.^[1] It was later awarded Platinum on 8 December 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

AllMusic editor Sharon Mawer rated the album three and a half stars out of five and noted that The Truth About Love quickly moves "into familiar smooth soul territory, R&B from the 2000s, and up-to-date doo wop."^[2]

Track listing

*The Truth About Love* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Lemare Obika	Lemar	0:26
2.	"Love Me Or Leave Me"	Obika Eg White	Brian Rawling Paul Meehan Lemar	3:23
3.	"It's Not That Easy"	Frederik Friis Glenn Tharaldsen Lars Jensen Lorne Tennant Martin Larsson Sigurd Jansen	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:25
4.	"Someone Should Tell You"	Obika Paul Barry Steve Torch	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:44
5.	"Be Faithful"	Obika Fitzgerald Scott Darren Brown	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:32
6.	"Tick Tock"	Gerard Thomas Harold Lilly Obika Hart Dementi	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:31
7.	"Just Can't Live Without Each Other Love"	Jamie Hartman Hiten Bharadia Tina Harris	Rawling Meehan Lemar	4:08
8.	"Can't You See" (featuring Styles P & Mica Paris)	D. Brown Scott Kim Hoglund Obika Terry Brown	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:05
9.	"When a Heart Is Broken"	Obika Meehan Tim Woodcock	Rawling Meehan Lemar	4:07
10.	"Caroline"	Obika Scott	Rawling Meehan Lemar Scott	2:27
11.	"Let's Fall in Love" (Interlude)	Cole Porter	Rawling Meehan Lemar	0:47
12.	"Anniversary" (featuring Joss Stone)	Daniel Pierre Jonathan Shorten Joscelyn Stoker Obika	Rawling Meehan Lemar Pierre	4:09
13.	"Beauty Queen"	Obika Fitzgerald	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:40
14.	"Your Face"	Obika Adam Midgley Jamie Reddington	Rawling Meehan Lemar	3:25

iTunes edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"It's Not That Easy" (live version)	Friis Tharaldsen Jensen Tennant Larsson Jansen	Rawling Meehan Lemar	2:44
16.	"Come On Over" (UK bonus track)			3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Truth About Love*
Chart (2006–2007)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[3]	22
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[4]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	87
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	3

Year-end charts

2006 year-end chart performance for *The Truth About Love*
Chart (2004)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	50

2007 year-end chart performance for *The Truth About Love*
Chart (2007)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	167

Certifications

Certifications for *The Truth About Love*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ [1] Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lemar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Lemar – The Truth About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF). Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Lemar – The Truth About Love". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] [1] Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[AllMusic-2] Allmusic review

[ac_Ireland2_Lemar-3] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lemar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[ac_Scotland_-4] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Lemar-5] "Swisscharts.com – Lemar – The Truth About Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[ac_UK2_-6] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[7] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[8] "UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF). Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[ukcert-9] "British album certifications – Lemar – The Truth About Love". British Phonographic Industry.

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Lemar
Discography
Albums	Dedicated (2003) Time to Grow (2004) (2006) The Reason (2008) Invincible (2012) The Letter (2015)
Compilation albums	The Hits (2010)
Singles	"Got Me Saying Ooh" "Dance (With U)" "50/50 & Lullaby" "Another Day" "If There's Any Justice" "Time to Grow" "Don't Give It Up" "It's Not That Easy" "Someone Should Tell You" "Tick Tock" "If She Knew" "Weight of the World" "The Way Love Goes" "Coming Home" "Invincible"
Featured singles	"Saturday Night Hustle"
Related articles	Fame Academy