This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Note that the following information relates to the UK release of the Manic Street Preachers album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. However, details of non-UK releases are listed in the Other Versions section.

Release details

Artist Manic Street Preachers

Title This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours

Release type Album

Date of release 14th September 1998

Highest chart position Information not found

Record label Epic

Catalogue number 491703 2

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This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours Tracklisting

1. The Everlasting
2. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
3. You Stole the Sun From My Heart
4. Ready for Drowning
5. Tsunami
6. My Little Empire
7. I'm Not Working
8. You're Tender and You're Tired
9. Born a Girl
10. Be Natural
11. Black Dog on My Shoulder
12. Nobody Loved You
13. S.Y.M.M.

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Manic Street Preachers This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours Album cover

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Other Versions

An Japanese version of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was released on 9th September 1998 through the Epic record label. It has the tracklisting: 1. The Everlasting 2. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next 3. You Stole the Sun From My Heart 4. Ready for Drowning 5. Tsunami 6. My Little Empire 7. I'm Not Working 8. You're Tender and You're Tired 9. Born a Girl 10. Be Natural 11. Black Dog on My Shoulder 12. Nobody Loved You 13. S.Y.M.M. 14. Socialist Serenade 15. Black Holes for the Young

Reviews

Amazon Review

The first album the Manics wrote entirely as a three piece was the first to gain a large portion of criticism, both from the press and their own fans, seen by many as veering dangerously towards MOR territory. Certainly, the lyrics "The world is full of refugees / They're just like you and just like me" from "The Everlasting" is a bit Phil Collins, and "S.Y.M.M". (about the Hillsborough disaster), while an important subject, comes across as something Nicky Wire wanted to approach but had no ide... Read full review »

Their Most Disapointing yet

I'm a huge Manics fan but to be honest I can tell you my truth.. This album sucks, it's so poppy and mediocore I cant stand it!

There are only three songs worth listening to here and they are; Ready For Drowning, My Little Empire and Born A Girl, the rest of the album is a big disapointment.... Read full review »

Some Beautiful Moments

This album, along with 1996's 'Everything Must Go' brought the Manic Street Preachers firmly into the public consciousness, bringing them chart and commerical success, whilst alienating the Manics die-hard early-era fans in the process.

The reason for this is simple: the first three songs on the album are some of the most listener-friendly moments in the Manics incredibly colourful career.

This is not necessarily a bad thing - 'The Everlasting' is an undoubtedly beautiful and poignant slice of reminiscence, albeit far more glossy and highly produced than most of what the Manics have ever done, and a million miles away from anything on 'The Holy Bible'. Likewise, 'If You Tolerate This...' is glossy, complex and technically more advanced than the Manics roots, except that getting a song about the Spanish Civil War to number one in the charts is not only an act of great subversion, but completely in the spirit of punk, spitting in the face of conventionality. Polished it may be, but it is also undeniably thoughtful and intelligent. For this, the Manics should be applauded, regardless of the fact the many of their new 'lad' fans probably don't have the slightest clue what it all means. 'You Stole The Sun From My Heart' is also one of the Manics most recognisable songs, infuriatingly catchy and radio-friendly, but filled with enough gusto to still be worthwhile. The only problem that I can see with any of this is the polished sheen that adorns these songs, and either that is the sound that the Manics were aiming for, or the sound engineers working on this album were at odds with what the Manics always represented.

'Ready For Drowning' though is as beautiful a song as the Manics have ever created, featuring gorgeous church organs and severely vulnerable lyrics, a true fan anthem. The response it always gets at concerts is rapturous and frequently emotional.

'Tsunami', another single from the album is also another one of the Manics more highly produced singles, attracting the kind of fans who turned up to gigs in checked shirts, bottle of beer in hand, so that they could abuse the more dedicated and open-minded of the Manics fanbase and shout abuse at the men who wore eyeliner. I have always thought that the problem with the Manics reaching a wider audience was that they attracted a new and laddish element to their fanbase, in many senses kicking their more authentic fans where it hurts as a result.

Despite that, more beautiful moments ensue on this album, in the shape of classic Manics melancholia, such as the moody... Read full review »

Their best album

Was never a great fan of "Everything must go", as I felt it only had 2 or 3 great songs on it, and rest were far from being anything special!

This album on the otherhand, is full of great songs, with probably some of their best work and best hidden gems!

Starts off with the "The Everlasting" with a really nice little accustic intro that builds and builds and builds to give us this great song! Then we get the untimate Manics song "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will... Read full review »

Stunning songwriting

How beautiful is this album? It absolutely stunning in places. There are some examples of absolutely sublime songwriting in these songs, an example would be the incredible guitar riff just before the chorus of Ready For Drowning.

Compared to Everything Must Go this is very stripped down. Those huge wall of sound chords from that album have been replaced by some simple little riffs, but the qu... Read full review »

Class of 1998

Contrary to popular opinion, the Manics' most successful album is also one of their finest and a very worthy addition to their canon. It saw the band building on Everything Must Go with a more diverse selection of songs incorporating string sections, piano, organ, cello and sitar, among various other instruments. Overfamiliarity may now burden singles such as 'If you Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' and 'You Stole the Sun from my Heart', but there are many more gems to unearth such as 'My Little Empire', which is as dark and disturbing as anything on The Holy Bible in terms of lyrical content, albeit in a palatable form. 'Black Dog on my Shoulder' and 'Ready for Drowning' are two stunningly observed compositions whose lyrics take on dual meanings, soundtracked by some... Read full review »

Not much different from the UK edition

This CD contains two extra tracks - 'Socialist Serenade' and 'Blackhole For The Young', which are actually b-sides each to "You Stole The Sun.." and "The Everlasting" off the album. It's not a bad idea to put some additional tracks like this, although I don't really prefer it personally...(I mean, the extra songs are quite brilliant, but the final tra... Read full review »

Lyrics

You can get the lyrics to the songs on This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours from the Bands Only Manic Street Preachers lyrics section.