Truth and Beauty (Ian McNabb album)

Truth and Beauty is the debut solo album by Ian McNabb, released in 1993.^[1] It was recorded shortly after he left the Icicle Works. The album peaked at No. 51 on the official UK charts.^[2] It was reissued in September 2013 as an expanded edition, including a second disc of B-sides.^[3]

Truth and Beauty
Studio album by Ian McNabb
Released	1993
Recorded	1991–92
Studio	Amazon Studios, Liverpool; Vibe Recording Studios, [Oldham]
Genre	Rock
Length	58:21
Label	This Way Up
Producer	Boots (Robert Ian McNabb)
Ian McNabb chronology
Truth and Beauty (1993) Head Like a Rock (1994)
Singles from Truth and Beauty
"Great Dreams of Heaven" Released: July 1991 "These Are the Days" Released: October 1991 "If Love Was Like Guitars" Released: January 1993 "I'm Game" Released: June 1993 "(I Go) My Own Way" Released: August–September 1993

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "McNabb's cozy-fireplace vocals are finally layered right up front in the mix where they belong."^[4]

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Ian McNabb.

Truth and Beauty [International]

1. "(I Go) My Own Way" (5:09)
2. "These Are the Days" (4:29)
3. "Great Dreams of Heaven" (5:07)
4. "Truth and Beauty" (6:50)
5. "I'm Game" (4:32)
6. "If Love Was Like Guitars" (5:06)
7. "Story of My Life" (3:17)
8. "That's Why I Believe" (5:26)
9. "Trip with Me" (3:48)
10. "Make Love to You" (4:39)
11. "Presence of the One" (11:58)

Expanded Edition (Disc 2)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(I Go) My Own Way" (John Leckie Version)	5:21
2.	"Trams in Amsterdam" (B-side of "These Are the Days")	3:43
3.	"Great Dreams of Heaven" (Acoustic; B-side of "These Are the Days")	4:59
4.	"Unknown Legend" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven")	3:36
5.	"I'm Game" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven")	4:26
6.	"Caroline No" (B-side of "Great Dreams of Heaven")	3:07
7.	"A Pirate Looks at Forty" (B-side of "I'm Game")	4:11
8.	"What's It All About?" (B-side of "I'm Game")	4:27
9.	"I'm Game" (Radio Edit; B-side of "I'm Game")	4:08
10.	"Play the Hand They Deal You" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way")	5:40
11.	"If My Daddy Could See Me Now" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way")	3:07
12.	"For You, Angel" (B-side of "(I Go) My Own Way")	7:44

Personnel

• Robert Ian McNabb – vocals, keyboards, guitars
• Dave Baldwin – keyboards on "These are the Days"
• Gordon Longworth – lead guitar on "If Love was Like Guitars", "Story of My Life" and "Presence of the One"
• Roy Corkill – electric bass, drum and keyboard programming

Technical

• Ken Nelson, Mark Phythian – mixing
• Robert Shaw – cover photography