True

1983 studio album by Spandau Ballet

AlbumalbumQ3999824

Performer: Spandau Ballet
Released: March 4, 1983
Label: Chrysalis Records
Genre: pop music
Runtime: 2,136 s
Tracklist: Communication
, True
, Pleasure
Producer: Jolley & Swain

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True is the third studio album by the English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 4 March 1983 by Chrysalis Records. The band's songwriter/guitarist Gary Kemp realised after the release of their second album that the nightclub audience they initially wanted to attract had lost interest in them in part because of the band's transition from dance music to pop. He no longer felt obligated to keep writing music for them and shifted his focus to soul and R&B influences such as Marvin Gaye and Al Green for this album. Kemp thought that bandmate Steve Norman's newfound interest in the saxophone would be well-suited to the sound he was going for, as would the decision to record most of the album at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas.

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Language: English
Part of: Spandau Ballet's albums in chronological order follows: Diamond · followed by: Parade
Title: True
Form of creative work: studio album
Place of publication: United Kingdom
Different from: True criterion used: title refers to multiple creative works
Number of parts of this work: 8 audio track
Distribution format: music streaming

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