Tell Us the Truth

Tell Us the Truth
Studio album by Sham 69
Released	18 February 1978
Genre	Punk rock
Length	34:52
Label	Sire/Polydor
Producer	Jimmy Pursey, Peter Wilson
Sham 69 chronology
Tell Us the Truth (1978) That's Life (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Village Voice	B[2]

Tell Us the Truth is an album released in 1978 by punk band Sham 69. The first side of the album was recorded live in concert while the other was recorded in the studio. Tell Us The Truth includes one of Sham 69's biggest hits, "Borstal Breakout" on the live side of the album. The album charted at #25 in UK. The album was re-released in 1989 as a double-LP also including their album That's Life.

Track listing

All songs written by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons

Live side

1. "We Got A Fight"
2. "Rip Off"
3. "Ulster"
4. "George Davis Is Innocent"
5. "They Don’t Understand"
6. "Borstal Breakout"

   Studio side

7. "Family Life"
8. "Hey Little Rich Boy"
9. "I’m A Man, I’m A Boy"
10. "What About the Lonely?"
11. "Tell Us The Truth"
12. "It’s Never Too Late"
13. "Who's Generation!"

    Captain Oi! bonus tracks

14. "What Have We Got (live)"
15. "I Don't Wanna"
16. "Red London"
17. "Ulster (single version)"
18. "Borstal Breakout (single version)"
19. "George Davis Is Innocent (demo)"
20. "They Don't Understand (demo)"
21. "Borstal Breakout (demo)"

Personnel

• Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer, liner notes
• Dave Parsons - guitars, liner notes
• Dave Treganna - bass guitar
• Mark "Dodie" Cain - drums
• Peter Wilson - producer
• Brian Burrows - remixing
• Steve Hammonds - project coordinator
• Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
• Alwyn Clayden - package design
• Martyn Goddard - photography
• Barry Plummer - photography

Release history

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