''Almost Honest'' is Josh Kelley's second album, his last album on Hollywood Records. The album peaked at No. 114 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and No. 1 on the
Top Heatseekers
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chart. "
Only You" was released as a single.
The title track appears on the ''
Smallville: The Metropolis Mix'' soundtrack.
Track listing
"You Are the Woman" is available in the US on the
soundtrack
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to ''
Herbie: Fully Loaded''. The hidden track, "Heartache", also appears on the single for "Only You" and is sold separately from "Lydia" on the iTunes version.
Personnel
*Spencer Albee –
clavinet,
Hammond organ,
Wurlitzer
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*Clarence Allen – Hammond organ
*Karl Berger – string arrangements
*Michael Bland –
drums
*
Joe Firstman
Joe Firstman (born December 12, 1979) is an American multi-genre singer, songwriter, and late-night bandleader. He was the bandleader from 2005 to 2009 on American late night television program ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' broadcast on NBC. Fir ...
–
piano
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, background vocals
*Jason "Slim" Gambill – acoustic guitar,
electric guitar
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*David Goodstein – drums
*
Jimmy Harry
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–
slide guitar
*
Josh Kelley
Joshua Bishop Kelley Sr. (born January 30, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the ...
– acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
percussion
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, lead vocals, background vocals
*Jacob Luttrell – Wurlitzer
*The Matrix – programming
*Ben Peeler –
dulcimer
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Hammered dulcimers
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, 12-string acoustic guitar,
lap steel guitar
*Robert Randolph –
pedal steel guitar
*Zac Roe –
Chamberlin
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, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
*Matt Wallace – percussion
*Michael Ward – electric guitar
*Dave Yaden –
banjo,
keyboards, Hammond organ, sampled strings, background vocals
Charts
References
2005 albums
Josh Kelley albums
Hollywood Records albums
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