''Let the Truth Be Told'' is the debut album by Irish recording artist

Laura Izibor Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor (born 13 May 1987) is an Irish recording artist, musician and producer. She won the 2FM Song Contest while still in secondary school. She went on to win an award at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards. She also performed ...

. It was released on 8 May 2009, under

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Background

At the age of 15, Izibor was signed to

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. She dropped out of school to record the album. From ages 17 to 18, Izibor recorded over half of the album. After a dispute with the Jive, she signed with

and subsequently moved to New York City after her mentor, Steve Lunt, was offered a job at the label.

Recording

''Let the Truth Be Told'' was recorded from 2005 to 2009; recording sessions took place in her hometown of Dublin, Ireland, to New York City, Atlanta and Philadelphia. Upon the album's UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' stated "Anchored firmly in classic R&B, it effectively combines a reverence for the tradition of vintage, warm piano-driven soul with a fresh twist of modern sensibility. As can be heard on tracks ranging from the funky, uplifting 'From My Heart to Yours' and intense, groove-driven 'Don't Stay'; to the sincere, aching love lament 'If Tonight Is My Last'." The song "Shine" was originally written for '' The Nanny Diaries'', but was added to the album after being pushed back several times.

Track listing

All songs were written by Laura Izibor. ;Deluxe edition bonus tracks

Personnel

* Jo Archard – strings * Iyiola Babalola – programming * Andre Bowman –

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* Jarrett Boyd – background vocals * Ciaran Byrne – engineer * David Campbell — string arrangements (track 2) * Jeff Chestek – string engineer * Tom Coyne – mastering * Mark Crown – brass * Jack Daley – bass * Jonnie Davis "Most" – mixing * Darius de Haas – background vocals * Graham Dominy – engineer * Tim Donovan – mixing * Rachelle Dupéré –

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, design * John Ellis and His SDB – keyboards * Paul Bryan Farr – guitar * Serban Ghenea – mixing * Larry Gold – string arrangements, string conductor * Rob Gold – art manager * David Harrigan – design * Tommy Hayes – assistant engineer * Marva Hicks – background vocals * Laura Izibor – piano,

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, vocals, background vocals,

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, string arrangements * Scott Jacoby –

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, bass,

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, producer, engineer, string arrangements, drum programming, mixing, Wurlitzer * Tyrone Johnson – bass, guitar * Joseph Joubert – organ, piano, arranger * Craig Kallman – executive producer * Edison Waters – executive producer * Zev Katz – bass * Jong On Oakki Lau – strings * Darren Lewis – programming * Cora Venus Lunny – violin, viola * Steve Lunt – percussion, producer, executive producer,

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, string arrangements, A&R * P. Magnet * Michael McElroy – choir arrangement * Ken McHugh – vocal engineer * Joi L. Pitts – marketing * Gavin Ralston – guitar, programming, engineer *

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– drums, programming * Brian Ranney – package production * Clare Raybould – strings * Tim Roberts – mixing assistant * Saunders Sermons – trombone * Chris Stang – marketing * Billy Jay Stein – engineer, Wurlitzer, Hammond B3 * Chris "Tricky" Stewart – producer * Phil Tan – mixing * Peter "Real Strings" Whitfield – string arrangements

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2009 debut albums Albums produced by Tricky Stewart Atlantic Records albums Laura Izibor albums