''To Tell the Truth'' is the second full-length album by

Jaymay Jamie Seerman is an American singer-songwriter from New York. She performs under the name Jaymay. Early life Jaymay was born Jamie Seerman on January 3, 1981, and was raised on Long Island. For undergrad, she studied at New College of Flori ...

, released in 2016. The thirteen songs on this album are about Jaymay's personal struggles during the preceding few years, including intense pain from

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that forced her to cancel her 2013 tour, and the death of her developmentally disabled sister, Cassie, for whom "Cassie's Song" is named. A percentage of the funding for the album that Jaymay raised through PledgeMusic was donated to The Center for Discovery in Monticello, New York, where Cassie went to school. The album's cover image is of glass tiles arranged in a "TTTT" pattern, which was photographed at the beach at the end of the street on which Jaymay lived as a child.

Critical reception

Popdose called the songs on the album "simply sweet and well-constructed" and that Jaymay "clearly has the goods as a singer and songwriter."

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rated the album 3 out of 5, saying that "Jaymay’s evolution as an artist continues, as she excavates her emotional pain for artistic fuel."

Track listing

All songs written by Jaymay, except where indicated # "Baby, Maybe One Day" – 2:38 # "I Was Only Lovin' You" – 2:54 # "To Tell the Truth" – 4:03 # "Never Weep" (adapted from "For Una" by Robinson Jeffers) – 3:25 # "Just Got Over You" – 2:10 # "Enlighten Me" – 7:07 # "I Stand Up for Me" – 3:28 # "Today & Tmoro" – 3:30 # "Cassie's Song" – 3:35 # "For Goodness Sake" – 1:54 # "Singin' of the Birds" – 2:14 # "There Are Red Roses" – 3:07 # "We Say Goodbye" – 2:04

Personnel

;Musicians *Jaymay – vox, guitars, glockenspiel, drum programming, percussion, keys, violin, accordion *Jay Foote – bass, mellotron flutes, moog synth, acoustic guitar *Alex Foote – guitars, piano *James McAlister – drums, percussion *Patrick MacDougall – trumpet *Karen Waltuch – viola *Nico Georis – piano on 6 * Mike Block – cello, mandolin, violin on 6 * Aaron Dugan – electric guitar on 6 *Elmo Lovano – drums on 6 *Philip Mohn – guitars, mandolin on 2, 3, 9, 13 *Terje Stølde – bass on 2, 3, 9, 13 *Tomas Pettersen – drums, percussion on 2, 3, 9, 13 ;Production *Jaymay – producer, TTTT iPhone photos *Jay Foote – producer, engineer *Patrick MacDougall – mixing, mastering, remastering *Philip Mohn – production, mixing on 2, 3, 9, 13 *Tomas Pettersen – co-production, mixing on 2, 3, 9, 13 *Sverre Dæhli – Mastering

References

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