''Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You'' is the first
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
album by
Australian rock band
The Whitlams
The Whitlams are an Australian indie rock band formed in late 1992. The original line-up was Tim Freedman on keyboards and lead vocals, Andy Lewis on double bass and Stevie Plunder on guitar and lead vocals. Other than mainstay Freedman, the ...
. It was released in August 2008 and peaked at number 3 on the ARIA charts. Upon release, Tim Freedman said, "I decided to leave a couple of singles off, because I wanted to tell a story of The Whitlams in song, and I needed to put a couple of early tunes in there, and a couple of songs which were about the dramas that the band lived through, and I tried to make a nice mix between the popular songs and those that are an emotional journey."
A two disc deluxe edition includes a
bonus DVD with documentaries on the making of the ''Love This City'' and ''Torch the Moon'' albums, and footage of their concerts at the
Sydney Opera House in 2007 with the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra. An article in
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory ...
promoted the album's release, discussing the orchestrally-reworked Whitlams songs, the highs and lows of the band, and Freedman's young daughter Alice.
Track listing
Bonus DVD
Includes videos from
The Whitlams Years DVD and footage from the
Whitlams & SSO concerts.
*The Stories Behind the songs interview with Tim Freedman - 19:25
*Making of Love This City Doco (from the whitlam years DVD) - 15:57
*Making of Torch The Moon Doco (from the whitlam years DVD) - 7:02
*Where Is She from the Byron Bay Festival 1995 (from the whitlam years DVD) - 4:15
*Live Performance of "Fondness Makes The Heart Grow Absent" (with SSO) - 4:18
*Live Performance of "Ease of the Midnight Visit" (with SSO) - 4:57
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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The Whitlams albums
2008 greatest hits albums