# Truthfully Speaking > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Truthfully_Speaking > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Truthfully_Speaking.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthfully_Speaking > Source revision: 1308573208 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Truthfully Speaking | type = Album | artist = [Truth Hurts](/source/Truth_Hurts_(singer)) | cover = TruthHurts.jpg | alt = | released = June 25, 2002 | recorded = 2000–2002 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B)|[hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)}} | length = 60:48 | label = {{hlist|[Aftermath](/source/Aftermath_Entertainment)|[Interscope](/source/Interscope_Records)}} | producer = {{hlist|[Dr. Dre](/source/Dr._Dre) ([exec.](/source/Executive_producer))|[DJ Quik](/source/DJ_Quik)|[Focus...](/source/Focus...)|Darren "Limitless" Henson|[Hi-Tek](/source/Hi-Tek)|[Errol "Poppi" McCalla](/source/Errol_McCalla_Jr.)|[Mel-Man](/source/Melvin_%22Mel-Man%22_Bradford)|Ray Murray|Keith "Keshon" Pelzer|[R. Kelly](/source/R._Kelly)|[Timbaland](/source/Timbaland)}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [Ready Now](/source/Ready_Now) | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = Truthfully Speaking | type = album | single1 = [Addictive](/source/Addictive_(song)) | single1date = April 23, 2002 }} }} '''''Truthfully Speaking''''' is the debut [studio album](/source/studio_album) by American singer [Truth Hurts](/source/Truth_Hurts_(singer)). It was released on June 25, 2002, through [Aftermath Entertainment](/source/Aftermath_Entertainment) and [Interscope Records](/source/Interscope_Records). [Dr. Dre](/source/Dr._Dre) served as the album's executive producer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20021115013912/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1457672/09192002/truth_hurts.jhtml VH1.com : Truth Hurts : Dr. Dre, Interscope Stung With $500 Million Lawsuit Over 'Addictive' - Rhapsody Music Downloads] ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r595906|pure_url=yes|access-date=February 13, 2016}} | rev2 = ''[HipHopDX](/source/HipHopDX)'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.188/title.truth-hurts-truthfully-speaking|title=Truth Hurts - Truthfully Speaking|work=HipHopDX|access-date=16 July 2002}} | rev3 = [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine) | rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web | last = Cinquemani | first = Sal | title = Thuth Hurts: Truthfully Speaking | publisher = [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine) | access-date = 2018-01-21 | url = https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/truth-hurts-truthfully-speaking | date = June 16, 2002}} }} ''Truthfully Speaking'' earned generally mixed reviews from music critics. [BBC Music](/source/BBC_Music) critic Emmy Perry called the album a "quality debut performance with solid production and Truth's considerable talents as a songwriter making up for the fact that few tracks match up to the originality of the first single. There is however no questioning the calibre and tone of her operatic voice, which appears to convey the harsh sound of the streets whilst keeping the church firmly in mind."{{cite web|first=Emmy|last=Perry|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f354/|title=Truth Hurts, Truthfully Speaking Review |work=[BBC Music](/source/BBC_Music)|access-date=February 21, 2023}} Sal Cinquemani, writing for [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine), called ''Truthfully Speaking'' a "slow burner that draws on more traditional hip-hop and R&B sound structures and displays Truth’s versatile, often coquettish, vocal (think a less socially-conscious [Jill Scott](/source/Jill_Scott_(singer)))." ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)'' described ''Truthfully Speaking'' as a "a simple album filled with plenty of vocal potential but misses the mark with its overall simplicity."{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/truthhurts-truthfully-2496092849.htm/|title=Truth Hurts: Truthfully Speaking|work=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)|date=August 5, 2002 |access-date=February 21, 2023}} [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) editor John Bush found that despite a "star-studded credit list, ''Truthfully Speaking'' is a bland record; Truth Hurts' vocals, while evocative and rangy, aren't incredibly strong (especially when she's stretching a note), and she usually needs a backup chorus to keep the songs sounding good [...] A few of the productions make for good tracks, though most of the time Truth Hurts struggles to keep up with the best in the contemporary R&B field." == Commercial performance == The album debuted at five on the US [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200), selling 89,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/75207/nellyville-boots-eminem-out-of-no-1|title='Nellyville' Boots Eminem Out Of No. 1|last=Ellis|first=Michael|author2=Martens, Todd|date=July 4, 2002|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=August 4, 2013}} By October 2003, ''Truthfully Speaking'' had sold 338,000 copies in the United States, according to [Nielsen SoundScan](/source/Nielsen_SoundScan).{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-truth-hurtsjoi-hendrix-queer-eye-68666/|title=Billboard Bits: Truth Hurts/Joi, Hendrix, 'Queer Eye'|date=February 2, 2023|website=[Billboard.com](/source/Billboard.com)|access-date=February 21, 2023}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = ''Truthfully Speaking'' track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = | title1 = Push Play | note1 = featuring [Dr. Dre](/source/Dr._Dre) | writer1 = {{hlist|[Truth Hurts](/source/Truth_Hurts_(singer))|[Andre Young](/source/Dr._Dre)|[KRS-One](/source/KRS-One)}} | extra1 = Dr. Dre | length1 = 2:42 | title2 = [Addictive](/source/Addictive_(song)) | note2 = featuring [Rakim](/source/Rakim) | writer2 = {{hlist|David Blake|[Stephen Garrett](/source/Stephen_Garrett)|[William Griffin](/source/Billy_Griffin)|[Billy Nichols](/source/Billy_Nichols)}} | extra2 = [DJ Quik](/source/DJ_Quik) | length2 = 3:46 | title3 = Next to Me | writer3 = {{hlist|Watson|[Bernard Edwards, Jr.](/source/Focus...)}} | extra3 = [Focus...](/source/Focus...) | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = Jimmy | writer4 = {{hlist|Watson|Young|[Mike Elizondo](/source/Mike_Elizondo)}} | extra4 = Dr. Dre | length4 = 3:49 | title5 = Grown | writer5 = {{hlist|Watson|Darren "Limitless" Henson|Keith "Keshon" Pelzer}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Henson|Pelzer}} | length5 = 3:36 | title6 = This Feeling | writer6 = {{hlist|Watson|[Errol "Poppi" McCalla](/source/Errol_McCalla_Jr.)}} | extra6 = McCalla | length6 = 5:55 | title7 = Tired | writer7 = {{hlist|Watson|[Melvin Bradford](/source/Melvin_%22Mel-Man%22_Bradford)|Elizondo}} | extra7 = [Mel-Man](/source/Melvin_%22Mel-Man%22_Bradford) | length7 = 4:32 | title8 = I'm Not Really Lookin{{'-}} | note8 = featuring DJ Quik | writer8 = {{hlist|Watson|Blake}} | extra8 = DJ Quik | length8 = 3:57 | title9 = B S (Bullshit) | note9 = featuring [Big Rube](/source/Big_Rube) | writer9 = {{hlist|Watson|Brandon Bennett|Mike Hardnett|Marvin Parkman|[Ray Murray](/source/Organized_Noize)|Ruben Bailey|Taura Jackson}} | extra9 = Murray | length9 = 4:47 | title10 = Queen of the Ghetto | note10 = featuring [Kittie](/source/Kittie) | writer10 = {{hlist|Watson|Young}} | extra10 = Dr. Dre | length10 = 2:46 | title11 = The Truth | writer11 = [Robert Kelly](/source/R._Kelly) | extra11 = [R. Kelly](/source/R._Kelly) | length11 = 3:53 | title12 = Real | writer12 = {{hlist|[Scott Storch](/source/Scott_Storch)|[Stephen Garrett](/source/Stephen_Garrett)|[Tim Mosley](/source/Tim_Mosley)}} | extra12 = {{hlist|[Timbaland](/source/Timbaland)}} | length12 = 4:32 | title13 = Hollywood | note13 = featuring Dr. Dre | writer13 = {{hlist|Watson|Tony Cotrell|Varick Smith}} | extra13 = Hi-Tek | length13 = 3:21 | title14 = Do Me | writer14 = {{hlist|Watson|Edwards}} | extra14 = Focus... | length14 = 3:44 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japan and UK bonus trackhttps://music.apple.com/jp/album/truthfully-speaking-uk-japan-version/1442374728 | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = | title15 = Benefit of the Doubt }} '''Notes''' * {{note|A|[A]}} denotes co-producer '''Sample credits''' *"Push Play" contains a portion of "I'm Still #1" as performed by [KRS-One](/source/KRS-One). *"Addictive" contains a sample from "Do It (Til You're Satisfied)" as written by [Billy Nichols](/source/Billy_Nichols). ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Truthfully Speaking'' !scope="col"|Chart (2002) !scope="col"|Peak
position |- {{album chart|France|42|artist=Truth Hurts|album=Truthfully Speaking|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Germany|44|artist=Truth Hurts|album=Truthfully Speaking|id=4147|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|57|artist=Truth Hurts|album=Truthfully Speaking|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|57|artist=Truth Hurts|album=Truthfully Speaking|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2021}} |- {{album chart|UK|61|artist=Truth Hurts|album=Truthfully Speaking|rowheader=true|access-date=August 14, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Truth Hurts|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2020}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|4|artist=Truth Hurts|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2020}} |} {{col-2}} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Truthfully Speaking'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184204/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|archive-date=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001|website=[Jam!](/source/Jam!)|access-date=March 25, 2022}} | 118 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard''){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 14, 2020}} | 86 |} {{col-end}} == References == {{Authority control}} Category:2002 debut albums Category:Aftermath Entertainment albums Category:Albums produced by Dr. Dre Category:Albums produced by DJ Quik Category:Albums produced by Timbaland Category:Albums produced by Focus... Category:Albums produced by R. Kelly Category:Truth Hurts albums Category:Albums produced by Hi-Tek Category:Albums produced by Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Truthfully Speaking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthfully_Speaking) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthfully_Speaking?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.