Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You

Infobox Album
Name = Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You
Type = Greatest Hits
Artist = The Whitlams


Released = August 2, 2008
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Genre = Rock Pop Piano rock
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Label = Black Yak / Warner Music
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Last album = "Live in Concert"
(2008)
This album = "Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You"
(2008)
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Upper caption = Alternate Covers
Type = Greatest Hits


Lower caption = Pre-release cover

"Truth, Beauty & A Picture of You" is a "Best of" compilation album by The Whitlams.

The album is a comprehensive look at the journey of the ARIA award winning band, from scrappy beginnings and tragedy to the success and stability of recent years.

The title comes from a lyric in the track "No Aphrodisiac"

"I actually wanted to call it Long Story Short (a title taken by new Tamworth band Chasing Bailey). If you listen to the songs you get exactly an understanding of where we've been." - Tim Freedman [cite web | last = Compton| first = Maz | title = A true picture of The Whitlams | publisher = The Daily Telegraph | date = 2008-08-10 | url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24148037-5009160,00.html | accessdate = 2008-08-10 ]

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 last year with the Sydney Symphony."

Track listing

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title1 = Blow Up the Pokies
note1 = from "Love This City"
writer1 = Tim Freedman
lyrics1 = Tim Freedman
music1 = Greta Gertler
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length1 = 3:25

title2 = Buy Now Pay Later
note2 = from "Eternal Nightcap"
writer2 = Freedman
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length2 = 3:45

title3 = Fondness Makes the Heart Grow Absent
note3 = from "Little Cloud"
writer3 = Freedman
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length3 = 3:58

title4 = No Aphrodisiac
note4 = from "Eternal Nightcap"
writer4 = Freedman
lyrics4 = Tim Freedman, Glen Dormand, Matt Ford
music4 = Tim Freedman
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length4 = 4:22

title5 = Beauty in Me
note5 = from "Little Cloud"
writer5 = Freedman
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length5 = 3:06

title6 = Fall for You
note6 = from "Torch the Moon"
writer6 = Freedman
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length6 = 3:49

title7 = Thank You (For Loving Me at My Worst)
note7 = from "Love This City"
writer7 = Freedman
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length7 = 4:12

title8 = You Sound Like Louis Burdett
note8 = from "Eternal Nightcap"
writer8 = Freedman
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length8 = 4:02

title9 = I Will Not Go Quietly
note9 = from "Torch the Moon"
writer9 = Freedman
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length9 = 3:52

title10 = I Make Hamburgers
note10 = from "Undeniably"
writer10 = Freedman
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length10 = 3:34

title11 = Gough
note11 = from "Introducing
writer11 = Freedman
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length11 = 3:17

title12 = Following My Own Tracks
note12 = from "Undeniably"
writer12 = Stevie Plunder
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length12 = 3:32

title13 = Shining
note13 = from "Undeniably"
writer13 = Plunder
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length13 = 4:23

title14 = Royal in the Afternoon
note14 = from "Torch the Moon"
writer14 = Freedman
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length14 = 2:59

title15 = Melbourne
note15 = from "Eternal Nightcap"
writer15 = Freedman
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length15 = 4:19

title16 = The Road is Lost
note16 = featuring Torcha and the Queensland Orchestra
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length16 = 3:43

title17 = Keep the Light On
note17 = Live with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
writer17 = Freedman
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length17 = 3:54

title18 = The Curse Stops Here
note18 = Live with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
writer18 = Freedman
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length18 = 3:37

title19 = Out the Back
note19 = from "Torch the Moon"
writer19 = Freedman
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length19 = 4:30

title20 = There's No-one
note20 = from "Love This City"
writer20 = Freedman
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length20 = 5:05

Chart positions and sales

Truth, Beauty and a Picture of You debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Top 50 Album Chart [cite web | title=ARIA Charts | url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 | work=ARIA | accessdate=2008-08-11]

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

References