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Tell Us the Truth is an album released in 1978 by punk band Sham 69. The first side of the album is recorded live, as the other is recorded in studio. Tell Us The Truth includes one of Sham 69's biggest hits, "Borstal Breakout" on the live side of the album. The album charted at #25 in UK. The album was re-released in 1989 as a double-LP also including their album That's Life.

Tracklisting

All songs written by Jimmy Pursey and Dave Parsons

Live side
  1. "We Got A Fight"
  2. "Rip Off"
  3. "Ulster"
  4. "George Davies Is Innocent"
  5. "They Don’t Understand"
  6. "Borstal Breakout"
    Studio side
  7. "Family Life"
  8. "Hey Little Rich Boy"
  9. "I’m A Man, I’m A Boy"
  10. "What About the Lonely?"
  11. "Tell Us The Truth"
  12. "It’s Never Too Late"
  13. "Who's Generation!"
    CD reissue bonus tracks
  14. "What Have We Got?" (live)
  15. "Borstal Breakout" (single version)

Personnel

  • Jimmy Pursey - vocals, producer, liner notes
  • Dave Parsons - guitars, liner notes
  • Dave Treganna - bass guitar
  • Mark "Dodie" Cain - drums
  • Peter Wilson - producer
  • Brian Burrows - remixing
  • Steve Hammonds - project coordinator
  • Jo Mirowski - art direction, design
  • Alwyn Clayden - package design
  • Martyn Goddard - photography
  • Barry Plummer - photography

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