For True

2011 studio album by Trombone Shorty

For True

Studio album by

Trombone Shorty

Released

September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)

Studio

New Orleans (Number C Studios, The Music Shed); North Hollywood, (Dave's Room)^[1]

Genre

Jazz

Length

44:39

Label

Verve Forecast

Producer

Ben Ellman

Trombone Shorty chronology

Backatown
(2010)

For True
(2011)

Say That to Say This
(2013)

Singles from For True

"Do to Me"
Released: August 16, 2011

For True is a studio album by American jazz musician Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. The album was released on September 13, 2011 on Verve Forecast Records as a follow-up to his major label debut, Backatown (2010). It reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100^[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Buckjump" (featuring Rebirth Brass Band and 5th Ward Weebie)	Troy Andrews, Mike Ballard	4:03
2.	"Encore" (featuring Warren Haynes)	Andrews, Lamont Dozier	4:03
3.	"For True"	Andrews, Ballard	2:53
4.	"Do to Me" (featuring Jeff Beck)	Andrews, Ryan Montbleau	4:37
5.	"Lagniappe (Part 1)"	Andrews, Clarence Slaughter, Dan Oestreicher	1:09
6.	"The Craziest Things"	Andrews, David Ryan Harris	3:19
7.	"Dumaine St."	Andrews	2:37
8.	"Mrs. Orleans" (featuring Kid Rock)	Andrews, Alonzo Stevenson, RJ Ritchie	3:21
9.	"Nervis" (featuring Cyril and Ivan Neville)	Andrews, Cyril Neville	3:09
10.	"Roses"	Andrews, Montbleau	3:02
11.	"Big 12"	Andrews	3:22
12.	"Unc"	Andrews	2:54
13.	"Then There Was You" (featuring Ledisi)	Andrews, Ledisi Young, Rex Rideout, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders	4:33
14.	"Lagniappe (Part 2)"	Andrews, Slaughter, Oestreicher	1:37
Total length:			44:39

iTunes bonus track^[5]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Yoy"	2:53

Personnel

Per liner notes^[1]

Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews – vocals, trombone, trumpet, organ, piano, keyboard, synth bass, percussion

Orleans Avenue

Pete Murano – guitar
Mike Ballard – bass
Joey Peebles – drums
Dwayne Williams – percussion
Dan Oestreicher – baritone saxophone
Tim McFatter – tenor saxophone

Additional musicians

5th Ward Weebie – vocals on "Buckjump"
Ben Ellman – percussion on "Buckjump"; Harmonica on "Big 12"
Charlie Smith – percussion on "Buckjump"
Warren Haynes – guitar solo on "Encore"
Jeff Beck – guitar solo on "For True"
Clarence Slaughter – tenor sax on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
Stanton Moore – drums on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
Kid Rock – vocals on "Mrs. Orleans"
Robert Mercurio – bass on "Mrs. Orleans"
Ivan Neville – vocals and clavinet on "Nervis"
Cyril Neville – vocals on "Nervis"
Lenny Kravitz – bass on "Roses"
Ledisi – vocals on "Then There Was You"

Production

Ben Ellman – producer, engineer
Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing, mastering, additional production on tracks 1, 3, 9, and 12
George Drakoulias – producer on track 6
David Bianco – mixing on track 6
Ben Lorio – engineer on tracks 2 and 9
Charles Smith – vocal engineer
Kirk Edwards – photography
Meire Murakami – design
Vartan – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
French Albums Chart^[6]	71
German Albums Chart^[7]	73
Swiss Albums Chart^[8]	47
US Billboard 200^[9]	72
US Billboard Jazz Albums^[10]	1
Chart (2012)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart^[11]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard Jazz Albums^[12]	11

References

^ ^a ^b For True (CD liner notes). Trombone Shorty. Verve Forecast Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "For True reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ Jurek, Thom. "For True - Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ Hermes, Will (13 September 2011). "For True - Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "For True by Trombone Shorty". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. January 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "Trombone Shorty - For True". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "German chart overview - Trombone Shorty". musicline.de (in German). media control. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "Trombone Shorty - For True". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "Billboard 200 : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "Jazz Albums : Oct 1, 2011 - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "Trombone Shorty - For True". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ "Jazz Albums : 2011 Year End - Chart Archives". Billboard. Retrieved 6 August 2013.