Song · Concrete Blonde
“True” by Concrete Blonde
From the album Concrete Blonde (1986)
“True” by Concrete Blonde appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1986 on the album Concrete Blonde. Its best result is #777 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,717 alternative song of all time.
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"True" was the song Concrete Blonde picked as the second single from their self-titled 1986 debut, and the American band put it out in 1987. Johnette Napolitano wrote it with James Mankey, and Earle Mankey produced it with the band.
The critics heard something special in that voice. Cash Box put Napolitano somewhere between Suzanne Vega and Chrissie Hynde and called her performance searing, Billboard caught a neo-Velvets flavour and swapped Vega for Nico, and over in the UK the NME found the song as fragile as its B-side, "Still in Hollywood", was tough, and praised Napolitano's low voice. Jane Simpson directed the video, which MTV put into medium rotation, and the song reached number 42 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1836 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 777 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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