''Truth in Sincerity'' is the second full-length
album
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by the
pop punk
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band
Amber Pacific
Amber Pacific is an American pop-punk band that formed in 2002 in Federal Way, Washington. The band has released five full-length albums, '' The Possibility and the Promise'' in 2005, '' Truth in Sincerity'' in 2007, ''Virtues'' in 2010, ''The ...
and was one of the most anticipated
pop punk
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albums of 2007. It was released on May 22, 2007. The first singles from the album were "Fall Back Into My Life" and "You're Only Young Once." Will Nutter has stated that "Follow Your Dreams, Forget The Scene" was made to a special fan of the band. The song "Runaway" features vocals from
Mike Herrera
MxPx () is an American punk rock band from Bremerton, Washington, formed in 1992 as Magnified Plaid. As of 2016, current members include Mike Herrera (bass guitar, lead vocals), Yuri Ruley (drums, percussion), Tom Wisniewski (lead guitar, backi ...
of
MxPx
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. On May 16, 2007, the entire album was available to stream on Amber Pacific's
MySpace
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profile.
The album sold around 10,000 copies in its first week in America and debuted at number 64 on the
''Billboard'' 200. It has now sold a total of 35,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
Production
*
Stephen Bryant —
violin
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*Sue Jane Bryant —
viola
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*Walter Gray —
cello
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*Rick Hanson —
electric guitar
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*Will Nutter —
electric guitar
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/backup vocals/
piano
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*Dango —
drums
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*Greg Strong —
bass guitar
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*Matt Young — lead vocals
*Davy Rispoli — additional back-up vocals
Personnel:
*William "Billy" Brown, David Dressel — engineers
*
Martin Feveyear — producer, engineer, mixing
*Vlado Meller — mastering
Charts
References
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2007 albums
Amber Pacific albums
Hopeless Records albums
Albums produced by Martin Feveyear