Truth is the official full-length version of the demo album of the same name released by Christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 singer, and Stryper

Stryper

Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...

 frontman, Michael Sweet, two years before (1998). This version was released by Restless Records in 2000.

The first demo version of the album, sold independently through Sweet's website, did very well selling 25,000 units. This prompted several labels to seek the rights to release it.

The album features almost all of the songs included in the demo version (sans two) with new arrangements and a more polished sound and mix. It also features four new songs ("All I'm Thinking of (Is You)", "Save Me", "Ever After" and "Tomorrow").

Sweet's Stryper

Stryper

Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...

 bandmate, Oz Fox

Oz Fox

Richard Alfonso Martinez , better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. Martinez's high school friends called him Oz in honor of Ozzy Osbourne due to his ability to emulate the vocals of Osbourne while playing Black Sabbath covers in his...

, is featured on a guitar solo

Guitar solo

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 on "Ever After".

Track listing

All songs written by Michael Sweet, except where noted:

1. "Distracted" - 5:24
2. "All I'm Thinking of (Is You)" - 4:40
3. "I Am Adam" - 4:32
4. "Blue Bleeds Through" - 4:46
5. "Wool and Chiffon" - 4:56
6. "Save Me" - 4:41
7. "The Ever After" - 4:07
8. "Tomorrow" - 3:41
9. "Lift My Head" - 4:39
10. "Truth" - 4:42
11. "Achilles Heel" - 3:53
12. "Stone" - 4:58

Personnel

• Michael Sweet - lead vocals, guitars
• Chris Miles - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff
  Kenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
  
   - drums, percussion
• Bob Marlette - keyboards, organ, piano, strings, mellotron
• Oz Fox
  Oz Fox
  Richard Alfonso Martinez , better known by the stage name Oz Fox, is the lead guitarist of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. Martinez's high school friends called him Oz in honor of Ozzy Osbourne due to his ability to emulate the vocals of Osbourne while playing Black Sabbath covers in his...
  
  - guitar solo on Track 7
• Tim Pierce - guitar solo on Track 1, slide on Track 6
• Suzy Katayama - orchestration on Track 4
• Peter Vantine - piano, orchestration on Track 12
• Steve Hunt - additional strings on Track 9

Production Crew

• Produced by Bob Marlette and Michael Sweet
• Engineered and mixed by Bob Marlette
• Recorded at Sound Techniques, Boston; The Blue Room and A&M Studios, Los Angeles