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True is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Solange, first released on November 27, 2012 digitally through Terrible Records. Following the release of her second studio album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (2008), Solange announced that she had parted ways with Interscope Geffen A&M after releasing just one album on the label, and further revealed that she had chosen to go an independent route, eventually signing with Terrible Records. In 2009, Solange began the recording of a studio album, during which she suffered a "breakdown" due to the amount of time and emotion she was putting into the recording process.

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  • True is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Solange, first released on November 27, 2012 digitally through Terrible Records. Following the release of her second studio album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (2008), Solange announced that she had parted ways with Interscope Geffen A&M after releasing just one album on the label, and further revealed that she had chosen to go an independent route, eventually signing with Terrible Records. In 2009, Solange began the recording of a studio album, during which she suffered a "breakdown" due to the amount of time and emotion she was putting into the recording process. A neo soul album, True contains an eclectic sound that takes influence from PBR&B, new wave music, dance, 1980s pop, and electronica, whilst the extended play's production is characterized as containing '80s references, keyboards and African percussion. The recording process took three years and was handled by Solange and producer Dev Hynes. Together the pair produced, wrote and composed all of the songs, a decision Solange made due to their chemistry, friendship and work relationship. Upon release True received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the EP debuted at number 157 on the US Billboard 200 as well as charting within the top sixty of the albums charts in Denmark and Sweden. The album was promoted with the release of three singles including "Losing You" and was further promoted with a tour of the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France and Germany. (en)
  • True é o primeiro extended play (EP) da cantora norte-americana Solange. O disco foi lançado no dia 27 de Novembro de 2012 via internet pela gravadora Terrible Records. É o primeiro lançamento de Solange pela gravadora depois de sair de seu contrato com a Interscope em 2009. Todo o EP é produzido por . O EP está sendo lançado como uma preparação de seu futuro 3º álbum de estúdio. Em relação à direção musical do álbum, ela disse que a inspiração veio do new wave e relatou, "Esse é um álbum dance, mas a letra das músicas pode ficar bem obscura às vezes". Knowles descreveu o EP como "eclético com referências da década de 1980 e influências da percussão africana". Musicalmente, o extended play é um tributo para a música pop e R&B do começo da década de 1980, repleto de sons doces de teclado e batidas. O extended play foi gravado em 5 cidades, incluindo Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Houston e Nova Iorque. O primeiro single, "Losing You " foi confirmado como primeiro do álbum em 2 de Setembro de 2012, durante uma entrevista com o The Sunday Times da África do Sul. A primeira representação da faixa completa juntamente com o vídeo foi divulgada em 1º de Outubro de 2012. O single foi lançado no iTunes um dia depois. Para promover o EP, Knowles entrou em turnê, que passou pelos Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Holanda, França e Alemanha. True recebeu críticas positivas em geral, saudando a direção musical, e alguns críticos declaram que o EP "parece diferente de tudo que toca nas rádios, mas ainda poderia tocar nelas" e elogiou "a forte nostalgia da década de 1980". No entanto, alguns críticos compararam o álbum ao trabalho de Madonna, dizendo que "os ousados sintetizadores soam como a era anos 80 de Madonna". O álbum ficou na posição 157 na Billboard 200 dos Estados Unidos, e também apareceu na mesma tabela da Dinamarca e Suécia, na posição de número 60. (pt)
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  • True is the first extended play (EP) by American recording artist Solange, first released on November 27, 2012 digitally through Terrible Records. Following the release of her second studio album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (2008), Solange announced that she had parted ways with Interscope Geffen A&M after releasing just one album on the label, and further revealed that she had chosen to go an independent route, eventually signing with Terrible Records. In 2009, Solange began the recording of a studio album, during which she suffered a "breakdown" due to the amount of time and emotion she was putting into the recording process. (en)
  • True é o primeiro extended play (EP) da cantora norte-americana Solange. O disco foi lançado no dia 27 de Novembro de 2012 via internet pela gravadora Terrible Records. É o primeiro lançamento de Solange pela gravadora depois de sair de seu contrato com a Interscope em 2009. (pt)
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