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Don't Believe the Truth (2005)

Where the lyrics of Don't Believe the Truth take you, and where it was really made.

The first Oasis album with its work divided among all members, and its first recording sessions were rejected by the band.

Key places

Olympic Studios, London (2005)

Recording site Olympic Studios — The album's recording credits list Olympic Studios in London among its recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Metropolis Studios, London (2005)

Recording site Metropolis Studios — The album's recording credits list Metropolis Studios in London among its recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Wheeler End Studios, Buckinghamshire (2005)

Recording site Wheeler End Studios — After a break, the band returned to work at Wheeler End Studios with Noel Gallagher as producer. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Capitol Studios, Hollywood (2005)

Recording site Capitol Studios — The album's recording credits list Capitol Studios in Hollywood among its recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Village, Los Angeles (2005)

Recording site Village Recorders — The album's recording credits list The Village in Los Angeles among its recording locations. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Sawmills Studios, Cornwall (2005)

Recording site Sawmills Studios — The initial sessions for the album began in January 2004 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, but the band was not satisfied with the results. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio album by English rock band Oasis
• Released 30 May 2005 by Big Brother Recordings
• Reached number one on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 237,865
• Ranks as the 32nd fastest-selling album ever in the UK
• Entered the US charts at number 12 with 65,000 copies sold in the first week
• Sold more than 200,000 copies in the US and went triple platinum in the UK
• First Oasis album where all songwriting and production duties were divided among band members
• First Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey
• Sold seven million copies worldwide to date

Background

• Originally scheduled for release around summer or autumn 2004
• Early sessions were produced by Death in Vegas and lasted about three to four weeks
• The initial sessions began in January 2004; the group was not satisfied with the results
• Noel Gallagher felt the songs were not good enough to form a record and that new material had to be written
• Liam Gallagher had a larger impact on the album through his developing songwriting
• Noel has said the album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members contributed to it
• The worldwide tour that followed started at the London Astoria and visited 26 countries
• The tour played to 3.2 million people at 113 concerts and led to the film Lord Don't Slow Me Down

Recording

• Sessions began January 2004 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall
• About ten songs were worked on with Death in Vegas; four of them appeared on the final album
• After a break, new songs including Let There Be Love, Lyla and Part of the Queue were written
• The band reconvened at Wheeler End Studios with Noel as producer
• Zak Starkey of The Who joined these sessions
• Two new songs were debuted live in June 2004 at Poole and the Glastonbury Festival
• Studio credits also list Olympic Studios, Metropolis, Capitol Studios and The Village in Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991.
• The original line-up was Liam Gallagher, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll; Noel Gallagher joined a few months later as the fifth member.
• Noel became the de facto leader and wrote the songs for the band's first four albums.

Members

• Current members are Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Bonehead, Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
• Former members include McGuigan, McCarroll and Alan "Whitey" White.

Career

• The band signed to Creation Records in 1993 and debuted with Definitely Maybe (1994), which topped the UK Albums Chart.
• (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) became the UK's best-selling album of the 1990s.
• Be Here Now (1997) became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history.
• The band disbanded in 2009 after Noel left, and reformed in 2024.
• They have sold over 100 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album received generally positive reviews from critics
• Critics considered it a return to form for Oasis, praising songwriting from all band members
• Metacritic score of 64 out of 100; critics called it the best Oasis album since (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
• Many critics cited it as Oasis' best album in a decade
• Won two Q Awards: a special People's Choice Award and Best Album

Reappraisal

• NME retrospectively reviewed the album in March 2011 with a highly positive tone
• NME praised the tracks The Importance of Being Idle and Part of the Queue in particular

Records

• UK Albums Chart number one with first-week sales of 237,865
• US Billboard entry at number 12 with 65,000 copies in the first week
• UK triple platinum in the first week of 2006 (1,000,000+ sales)
• US sales above 200,000 copies
• Worldwide sales of seven million copies to date
• Ranked No. 4 in Q Magazine's Recordings of the Year, 2005
• Ranked No. 25 in Mojo Magazine's Recordings of the Year, 2005
• Voted 14th best British album of all time in a 2008 poll by Q Magazine and HMV
• Placed No. 41 on Q Magazine's Top 100 Albums of the 21st Century, 2010
• Voted No. 86 in Q's The 250 Best Albums of Q's Lifetime, 2011

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Apple Inc. accidentally put the album up early for sale on its iTunes Music Store in Germany, so the full album appeared online on 3 May 2005 instead of 30 May.
• No official comment came from Apple or Oasis management; it was speculated that Apple simply got the dates confused.
• The label felt no suitable lead single existed among the originally presented tracks, so Lyla was chosen as the lead single.
• Lyla was a song Noel had written and demoed a year earlier; Dave Sardy remixed the demo, Liam recorded lead vocals and Zak added a fresh drum track.
• Noel initially wanted Mucky Fingers to be the first single and later conceded that Lyla had done the business.
• In April 2005, four tracks from a promo disc leaked: The Meaning of Soul, Mucky Fingers, Keep the Dream Alive and Let There Be Love.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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