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Pink has sold over 40 million albums and 70 million singles since her 2000 debut album Can’t Take Me Home. In the UK she’s had three albums pass the 1 million sales mark including her last studio album Funhouse which was released in 2008. Following the release of her 2010 greatest hits collection, Pink is back with a brand new studio album The Truth About Love which features the number 3 smash Blow Me (One Last Kiss).
The Truth About Love sees Pink teaming up with a variety of producers and songwriters including Greg Kurstin, Butch Walker, Billy Mann and Max Martin. It also features three guest stars in the shape of Lily Allen (True Love), fun’s Nate Ruess (Just Give Me A Reason) and Eminem (Here Comes The Weekend). The sound of the album is a blend of pop and rock with Pink exploring all aspects of love and relationships in the way that only she can.
The delicious first single Blow Me (One Last Kiss) is a good indication of what to expect from The Truth About Love. The record is perhaps Pink’s most honest to date and be warned it’s filled with expletives. Opening with the rocky anthem Are We All We Are the record blasts by at an incredible pace barely letting up for breath as it delivers gem after gem.
Pink proves herself to be one of the most versatile vocalists in the industry as she regularly changes the pace on The Truth About Love. Second single Try is a storming emotive ballad, **** Like You is a glam-rock tongue-in-cheek moment, and How Come You’re Not Here is a pop/rock stormer that blasts from your speakers. The collaborations on the record prove to be very interesting. True Love is Pink’s unusual look at what love really is like and surprisingly the Lily Allen appearance works really well. Just Give Me A Reason is a beat-heavy piano-ballad with fun’s Nate Ruess that tugs on your heartstrings and Here Comes The Weekend is a hip-hop influenced party anthem with Eminem.
Trying to pick a favourite track is near impossible as there isn’t a bad track amongst the 13 featured here. The title track The Truth About Love is a hand-clapping uptempo gem that stands out from the pack whilst album closer The Great Escape strips Pink back to basics for a piano ballad. Forced to pick though, we’d choose the gorgeous Beam Me Up. Backed by an acoustic riff Pink showcases her most controlled and restrained vocal on the record hitting high notes and pouring emotion out with every lyric. It’s Pink at her best and sure to be a live favourite when she tours again.
What is interesting to note, and it’s something Pink mentioned herself at the recent iTunes Festival, is that the key for a lot of the songs is higher than she would normally sing. This pushes her remarkable voice to new levels and can be heard in the chorus for Blow Me (One Last Kiss) and How Come You’re Not Here.
The Truth About Love is the kind of record that only Pink could make and it’s an absolute corker. How she’s not the biggest female singer-songwriter in the music industry is beyond us but she’s definitely one of the most consistent. Feisty, fun and with a sense of honesty to be admired, Pink is a real pop icon that delivers again and again. The Truth About Love is a fantastic record and we predict another million-seller.
