Tracklist
| A | The Truth | 7:50 |
| B1 | The Truth (Radio Edit) | 4:45 |
| B2 | The Truth (Instrumental) | 7:50 |
| B3 | The Truth (Acapella) | 4:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – Summa Studios
- Mixed At – Conway Studios
- Mixed At – Mama Jo's
- Remixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Designed At – Steele Works
- Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
- Pressed By – Record Service GmbH
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Published By – MCA Music
- Published By – Unicity Music, Inc.
- Published By – Moonwalk Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Jeff Adamoff
- Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Antoinette Abrams, Jackie Sylvers
- Design – Tommy Steele
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Fred Howard, John Hegedes, Toni Greene
- Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Taavi Mote
- Engineer, Mixed By – Larry Brown
- Executive-Producer – Steven Machat
- Guitar [Guitars] – Paul Jackson, Jr.*
- Keyboards, Synthesizer – Larry Dunn
- Management – AMI , Bill Dern, Rick Smith , Steven Machat
- Percussion – Steve Reid
- Photography By – Chris Duffy
- Producer, Drums, Percussion, Mixed By – Cerrone
- Producer, Sleeve Notes, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangement] – Colonel Abrams
- Remix – Louil Silas, Jr.*
- Soloist [Guitar Solo] – Dan Huff*
- Written-By – C. Abrams*, M. Freeman*
Notes
Recorded at Summa Entertainment Studio, West HollywoodMixed at Conway Recording, Hollywood and Mama Joe's, North Hollywood
Remixed at Larrabee Sound, West Hollywood
All songs published by MCA Music, a division of MCA, Inc./
Unicity Music, Inc. (MCA)/Moonwalk Music.
AN AMI PRODUCTION
℗ 1985 MCA Records, Inc. © 1985 MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf · Pressé en Allemagne par Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH
A Warner Communications company
On labels: Original version appears on the MCA LP, 252 705-1, "Colonel Abrams"
On back cover: Original version appears on the Colonel Abrams album 'Colonel Abrams' 252 705-1 (MCA-5682)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Label Code: LC 1056
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side A): R / S Alsdorf 258809-0 A [Hand-etched '13']
- Matrix / Runout (Runout stamped side B): R / S Alsdorf 258809-0 B [Hand-etched '11 "D" ']
- Other (Distribution Code France:): WE 221
- Other (Suffix for Category on back cover, circled): D
- Other (No ink stamp on back cover): [Warner 'W' logo]
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCA-23600 | Colonel Abrams | The Truth (12", Pic) | MCA Records | MCA-23600 | US | 1985 |
| MCA-23600, MCA 5029 | Colonel Abrams | The Truth (12") | MCA Records, MCA Records | MCA-23600, MCA 5029 | Germany | 1985 |
| MCA 1022 | Colonel Abrams | The Truth (7", Single) | MCA Records | MCA 1022 | UK | 1985 |
| MCA-23600 | Colonel Abrams | The Truth (12", Maxi, Gen) | MCA Records | MCA-23600 | Canada | 1985 |
| MCAT 1022 | Colonel Abrams | The Truth (12", Promo) | MCA Records | MCAT 1022 | UK & Europe | 1985 |

