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True (2013)

Where the lyrics of True take you, and where it was really made.

Avicii built his debut to move away from house music, and it still debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart.

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Avicii said the album would not replicate hits such as 'Levels' and 'Silhouettes'
Moved away from his house sound by adding elements of other genres such as country music
'Wake Me Up' featured Aloe Blacc and charted on 20 national singles charts, with number one in ten countries
'You Make Me' featured vocals from Swedish soul/pop singer Salem Al Fakir

All songs produced by Tim Bergling and co-produced by Arash Pournouri, except where noted
Mixed by Tim Bergling; mastered by Stuart Hawkes

Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989, Stockholm; died 20 April 2018), known as Avicii, was a Swedish DJ, remixer and record producer.
He began posting remixes on internet forums at 16 and signed with the Dejfitts Plays label in 2007.
After winning a BBC Radio 1 competition in 2008, he signed a talent management agreement with Arash Pournouri.

"Levels" (2011) launched him into the mainstream and reached the top ten in 15 countries.
His debut album True (2013) reached the top 10 in more than 15 countries; "Wake Me Up" became a most-streamed Spotify song.
Stories (2015) and Avīci (01) (2017) both reached number one on the Swedish chart.
He announced his retirement from touring in March 2016 due to health concerns.
His music blended house with folk, country, soul and blues.

Metacritic: average score 69 from seven reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews
Spin: Philip Sherburne gave a positive review, saying the country-pop style sounded natural on the album
Rolling Stone: Caryn Ganz gave a positive review and praised the diversity of the guest musicians
PopMatters: Francesca D'Arcy-Orga agreed with the positive view, calling it an album that reshapes one type of music into something different
Entertainment Weekly: Nick Catucci gave a positive review, focusing on how the album turns live house music into songs with feeling
AllMusic: David Jeffries gave a mixed-positive review, saying the highs offset the lows
Slant Magazine: Blue Sullivan gave the album 0.5 out of five stars

Billboard: ranked 7th on the list The 40 Greatest Dance Albums of the Decade in 2019

The album's 2013 Ultra Music Festival set revealed nearly forty minutes of new material and drew mixed to negative reactions from attendees, critics and fans.
The True Reveal project put the album artwork inside a glass cube surrounded by speakers; after more than 100,000 tweets the glass did not break, so a crane's hook was used to break it.
In April 2013 Avicii posted a 60-minute promotional mix of new album material on SoundCloud, which has been played over three million times.
'Wake Me Up' featured a rare Marantz Enhanced Digital Stereo audio track.
In 2022 Avicii's biography was released four years after his death.