Almost Honest (album)

Almost Honest
Almost Honest
Studio album by Josh Kelley
Released	August 23, 2005 (US); December 7, 2005 (Japan)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	54:32 (US)
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer	Eric Clinger
Josh Kelley chronology

Almost Honest
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]

Almost Honest is Josh Kelley's second album, his last album on Hollywood Records. The album peaked at No. 114 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers chart. "Only You" was released as a single.

The title track appears on the Smallville: The Metropolis Mix soundtrack.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walk Fast"	Josh Kelley, Darwin Johnson, Dave Yaden	3:20
2.	"Only You"	The Matrix, Kelley	3:11
3.	"Love Is Breaking My Heart"	Kelley, Mike Daly	3:38
4.	"Almost Honest"	Kelley, Joe Firstman	3:19
5.	"Didn't Hear That From Me"	Kelley, Gary Burr	3:28
6.	"20 Miles To Georgia"	Kelley, Firstman	5:17
7.	"Lover Come Up"	Kelley, Kevin Griffin	4:07
8.	"Shameless Heart"	Kelley, Jimmy Harry	5:39
9.	"Too Good To You"	Kelley, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven	4:25
10.	"I Don't Mind Singing"	Kelley, Firstman	3:15
11.	"Hard Times Happen"	Kelley, Yaden	4:28
12.	"Lydia" / "Heartache" (hidden track, starts at 6:02)	Kelley, Johnson, Yaden	12:49

Japan release bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Caroline"
14.	"You Are the Woman"	2:36

iTunes version bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Lydia"	Kelley, Johnson, Yaden	4:01
13.	"Amazing"	Kelley	3:52
14.	"Heartache"		4:06

"You Are the Woman" is available in the US on the soundtrack to Herbie: Fully Loaded. The hidden track, "Heartache", also appears on the single for "Only You" and is sold separately from "Lydia" on the iTunes version.

Personnel[edit]

Spencer Albee – clavinet, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
Clarence Allen – Hammond organ
Karl Berger – string arrangements
Michael Bland – drums
Joe Firstman – piano, background vocals
Jason "Slim" Gambill – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
David Goodstein – drums
Jimmy Harry – slide guitar
Josh Kelley – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals
Jacob Luttrell – Wurlitzer
The Matrix – programming
Ben Peeler – dulcimer, 12-string acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar
Robert Randolph – pedal steel guitar
Zac Roe – Chamberlin, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer
Matt Wallace – percussion
Michael Ward – electric guitar
Dave Yaden – banjo, keyboards, Hammond organ, sampled strings, background vocals

Charts[edit]

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	114
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[5]	1

References[edit]

^ Loftus, Johnny. Josh Kelley – Almost Honest: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ Sinclair, Tom (August 26, 2005). "Almost Honest Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 16, 2005.
^ MacNeil, Jason (November 16, 2005). "Reviews – Josh Kelley: Almost Honest". PopMatters. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^ "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
^ "Josh Kelley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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[1] Loftus, Johnny. Josh Kelley – Almost Honest: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[2] Sinclair, Tom (August 26, 2005). "Almost Honest Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 16, 2005.

[3] MacNeil, Jason (November 16, 2005). "Reviews – Josh Kelley: Almost Honest". PopMatters. Retrieved December 16, 2022.

[ac_Billboard200_Josh_Kelley-4] "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Josh_Kelley-5] "Josh Kelley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

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v t e Josh Kelley
Studio albums	For the Ride Home (2003) Almost Honest (2005) Georgia Clay (2011)
Singles	"Amazing" "Only You" "Georgia Clay"
Related articles	Katherine Heigl Charles Kelley