For True

For True is a studio album by American jazz musician Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews. The album was released on September 13, 2011 on Verve Forecast Records as a follow-up to his major label debut, Backatown (2010). It reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart and was his first album to chart on the Billboard 200.

For True
Studio album by Trombone Shorty
Released	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Studio	New Orleans (Number C Studios, The Music Shed); North Hollywood, (Dave's Room)
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:39
Label	Verve Forecast
Producer	Ben Ellman
Trombone Shorty chronology
Backatown (2010) For True (2011) Say That to Say This (2013)
Singles from For True
"Do to Me" Released: August 16, 2011

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Rolling Stone

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Buckjump" (featuring Rebirth Brass Band and 5th Ward Weebie)	Troy Andrews, Mike Ballard	4:03
2.	"Encore" (featuring Warren Haynes)	Andrews, Lamont Dozier	4:03
3.	"For True"	Andrews, Ballard	2:53
4.	"Do to Me" (featuring Jeff Beck)	Andrews, Ryan Montbleau	4:37
5.	"Lagniappe (Part 1)"	Andrews, Clarence Slaughter, Dan Oestreicher	1:09
6.	"The Craziest Things"	Andrews, David Ryan Harris	3:19
7.	"Dumaine St."	Andrews	2:37
8.	"Mrs. Orleans" (featuring Kid Rock)	Andrews, Alonzo Stevenson, RJ Ritchie	3:21
9.	"Nervis" (featuring Cyril and Ivan Neville)	Andrews, Cyril Neville	3:09
10.	"Roses"	Andrews, Montbleau	3:02
11.	"Big 12"	Andrews	3:22
12.	"Unc"	Andrews	2:54
13.	"Then There Was You" (featuring Ledisi)	Andrews, Ledisi Young, Rex Rideout, Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders	4:33
14.	"Lagniappe (Part 2)"	Andrews, Slaughter, Oestreicher	1:37
Total length:			44:39

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Yoy"	2:53

Personnel

Per liner notes

• Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews – vocals, trombone, trumpet, organ, piano, keyboard, synth bass, percussion

Orleans Avenue

• Pete Murano – guitar
• Mike Ballard – bass
• Joey Peebles – drums
• Dwayne Williams – percussion
• Dan Oestreicher – baritone saxophone
• Tim McFatter – tenor saxophone

Additional musicians

• 5th Ward Weebie – vocals on "Buckjump"
• Ben Ellman – percussion on "Buckjump"; Harmonica on "Big 12"
• Charlie Smith – percussion on "Buckjump"
• Warren Haynes – guitar solo on "Encore"
• Jeff Beck – guitar solo on "For True"
• Clarence Slaughter – tenor sax on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
• Stanton Moore – drums on "Lagniappe" (Part 1 & 2)
• Kid Rock – vocals on "Mrs. Orleans"
• Robert Mercurio – bass on "Mrs. Orleans"
• Ivan Neville – vocals and clavinet on "Nervis"
• Cyril Neville – vocals on "Nervis"
• Lenny Kravitz – bass on "Roses"
• Ledisi – vocals on "Then There Was You"

Production

• Ben Ellman – producer, engineer
• Mikael "Count" Eldridge – mixing, mastering, additional production on tracks 1, 3, 9, and 12
• George Drakoulias – producer on track 6
• David Bianco – mixing on track 6
• Ben Lorio – engineer on tracks 2 and 9
• Charles Smith – vocal engineer
• Kirk Edwards – photography
• Meire Murakami – design
• Vartan – art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	71
German Albums Chart	73
Swiss Albums Chart	47
US Billboard 200	72
US Billboard Jazz Albums	1
Chart (2012)	Peak position
Dutch Albums Chart	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard Jazz Albums	11