Almost Honest (album)

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
For the Ride Home (2003) Almost Honest (2005) Just Say the Word (2006)

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

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

• 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

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

References

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.
4. "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
5. "Josh Kelley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2022.