Three Chords and the Truth (Sara Evans album) Three Chords and the Truth (Sara Evans album) Three Chords and The Truth is the first studio album released by country music singer songwriter Sara Evans. The album's title comes from Harlan Howard, a country music songwriter to whom this quote is widely attributed. It also was an improvised lyric in U2's version of the Bob Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower," released on the "Rattle and Hum" album. "Three Chords and The Truth" was released in 1997 on RCA Records Nashville and it produced three singles: "True Lies", the title track, and "Shame About That". Although all three of
Karen Lawrence (singer-songwriter) Karen Lawrence (singer-songwriter) Karen Lawrence is an American singer and songwriter who has worked with the L.A. Jets, 1994, Karen Lawrence and the Pinz and Blue by Nature. She sang backup vocals on "Get it up" from "Draw the Line" by Aerosmith and also sang on a Jeff Beck album. A stage performer continually since the age of 9, she fronted her first band, a blues outfit, at the age of 13. As front woman for the A&M band 1994: (produced by Jack Douglas), Lawrence’s distinctive and emotive vocal stylings frequently put her on international critics’ "Best Female Singer" lists.