A real people music masterpiece, D.R. Hooker’s 1972 debut meets at the be-in of drug-addled hippy psychedelia and evangelical Christianity. Conjuring visions of an L.S.D.-damaged Frank Sinatra or Lou Reed playing the role of a divorced suburban dad, The Truth is a religious midlife crisis disguised as a private press LP. Forge your own chains, indeed.

1 The Sea
2 Fall in Love
3 A Stranger’s Smile
4 Weather Girl
5 This Thing
6 Forge Your Own Chains
7 I’m Leaving You
8 The Truth
9 The Bible
10 Falling Asleep