Janiva Magness has spent more than 30 years building a reputation as one of the most compelling live performers in Blues. Today, that experience is finally documented with the release of Truth in the Room – The Clearmountain Sessions, her first full live album and sixth release for Blue Élan Records. Recorded before 150 invited guests at Berkeley Street Studios and engineered and mixed by Bob Clearmountain, the album captures a performance exactly as it happened, with Magness and her band playing together in the room.

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Released alongside the album is the focus track, "You Were Never Mine." One of ten songs drawn from throughout Magness's catalog, the performance reflects the direct, emotionally honest approach that has defined her career from the beginning.

Over the course of 18 releases, Magness has earned multiple Blues Music Awards, a Grammy nomination, and the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award while carving out a career on her own terms. Whether singing Blues, Soul, R&B, or Americana, she's long been known for finding the heart of a song and delivering it without pretense.

Although fans had asked for a live album for years, Magness waited until she felt the circumstances were right. Those came together with Bob Clearmountain behind the board and an audience close enough to become part of the performance. The result is a recording that preserves the feel of the audience, the room and performance without sacrificing the detail and warmth of a studio album.

Dedicated to Magness's late father-in-law, John Norton, Truth in the Room – The Clearmountain Sessions is both a look back across her catalog and a snapshot of where she is today. Featuring "Bad Luck Soul," "Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love," "You Were Never Mine," "Love Wins Again," "The Things Left Undone," and more, the album presents songs that continue to evolve every time they're played live.