Temple Beautiful
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| Temple Beautiful | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Decibelle | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:38 | |||
| Label | Yep Roc Records[1] Burger Records | |||
| Producer | Brad Jones, Chuck Prophet | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [5] |
| MusicOMH | [4] |
| Paste | 9/10[2] |
Temple Beautiful is the twelfth full-length album by American singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet.[6] It was released in the U.S. on February 7, 2012, through Yep Roc Records.[7] Burger Records released a limited run of 150 cassette tapes.
Temple Beautiful is named after a long-closed rock and roll club that was between Bill Graham's iconic Fillmore and the storefront church founded by the Reverend Jim Jones.[8][9] According to Prophet: "These songs off my new record. It’s a very SF-centric record. I’ve been tapping into the history, the weirdness, the energy and spontaneity that brought me here in the first place.”
Cultural references
[edit]The album references a number of characters and locations from San Francisco's history, including:
- Willie Mays
- The Mitchell Brothers
- Jim Jones
- Laughing Sal
- Red Man
- Dan White
- Castro District
- Emperor Norton
- Mission District
- Harvey Milk
- Carol Doda
- White Night riots
Critical reception
[edit]Exclaim! called the album "the sound of a mature rock'n'roller continuing to reach for new heights."[1] PopMatters called it "a fun, tuneful rock 'n' roll record that's both straight from the gut and as wonderfully curved as the city which inspired it."[10]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Chuck Prophet and klipschutz
- "Play That Song Again"
- "Castro Halloween"
- "Temple Beautiful"
- "Museum of Broken Hearts"
- "Willie Mays is Up at Bat"
- "The Left Hand and the Right Hand"
- "I Felt Like Jesus"
- "Who Shot John"
- "He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks)"
- "Little Girl, Little Boy"
- "White Night, Big City"
- "Emperor Norton in the Last Year of His Life (1880)"
Personnel
[edit]- Produced by Brad Jones and Chuck Prophet
- Recorded in San Francisco at Decibelle
- Engineered by Brad Jones and Drew Zajicek
- Mixed by Brad Jones at Alex The Great
- Mastered by Richard Dodd
- Chuck Prophet – guitars, vocals
- James DePrato – guitars
- Rusty Miller – bass, vocals
- Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
- with:
- Stephanie Finch – vocals
- Roy Loney – vocal on "Temple Beautiful”
- Chris Carmichael – cello, violin
- Jim Hoke – woodwinds, flute
- Brad Jones – piano[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chuck Prophet Temple Beautiful". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful". pastemagazine.com. February 6, 2012.
- ^ "Temple Beautiful - Chuck Prophet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful | Album Reviews". March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ Pearlman, Mischa. "BBC - Music - Review of Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet / Temple Beautiful (YepRoc)". www.nodepression.com.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet's 'Beautiful' Homage To San Francisco". NPR.org.
- ^ Collum 2012, p. 42.
- ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful". PopMatters. March 1, 2012.
- ^ Liner Notes
Works cited
[edit]- Collum, Danny (2012). "Temple Beautiful" U.S. Catholic 2012 vol:(77) 4
- Liner Notes from "Temple Beautiful"
External links
[edit]- Temple Beautiful at Chuck Prophet's catalog page Temple Beautiful
- Temple Beautiful Video Video on YouTube
