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Temple Beautiful

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
Studio album by
Chuck Prophet
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2012
RecordedDecibelle
GenreRock
Length42:38
LabelYep Roc Records[1]
Burger Records
ProducerBrad Jones, Chuck Prophet
Chuck Prophet chronology
Let Freedom Ring
(2009) 		Temple Beautiful
(2012) 		Night Surfer
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Austin Chronicle[5]
MusicOMH[4]
Paste9/10[2]

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

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The album references a number of characters and locations from San Francisco's history, including:

Critical reception

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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

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All songs written by Chuck Prophet and klipschutz

  1. "Play That Song Again"
  2. "Castro Halloween"
  3. "Temple Beautiful"
  4. "Museum of Broken Hearts"
  5. "Willie Mays is Up at Bat"
  6. "The Left Hand and the Right Hand"
  7. "I Felt Like Jesus"
  8. "Who Shot John"
  9. "He Came From So Far Away (Red Man Speaks)"
  10. "Little Girl, Little Boy"
  11. "White Night, Big City"
  12. "Emperor Norton in the Last Year of His Life (1880)"

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b "Chuck Prophet Temple Beautiful". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful". pastemagazine.com. February 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Temple Beautiful - Chuck Prophet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful | Album Reviews". March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  6. ^ Pearlman, Mischa. "BBC - Music - Review of Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful". www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Chuck Prophet / Temple Beautiful (YepRoc)". www.nodepression.com.
  8. ^ "Chuck Prophet's 'Beautiful' Homage To San Francisco". NPR.org.
  9. ^ Collum 2012, p. 42.
  10. ^ "Chuck Prophet: Temple Beautiful". PopMatters. March 1, 2012.
  11. ^ Liner Notes

Works cited

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  • Collum, Danny (2012). "Temple Beautiful" U.S. Catholic 2012 vol:(77) 4
  • Liner Notes from "Temple Beautiful"
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