White Trash Beautiful
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The record peaked at number 12 on German music charts, at number 21 on the Swiss music charts, at number 32 on Ö3 Austria Top 40, at number 56 on the US Billboard 200, and at number 124 on French music charts. The lead single of the album, "White Trash Beautiful", was released in March 2004 and also charted but only in three major European charts: number 42 in Switzerland, number 59 in Germany, and number 64 in Austria. The official music video features American actor Aaron Paul.
Music and lyrics
White Trash Beautiful primarily mixes hip-hop tropes with arrangements built on bluesy strumming. Musically, Everlast and producer Dante Ross marry his gruff delivery with spare acoustic guitar layered in subdued hip-hop rhythms.[1] The album features hip-hop references, including lyrical quotes, turntable scratches and explicit lines and bravado.[2]
The album mainly blends country and blues into lyrical narratives of loneliness.[1] Everlast uses a haggard voice for singing grim songs.[2] He occasionally engages in rap clichés, with verses expressing street bravado and cynicism in addition to relationship issues and heartbreak.[1]
Track listing
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Personnel
Vocalists
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- Erik Francis Schrody - vocals
- Jeni Fujita - backing vocals (tracks: 4–5, 9, 11)
- Carlos Rigas - backing vocals (tracks: 3, 6, 10)
- Sheree Brown - backing vocals (track 1)
- Derek Murphy - backing vocals (track 5)
- Louis Freese - backing vocals (track 14)
Instrumentalists
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- Justin Premino - bass (tracks: 4–5, 9, 13, 15)
- Dorian Heartsong - bass (tracks: 1–2, 6, 10)
- Chris Thomas - bass (tracks: 3, 7, 11)
- Tobias Ralph - drums (tracks: 4, 9)
- Johnathan Moouer - drums (tracks: 6, 13)
- Joshua Lopez - guitar (tracks: 3, 7)
- Rob Hill - guitar (track 6)
- John Vercessi - keyboards (tracks: 4–5, 9, 11, 13, 15)
- Keefus Ciancia - keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 14)
- Zac Rae - keyboards (tracks: 1–3, 6–7)
- Dante Ross - keyboards (track 12)
- Al Pahanish - percussion (track: 6, 10)
- Miles Tackett - cello (track 2)
- Angelo Moore - theremin (track 2)
- Alma Cielo - violin (track 10)
Technicals
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- Erik Francis Schrody - producer (tracks: 1–3, 6–7, 10, 14), co-producer (tracks: 4–5, 9, 11, 13, 15), executive producer
- Dante Ross - producer (tracks: 3–5, 9, 11–13, 15), co-producer (tracks: 1–2, 6–7, 10, 14), executive producer, recording (tracks: 4–5, 9, 11–13, 15)
- Rob Hill - producer (tracks: 3, 6), co-producer (tracks: 1–2, 7, 10, 14), recording (tracks: 1–3, 6–7, 14)
- Emile Haynie - producer (track 8)
- John Gamble - recording (tracks: 4–5, 9, 11–13, 15)
- Brian Gardner - mastering
- Robert Power - mixing
- Ari Raskin - assistant engineer
- David Campbell - string arrangement (tracks: 7, 15)
Charts
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References
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