White Trash Beautiful | ||||
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Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Studio | Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, California
MGS Sound Lab, Burbank, California Studio 57, New York City Skyline Studios, New York City [1] | |||
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Length | 58:17 | |||
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AllMusic | [3] |
Blender | [2] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
White Trash Beautiful is the fourth solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast. It was released internationally on May 25, 2004 and a day later in the United States via Island Records. It has sold about 124,000 copies in the U.S.
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 dropped in March 2004 and also has been 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.
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. [3] The album features hip-hop references, including lyrical quotes, turntable scratches and explicit lines and bravado. [5]
The album mainly blends country and blues into lyrical narratives of loneliness. [3] Everlast uses a haggard voice for singing grim songs. [5] He occasionally engages in rap clichés, with verses expressing street bravado and cynicism in addition to relationship issues and heartbreak. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blinded by the Sun" (featuring Sheree Brown) |
| 4:08 | |
2. | "Broken" | E. Schrody |
| 4:23 |
3. | "White Trash Beautiful" | E. Schrody |
| 4:01 |
4. | "Sleepin' Alone" | E. Schrody |
| 4:07 |
5. | "The Warning" |
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| 3:07 |
6. | "Angel" | E. Schrody |
| 4:40 |
7. | "This Kind of Lonely" |
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| 3:32 |
8. | "Soul Music" | Emile | 3:12 | |
9. | "God Wanna" |
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| 4:26 |
10. | "Lonely Road" | E. Schrody |
| 3:18 |
11. | "Sad Girl" |
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| 4:10 |
12. | "Ticking Away" |
| Dante Ross | 3:44 |
13. | "Pain" | E. Schrody |
| 4:38 |
14. | "2 Pieces of Drama" |
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| 3:47 |
15. | "Maybe" | E. Schrody |
| 3:14 |
Total length: | 58:17 |
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Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [6] | 32 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 12 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 21 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 56 |