Beauty from Pain

• Artist: Superchick
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 29, 2005
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Gospel

Review

Those outside the Christian rock market ghetto may recognize Superchick from the band's appearances in numerous hit films -- onscreen in Legally Blonde and on the soundtracks to Glass House, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Catch That Kid, Legally Blonde 2, and Stewart Little 3 -- not to mention lots of TV shows. It's not hard to see why they'd be attractive to soundtrack programmers; the group's sound is rough around the edges (where the guitars crunch and the turntables scratch) but smooth and silky in the middle (where the vocal harmonies blend perfectly and the pop hooks bounce effortlessly). This is a band whose music is aimed at petulant but goodhearted 14-year-old Christians who like their parents but still want to feel like they're rebelling against something -- maybe against a bad boyfriend ("Bowling Ball") or maybe against the nonbelieving world ("Pure") or maybe against death ("We Live"). On the bathetic title track (a ballad with strings) you'll wish they had rebelled a little bit against their producer, and there are more than a couple of moments where their brattiness sounds more than a little bit prefabricated, but there's no denying the pure, sugarcoated pop pleasure to be found on just about every track here. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Anthem	Matt Dally, Tricia Brock, Max Hsu, Dave Ghazarian, Brandon Estelle, Melissa Brock	Superchic[k]	(2:52)
Pure	Dave Ghazarian, Brandon Estelle, Melissa Brock, Matt Dally, Max Hsu, Tricia Brock	Superchic[k]	(3:30)
Bowling Ball	Dave Ghazarian, Matt Dally, Melissa Brock, Max Hsu, Brandon Estelle, Tricia Brock	Superchic[k]	(3:04)
Stories (Down to the Bottom)	Max Hsu, Dave Ghazarian, Tricia Brock, Toby McKeehan, Brandon Estelle, Melissa Brock, Matt Dally	Superchic[k]	(3:51)
Wishes	Dave Ghazarian, Max Hsu, Tricia Brock, Brandon Estelle, Matt Dally, Melissa Brock	Superchic[k]	(3:31)
Beauty from Pain	Tricia Brock, Brandon Estelle, Dave Ghazarian, Max Hsu	Superchic[k]	(4:28)
It's On	Dave Ghazarian, Brandon Estelle, Max Hsu, Melissa Brock, Matt Dally, Tricia Brock	Superchic[k]	(3:28)
Suddenly	Matt Dally, Brandon Estelle, Max Hsu, Tricia Brock, Dave Ghazarian, Melissa Brock	Superchic[k]	(3:35)
Courage	Melissa Brock, Max Hsu	Superchic[k]	(4:00)
We Live	Tricia Brock, Dave Ghazarian, Melissa Brock, Matt Dally, Max Hsu	Superchic[k]	(5:44)

Credits

Max Hsu (Programming), Brandon Estelle (Drums), tobyMac (Vocals), Max Hsu (Guitar), Brandon Estelle (Vocals), Travis Wyrick (Drum Editing), Max Hsu (Keyboards), Travis Wyrick (Executive Producer), Marcelo Pennell (Engineer), Brian Gocher (Programming), Dave Ghazarian (Bass), Matt Dally (Photography), Dave Ghazarian (Guitar), Mike Dearing (Assistant), Sandra Stephens (Vocal Arrangement), Leon Zervos (Mastering), Lee Bridges (Assistant), Melissa Brock (Vocals), Matt Dally (Bass), Matt Dally (Guitar), Dave Ghazarian (Programming), Jim Scherer (Executive Producer), Matt Dally (Programming), Max Hsu (Producer), Tricia Brock (Vocals), Matt Dally (Producer), Max Hsu (Cover Photo), Matt Dally (Vocals), Max Hsu (Engineer), Max Hsu (Photography), F. Reid Shippen (Mixing), Max Hsu (Executive Producer), Max Hsu (Cut)

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