''Beauty from Pain'' is the fourth album released by the band
Superchick
Superchick, originally known as Superchic '', was an American Christian alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporated various styles such as pop, punk, rock, rap, and R&B. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists like No Doubt ...
. This is the first CD the band has released with an official drummer, Brandon Estelle. Christian rapper and hip-hop singer
tobyMac
Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...
appears in the song "Stories (Down to the Bottom)", which is also heard on his CD ''
Welcome to Diverse City
''Welcome to Diverse City'' is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on thi ...
''.
Track listing
''Beauty from Pain 1.1''
''Beauty From Pain'' was released again in July 2006 as ''Beauty From Pain 1.1''. This is Superchick's mainstream debut album with
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
. It is different from the original in that the track order was also slightly rearranged. It features remixed versions of "We Live", and "Anthem", does not include "Stories", and includes
''Regeneration'''s "One Girl Revolution".
A new track, "
Stand in the Rain", was included on this re-release. The song reached No. 1 on the
R&R Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart for 9 weeks starting in October 2006. It was the 18th most played song on CHR radio stations in 2007.
[2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs]
, R&R magazine
''R&R'' (also known as the "new" '' Radio & Records'') was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes. The magazine was a sister publication ...
, Retrieved January 6, 2008
Track listing
Awards
In 2006, the album was nominated for a
Dove Award
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...
for Rock Album of the Year at the
37th GMA Dove Awards
The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, ...
.
37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners
on About.com; Jones, Kim
References
2005 albums
Superchick albums
Inpop Records albums
Garage rock revival albums
Pop punk albums by American artists
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