Temple of the Dog
Temple of the DogTEMPLE OF
THE DOG.
Temple of the Dog began as Chris Cornell's tribute to Andrew Wood and became a one-album collaboration linking members of Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone and the musicians who were about to become Pearl Jam.
Album artwork shown for commentary and historical reference. Image source: Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz.
SEVEN THINGS
WORTH KNOWING.
Recording stories, personnel, physical details and numbers worth keeping with the record.
Temple of the Dog was released on April 16, 1991 and contains 10 tracks.
Chris Cornell initiated the project following the death of Mother Love Bone singer Andrew Wood.
The core lineup includes Cornell, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Matt Cameron.
Eddie Vedder appears as a guest vocalist on "Hunger Strike."
The album was recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle.
Rick Parashar worked with the band as producer and engineer.
The record was released before Pearl Jam's debut album Ten made several of its participants internationally famous.
WHY THIS
ALBUM MATTERS.
Temple of the Dog captures a very specific moment in Seattle music when friendships and grief connected musicians whose next bands were about to become much larger than the project itself.
THE
NUMBERS.
TRACKS
The album contains ten songs.
CORE PLAYERS
Cornell, Gossard, Ament, McCready and Cameron form the central lineup.
RELEASE
The album arrived in April 1991.
THE
PHYSICAL OBJECT.
The black-and-white band image feels appropriately documentary, presenting the record as a gathering of musicians rather than a carefully branded long-term group.
RESEARCH SOURCES
Facts are checked against official artist archives, release databases, recording credits and established archival sources before publication.
KEEP
DIGGING.
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