House of Pain (album)

House of Pain
Studio album by House of Pain
Released	July 21, 1992
Recorded	November 1991 – May 1992
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	46:31
Label	Tommy Boy CD 111
Producer	DJ Lethal DJ Muggs Ralph Tha Funky Mexican Pete Rock
House of Pain chronology
House of Pain (1992) Same as It Ever Was (1994)
Singles from House of Pain
"Jump Around" Released: May 5, 1992 "Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
Sputnikmusic	3.5/5 [5]

House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics), or simply House of Pain, is the debut album by American hip hop group House of Pain, released on July 21, 1992, through Tommy Boy Records. The photograph on the album cover was taken at 820 South Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.

Reception

• Rolling Stone (10/29/92, p. 70) – 3.5 Stars – Good Plus – "With a groovy swagger, this collection of hard-core hip-hop tracks offers many moments of technicolor snap and crackle, and also titled House of Pain." ^[3]
• Q (12/92, p. 124) – 3 Stars – Good – "...their music is of the dense, hard-hitting school of hip hop...the group have absorbed black rap's musical lessons and create a satisfying platform for their above average deliveries..."
• The Source (9/92, p. 57) – 3.5 Stars – Good Plus – "...a very solid and at times exceptional album...imagine if Licensed to Ill wasn't an upper middle class Jewish thing but rather a working class Irish thang...the atmosphere is like that of a cross between a frat party and a bar room brawl..."
• NME (11/7/92, p. 34) – 6 – Good – "...contains some creative and accomplished rap music..." ^[6]

Track listing

House of Pain track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Salutations"	Erik Schrody Leor Dimant	DJ Lethal DJ Muggs	1:08
2.	"Jump Around"	Schrody Lawrence Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:37
3.	"Put Your Head Out" (uncredited rap by B-Real of Cypress Hill)	Schrody Muggerud Louis Freese	DJ Muggs	3:02
4.	"Top o' the Morning to Ya"	Dimant Schrody	DJ Lethal	3:37
5.	"Commercial 1"			0:08
6.	"House and the Rising Son" (featuring Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest)	Dimant Schrody Jason Vasquez	DJ Lethal	3:39
7.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans"	Dimant Daniel O'Connor Schrody	DJ Lethal	3:38
8.	"House of Pain Anthem"	Dimant Schrody	DJ Lethal	2:35
9.	"Danny Boy, Danny Boy"	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	1:54
10.	"Guess Who's Back"	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:59
11.	"Commercial 2"			0:21
12.	"Put on Your Shit Kickers"	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:10
13.	"Come and Get Some of This"	Schrod Muggerud Ralph Medrano	DJ Muggs Ralph tha Funky Mexican	2:51
14.	"Life Goes On"	Schrody Medrano	Ralph tha Funky Mexican	2:43
15.	"One for the Road"	Dimant Muggerud Schrody	DJ Muggs DJ Lethal	2:49
16.	"Feel It"	Schrody Medrano	Ralph tha Funky Mexican	4:00
17.	"All My Love"	Schrody Dimant	DJ Lethal	3:20
Total length:				46:31

Reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Jump Around" (Pete Rock Remix)	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:56
19.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans" (Boom Shalock Lock Boom / Butch Vig Mix)	Dimant O'Connor Schrody	DJ Lethal	3:57
Total length:				54:24

2022 30 Years reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Jump Around" (25 Year Remix) (DJ Muggs featuring Damian Marley, Everlast, and Meyhem Lauren)	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:13
19.	"Jump Around" (Pete Rock Remix)	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:56
20.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans" (Butch Vig Remix)	Dimant O'Connor Schrody	DJ Lethal	3:57
21.	"Shamrocks and Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom)" (Salaam Main Pass)	Dimant O'Connor Schrody	DJ Lethal	4:05
22.	"Jump Around" (Instrumental)	Schrody Muggerud	DJ Muggs	3:38
Total length:				65:20

Sample credits

• "Jump Around" contains a sample of "Harlem Shuffle", performed by Bob & Earl, and written by Bob Relf and Earl Nelson.
• "Top o' the Morning to Ya" contains a sample of:
  • "I Ain't Superstitious", written and performed by Willie Dixon.
  • "And the Lord Will Hear", performed by the Staple Singers.
• "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" contains a sample of "I Come to You Baby" by John Lee Hooker.
• "House of Pain Anthem" contains samples of "Open Wide" and "Aphrodite", performed by Bill Chase.
• "Guess Who's Back" contains a sample of "Cold Feet", written and performed by Albert King.
• "Come and Get Some of This" contains a sample of "I'm Funky" performed by Grootna.
• "Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)" contains a sample of "Pot Belly", performed by Lou Donaldson.

Personnel

House of Pain:

• Everlast – vocals, mixing (1)
• Danny Boy O'Connor – vocals (7-9, 12)
• DJ Lethal – scratches

Technical personnel:

• DJ Muggs – executive producer, mixing (1)
• Jason Roberts – engineer, mixing
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [7] 91 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 47 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 61 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 35 UK Albums (OCC) [12] 73 US Billboard 200 [13] 14 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [14] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) [15] 39 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 88 Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [17] 38 US Billboard 200 [18] 79 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] 62

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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3. Nelson, Havelock (October 29, 1992). "Recordings". Rolling Stone . No. 642. p. 70.
4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 396. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.
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16. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
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20. "American album certifications – House of Pain – House of Pain". Recording Industry Association of America.