Eat at Whitey's

Last updated

Eat at Whitey's
Eat at Whitey's.jpg
Studio album by
Everlast
ReleasedOctober 17, 2000
Recorded2000
StudioSD Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length46:07
Label Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.
Producer
Everlast chronology
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
(1998)		Eat at Whitey's
(2000)		 White Trash Beautiful
(2004)

Eat at Whitey's is the third solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast. It was released on October 17, 2000, via Tommy Boy Records. The album's audio production was primarily handled by Dante Ross and John Gamble. According to AllMusic, the album continues from the folk rock style of Everlast's previous album, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues . [1] It featured guest appearances from various musicians, such as Carlos Santana, B-Real, Rahzel, N'Dea Davenport, Cee-Lo Green, Warren Haynes, and Kurupt.

Contents

The album was both a commercial and critical success and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America a month after its release. It peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart with sales of 50,000 copies. The lead single of the record, "Black Jesus", peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Alternative Songs and number 30 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Billboard (favorable) [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]

Eat at Whitey's received generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on 16 reviews. [2]

Building on Whitey Ford's organic folk-pop rap, Eat at Whitey's develops the songwriter's street-style troubadour fixation even further. This time, there's more singing than rapping, and his gruff vocals actually sound stylish, especially on the provocative "Black Jesus" and the memorable "Black Coffee".

—  Wall of Sound

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated: "Whenever Everlast lays back and spins stories and tall tales on his own, his blend of folk, rock, blues, rap, and pop culture clicks". In New York's Vulture.com, it said: "The rapper's nicotine-scarred voice does sound bluesy, and his raps are serious without being arch like Beck's. The album's sound -- a marriage of classical string arrangements and sparse drum beats -- makes the guitar stomp of his rap-rock peers seem more one-dimensional than ever. But Everlast's blues are one-shaded -- nothing on Eat at Whitey's approaches the grim fatalism of the Geto Boys' 'Mind Playing Tricks on Me', Eminem's 'Rock Bottom', or even Snoop Doggy Dogg's 'Murder Was the Case'."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Whitey"
1:35
2."Black Jesus"
  • E. Schrody
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
4:40
3."I Can't Move"
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
3:25
4."Black Coffee"
  • E. Schrody
  • K. Ciancia
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
2:56
5."Babylon Feeling" (featuring Carlos Santana)
  • E. Schrody
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
5:11
6."Deadly Assassins" (featuring B-Real)
 Alchemist 2:43
7."Children's Story" (featuring Rahzel) R. Walters
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
3:20
8."Love for Real" (featuring N'Dea Davenport)
  • E. Schrody
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
4:21
9."One and the Same"
  • E. Schrody
  • K. Ciancia
  • M. Oliver
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
5:02
10."We're All Gonna Die" (featuring Cee-Lo Green)
  • E. Schrody
  • K. Ciancia
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
2:20
11."Mercy on My Soul" (featuring Warren Haynes)
  • E. Schrody
  • K. Ciancia
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
3:24
12."One, Two" (featuring Kurupt)
 Fredwreck 3:27
13."Graves to Dig"
  • E. Schrody
  • Dante Ross
  • Everlast
  • John Gamble
3:23
Total length:46:07

Notes

Personnel

Vocalists

Instrumentalists

Technicals

Additional

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [7] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 25
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [9] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] 52
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 60
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 89
US Billboard 200 [16] 20
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [18] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">House of Pain</span> American hip hop group

House of Pain was an American hip-hop trio that released three albums in the 1990s. The group consisted of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy, and Everlast. The group's name is a reference to the H. G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, a reference carried further by the naming of their 2011 tour He Who Breaks the Law. The group is best known for its 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached number 3 in their native United States of America, number 6 in Ireland and number 8 in the United Kingdom. The group broke up in 1996 due to what Everlast described as a toxic environment fueled by Danny Boy's drug addiction. Lead rapper Everlast eventually went on to pursue a solo career as a blues rock artist and member of the supergroup La Coka Nostra which also featured DJ Lethal. House of Pain reunited briefly in 2010 for a world tour.

<i>The Eminem Show</i> 2002 studio album by Eminem

The Eminem Show is the fourth studio album by American rapper Eminem. After it had originally scheduled for release on June 4, 2002, the album was released nine days earlier on May 26, 2002, through Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records due to pirating and bootlegging of it. The album saw Eminem take a substantially more predominant production role; most of it was self-produced, with his longtime collaborator Jeff Bass. It features guest appearances from Obie Trice, D12, Dr. Dre, Nate Dogg, Dina Rae and Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade Scott-Mathers.

<i>White Trash Beautiful</i> 2004 studio album by Everlast

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Everlast</span> American musician (born 1969)

Erik Francis Schrody, known by his stage name Everlast, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter, who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. He was also part of the hip hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, which consists of members of House of Pain and other rappers. In 2000, he received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Latin rock band Santana for "Put Your Lights On".

<i>Greatest Hits from the Bong</i> 2005 greatest hits album by Cypress Hill

Greatest Hits from the Bong is the greatest hits album by American hip hop group Cypress Hill. It was released on December 13, 2005 via Columbia Records. Production was handled by Alchemist, DJ Khalil, Fredwreck, T-Ray and Cypress Hill themselves. It features guest appearances from Tego Calderón.

<i>The Id</i> (album) 2001 studio album by Macy Gray

The Id is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on September 17, 2001, by Epic Records. The album was not as commercially successful as its predecessor, On How Life Is, in the United States, where it debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 copies sold in its first week. As of January 2004, it had sold 593,000 copies in the US. Elsewhere, The Id topped the charts in the United Kingdom and Denmark, while reaching the top five in Australia, Italy, and Switzerland.

<i>Whitey Ford Sings the Blues</i> 1998 studio album by Everlast

Whitey Ford Sings the Blues is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast, and the first one following his departure from House of Pain. It was released on September 8, 1998, via Tommy Boy Records, a full eight years after his solo debut album Forever Everlasting and after he had a major heart attack. "Whitey Ford" in the album title refers to the New York Yankees pitcher with that name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Put Your Lights On</span> 1999 single by Santana

"Put Your Lights On" is a song by American rock band Santana and American musician Everlast from Santana's 18th studio album, Supernatural (1999). Released to US rock radio in August 1999, the song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Put Your Lights On" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.

<i>Because of You</i> (Ne-Yo album) 2007 studio album by Ne-Yo

Because of You is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Ne-Yo. It was released by Compound Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings on April 25, 2007 in the United States. Ne-Yo reteamed with many previous collaborators to work on the follow-up to his debut album In My Own Words (2006), involving Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, StarGate, and Shea Taylor, as well as new and upcoming musicians such as The Heavyweights, Eric Hudson, Timothy Bloom, Knobody, and Syience. Next to them, Because of You features guest vocal contributions from rapper Jay-Z on "Crazy" and fellow R&B singer Jennifer Hudson on "Leaving Tonight".

<i>Ultimate Santana</i> 2007 compilation album by Santana

Ultimate Santana is a compilation by rock band Santana, combining hits from recent albums Supernatural, Shaman and All That I Am with early classics. Amongst the 18 tracks there are three new recordings. This album was made possible when Sony Music Entertainment merged with BMG to form Sony BMG.

<i>Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford</i> 2008 studio album by Everlast

Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford is the fifth solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast. It was released on September 23, 2008 via his own record label Martyr Inc, with distribution by Hickory Records/Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This album sees Everlast moving away from hip hop in favor of alternative rock and blues. The album peaked at number 15 on the Swiss music charts, number 61 in Germany, number 78 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and number 132 in France.

<i>Milk Me</i> 2004 studio album by The Beatnuts

Milk Me is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released on August 31, 2004 via Penalty Recordings/Rykodisc. Recording sessions took place at The Cutting Room in New York. Produced entirely by the Beatnuts, it featured guest appearances from Chris Chandler, Gab Goblin, A.G., Akon, Colion, Freeway, Greg Nice, Milano, Prince Whipper Whip, Rahzel, Tony Touch and Triple Seis.

<i>Women + Country</i> 2010 studio album by Jakob Dylan

Women + Country is singer-songwriter Jakob Dylan's second solo studio album. The album was released by Columbia Records on April 6, 2010, and produced by T-Bone Burnett.

<i>Songs of the Ungrateful Living</i> 2011 studio album by Everlast

Songs of the Ungrateful Living is the sixth solo studio album by the American recording artist Everlast. It was released on October 18, 2011, a follow-up to Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford, by Martyr Inc Records in partnership with EMI. This was Everlast's second record released on his own label.

<i>The Life Acoustic</i> (Everlast album) 2013 studio album by Everlast

The Life Acoustic is an album by American musician Everlast, composed of re-recordings of his previous songs performed on acoustic guitar. It was released on August 27, 2013 via Martyr Inc Records/EMI. Recording sessions took place at Martyr Inc Studios. Production was handled by Evelast himself with co-producer Joe Reiver, additional producer Bryan Velasco and co-executive producers Ivory Daniel and Kevin Zinger. The album peaked at number 102 on the US Billboard 200, number 67 on the Swiss Hitparade and number 98 on the GfK Entertainment charts.

<i>Beautiful Lies</i> (Birdy album) 2016 studio album by Birdy

Beautiful Lies is the third studio album by British musician Birdy, released on 25 March 2016 by Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Keeping Your Head Up", "Wild Horses", "Words", and "Hear You Calling".

<i>Whitey Fords House of Pain</i> 2018 studio album by Everlast

Whitey Ford's House of Pain is the eighth solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast. It was released on September 7, 2018, via Martyr Inc. Records, and is Everlast's first album in four years and first of original material in seven years. Production was handled by Divine Styler, Bryan Velasco, Everlast, Evidence, RichGains, Dj Skizz and the Alchemist. It features contributions from Maiya Sykes on backing vocals, Corey Cofield on bass, Philip Fisher of Fishbone on drums, and Artyom Manukyan on cello, with guest appearances by fellow rappers Aloe Blacc of Emanon, Slug of Atmosphere, and beatboxer Rahzel.

<i>Big Red Machine</i> (album) 2018 studio album by Big Red Machine

Big Red Machine is the debut studio album by American musicians Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon as Big Red Machine. Dessner is most famous for being a founding member, instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer for The National, and Vernon for being the front man of Bon Iver. The majority of the album was recorded in Dessner's shed studio in the Hudson Valley.

<i>Feral Roots</i> 2019 studio album by Rival Sons

Feral Roots is the sixth studio album by American rock band Rival Sons. It was released on January 25, 2019, through Low Country Sound and Atlantic Records. It is the band's first album since Hollow Bones (2016), and their first release on Atlantic Records. It was preceded by the lead single "Do Your Worst", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in March 2019.

<i>Jordi</i> (album) 2021 studio album by Maroon 5

Jordi is the seventh studio album by American band Maroon 5. It was released on June 11, 2021, through 222, Interscope and Polydor Records. The album features guest appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Blackbear, Stevie Nicks, Bantu, H.E.R., YG, and late rappers Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle. The deluxe edition of the album features additional guest appearances from Anuel AA, Tainy, and Jason Derulo. It is the band's first album in four years since their 2017 album Red Pill Blues, and also their 1st album without bassist Mickey Madden following his arrest in 2020 due to domestic violence.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Eat at Whitey's – Everlast". AllMusic . Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Reviews and Tracks for Eat at Whitey's by Everlast - Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Eat at Whitey's". Billboard . October 23, 2000. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 1018. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ↑ Browne, David (October 20, 2000). "Eat at Whitey's". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Consumer Guide Album: Eat at Whitey's" . Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 97.
  8. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Everlast – Eat At Whitey's" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Everlast Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Everlast – Eat At Whitey's" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Everlast: Eat At Whitey's" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Everlast – Eat At Whitey's" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Everlast – Eat At Whitey's". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Everlast – Eat At Whitey's". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Everlast Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Everlast Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  18. ↑ "American album certifications – EVERLAST – EAT AT WHITEY'S". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 24, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.