Halfway House is a download-only album by rapper Joe Budden

Joe Budden

-Early life:Budden was born in Spanish Harlem, but lived in Queens until he was 12 and from there moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He is one of five boys...

. It was released on October 28, 2008 by Amalgam Digital

Amalgam Digital

Amalgam Digital, Inc. is a new media outfit that was founded in 2006 as a privately owned company and launched AmalgamDigital.com in 2007. Amalgam is a digital media/technology platform that leverages the Internet to revolutionize the way artist & music are discovered, marketed and distributed...

. Halfway House was released when Budden's planned second album, Padded Room

Padded Room (album)

Padded Room is Joe Budden's official second album, the follow-up to 2003's Joe Budden. The album was released in both CD and digital format on February 24, 2009. In addition, Joe Budden and Amalgam are offering two bonus tracks for fans purchasing the digital version.-Background:In 2008, Joe Budden...

, was delayed. Its release marked Joe Budden's first return to the Billboard 200 in 5 years, and about 3,000 downloads were sold in its first week of release. The album is notable for featuring the first collaboration between the four members of Slaughterhouse on the track, 'Slaughterhouse'.

Track list

1. "Intro" – 1:49
2. "On My Grind" – 4:17
   • Contains samples from "Suite Madame Blue" by Styx
     Styx (band)
     Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
     
     
3. "Overkill" – 3:02
   • Featuring Heartbreak
4. "Check Me Out" – 3:40
   • Contains samples from "Silly Love Song" by Enchantment
     Enchantment (band)
     Enchantment is a 1970s R&B band formed in Detroit, Michigan by Emanuel "EJ" Johnson, Bobby Green, Mickey Clanton, Joe Thomas and Dave Banks. Best known for the hits Gloria and It's You That I Need.- Beginnings :...
     
     
5. "Sidetracked" – 3:48
   • Contains samples from "Lost!" by Coldplay
     Coldplay
     Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
     
     
6. "Slaughterhouse" – 7:02
   • Featuring Joell Ortiz
     Joell Ortiz
     Joell Ortiz is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, and a member of the group Slaughterhouse.-Biography:Joell Ortiz was born to Puerto Rican parents. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath...
     
     , Nino Bless, Crooked I
     Crooked I
     Dominick Wickliffe, better known by his stage name Crooked I, is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the hip hop group, Slaughterhouse with other members Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9. Slaughterhouse is currently signed to Shady Records / Interscope Records....
     
     , Royce da 5'9"
7. "Under the Sun" – 4:33
   • Contains samples from "Brothers Under the Sun" by Bryan Adams
     Bryan Adams
     Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
     
     
8. "The Soul" – 4:09
9. "Anything Goes" – 3:57
10. "Go to Hell" – 3:46
    • Contains samples from "Go to Hell" by Alice Cooper
      Alice Cooper
      Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
      
      
11. "Just to Be Different" – 4:20
    • Contains samples from "Burning Bright
      Burning Bright (song)
      "Burning Bright" is the fourth single from the post-grunge band Shinedown's debut album Leave a Whisper. A new mix of the song was featured on the re-release of Leave a Whisper, titled the "Sanford" mix. It also marks as Shinedown's sixth most successful single to date, reaching number two on the...
      
      " by Shinedown
      Shinedown
      Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 2001 and founded by members Brent Smith , Brad Stewart , Jasin Todd , and Barry Kerch . A few line-up changes followed, and the band's current line-up consists of Smith and Kerch, the band's only two remaining original...
      
      
12. "Touch & Go" – 3:40
13. "Better Me" [Amalgam download bonus track] – 6:18
    • Contains samples from "Dig
      Dig (Incubus song)
      "Dig" is the second single released by American alternative rock band Incubus from their sixth studio album Light Grenades . Receiving huge airplay from alternative rock radio stations throughout the United States, "Dig" peaked at number four on the Modern Rock Tracks chart...
      
      " by Incubus
      Incubus (band)
      Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
      
      
14. "One Night Fuck" [Amalgam download bonus track] – 4:06
    • Featuring Emanny
    • Uses the same production as "If It Wasn't For You" by Day26
      Day26
      Day26 is an American male R&B music group formed on August 26, 2007 by Sean "Diddy" Combs in a handpicked selection at the end of MTV's Making the Band 4. The group consists of Robert Curry, Brian Andrews, Willie Taylor, and Michael McCluney. The moniker is a tribute to the day when Andrews,...
      
      

Production

• Pro Logic — track 1
• Mizfitz Soundz — track 2, 4 ,9
• Blastah Beatz — track 3, 10
• Rodney Hazard — track 5
• Scram Jones — track 6
• Evo (Beats Ink) — track 7
• Cardiak
  Cardiak
  Carl McCormick, better known as Cardiak, is a music producer from Willingboro, New Jersey. He embarked on the music industry in 2008, and is best known for working with urban music artists such as Ace Hood, Joe Budden, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Freeway , DJ Khaled, Rick Ross , Trina, Red Cafe, Lil...
  
   — track 8
• VTZ — track 11
• The Klasix — track 12, 13
• Malay — track 14

Chart positions

Chart	Provider	Peak position	This week position
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...	184	184
U.S. Top Digital Albums		184	17
U.S. Top Internet Albums		184	16
U.S. Top Independent Albums		25	25