Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (1998

1998 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...

) is the second solo album by singer-songwriter-emcee Everlast

Everlast (musician)

Erik Francis Schrody , better known by his stage name Everlast, is a Grammy Award-winning American rapper and songwriter, known for his solo hit "What It's Like" and as the front-man for rap group House of Pain. He is also part of the hip-hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, which consists of members of...

, and the first one following his departure from House of Pain

House of Pain

House of Pain is an American hip hop group who released three albums in the 1990s before lead rapper Everlast left to pursue his solo career again. The group's name is a reference to the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr...

. It was released a full eight years after his solo debut (Forever Everlasting

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) and after he had a major heart attack

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.

Whitey Ford Sings the Blues was both a commercial and critical success (selling more than 3 million copies). It was hailed for its blend of rap with acoustic and electric guitars, developed by Everlast together with producers Dante Ross and John Gamble (aka SD50). The album's genre-crossing lead single "What It's Like

What It's Like

"What It's Like" is a single from Everlast's 1998 album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip-hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip-hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished...

" proved to be his most popular and successful song, although the follow-up single

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, "Ends", also reached the rock top 10. "Painkillers" was included on the soundtrack to the 1999

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 Jet Li

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 film Black Mask.
The song "Death Comes Callin'" features a riff from "Gotta Learn How to Dance" by Fatback Band. It is notably not a sample.

Track listing

1. "The White Boy Is Back (Skit)" – 0:44
2. "Money (Dollar Bill)" (Feat. Sadat X
   Sadat X
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   ) – 3:16
3. "Ends" (Feat. Bronx Style Bob
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   ) – 4:24
4. "What It's Like
   What It's Like
   "What It's Like" is a single from Everlast's 1998 album Whitey Ford Sings the Blues. The song is typical of the style Everlast embraced after leaving hip-hop trio House of Pain, being a combination of rock, hip-hop and blues incorporating characterization and empathy towards impoverished...
   
   " – 5:03
5. "Get Down" – 3:59
6. "Sen Dog (Skit)" – 0:15
7. "Tired" – 2:22
8. "Hot to Death" – 3:49
9. "Painkillers" – 3:23
10. "Prince Paul (Skit)" – 0:58
11. "Praise the Lord" – 3:05
12. "Today (Watch Me Shine)" (Feat. Bronx Style Bob
    Bronx Style Bob
    Bronx Style Bob is an American recording artist.-Early life:Raised in a strict Arab Jamaican immigrant household, Bob was exposed to poets from the ilk of Langston Hughes to Khalil Gibran....
    
    ) – 5:02
13. "Guru (Skit)" – 0:17
14. "Death Comes Callin'" – 4:16
15. "Funky Beat" (Feat. Casual
    Casual (rapper)
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     & Sadat X
    Sadat X
    Sadat X is an American rapper, most famed as a member of Alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat....
    
    ) – 4:04
16. "The Letter" – 2:05
17. "7 Years" – 4:05
18. "Next Man" – 3:52