House of Pain (album)

House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics)
Studio album by House of Pain
Released	July 21, 1992
Recorded	November 1991 - May 1992
Studio	Image Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA) Ameraycan Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Alternative hip hop
Length	54:28
Label	Tommy Boy Records
Producer	DJ Muggs, DJ Lethal, Pete Rock, Ralph Tha Funky Mexican

House of Pain, subtitled Fine Malt Lyrics is the debut studio album from American hip hop group House of Pain. It was released in July 21, 1992 under Tommy Boy Records. Recording sessions took place at Image Recording Studio and Ameraycan Studios in Hollywood, California from November 1991 to May 1992. Production was handled by DJ Muggs, DJ Lethal, Pete Rock and Ralph Tha Funky Mexican. It includes guest appearances from B-Real (of Cypress Hill) and Son Doobie (of Funkdoobiest).

The album debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 and #16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Fine Malt Lyrics released the two singles: "Jump Around" and "Shamrocks and Shenanigans".

Track listing

1. "Salutations" - 1:08
2. "Jump Around" - 3:37
3. "Put Your Head Out" (feat. B-Real) - 3:02
4. "Top O' The Morning To Ya" - 3:37
5. "Commercial 1" - 0:08
6. "House and the Rising Son" (feat. Son Doobie) - 3:39
7. "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" - 3:38
8. "House of Pain Anthem" - 2:35
9. "Danny Boy, Danny Boy" - 1:54
10. "Guess Who's Back" - 3:59
11. "Commercial 2" - 0:29
12. "Put on Your Shit Kickers" - 3:10
13. "Come and Get Some of This" - 2:51
14. "Life Goes On" - 2:43
15. "One For the Road" - 2:49
16. "Feel It" - 4:00
17. "All My Love" - 3:20
18. "Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)" - 3:56

Samples

Salutations

• "Who Is She (And What Is She to You)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
• "Swahili" by Clark Terry

Jump Around

• "Popeye (The Hitchhiker)" by Chubby Checker
• "Harlem Shuffle" by Bob & Earl
• "Shoot Your Shot" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Put Your Head Out

• "Cussin', Cryin' and Carryin' On" by Ike & Tina Turner

Top O' the Morning to Ya

• "And the Lord Will Hear" by The Staple Singers
• "I Ain't Superstitious" by Willie Dixon
• "Life Could" by Rotary Connection

Commercial 1

• "He Who Breaks the Law Goes Back to the House of Pain" from The Island of Dr. Moreau

The House and the Rising Son

• "Martinique" by Martin Denny
• "Nuthin'" by Doug E. Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew

Shamrocks and Shenanigans

• "I Come to You Baby" by John Lee Hooker

House of Pain Anthem

• "Open Up Wide" by Chase
• "Aphrodite Part I (Venus)" by Chase
• "Don’t Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps

Danny Boy, Danny Boy

• "Make It Good to Yourself" by James Brown

Guess Who's Back

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• "Cold Feet" by Albert King
• "Goodbye Cruel World" by James Darren

Put on Your Shit Kickers

• "Born Under a Bad Sign" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Come and Get Some of This

• "I'm Funky" by Grootna
• "The Bird" by Jimmy McGriff

Life Goes On

• "Cherio O" by The Packers

One for the Road

• "Tune Up" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
• "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps

Feel It

• "Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore and the Fantastic Five

All My Love

• "Gypsy Queen" by Leon Thomas
• "Street Talk" by Funky Constellation
• "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band
• "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" by The Mothers of Invention

Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)

• "Pot Belly" Lou Donaldson
• "You're No Good" by The Harvey Averne Dozen