Same as It Ever Was

Same As It Ever Was
File:Sameasiteverwas.jpg Studio album by House of Pain
Released	June 28, 1994
Recorded	September 1992 - August 1993
Studio	Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length	49:14
Label	Tommy Boy Records / Buzz Tone Entertainment
Producer	DJ Muggs (also exec.), DJ Lethal, Diamond D, Tha Baka Boyz

Same As It Ever Was is the second studio album by Irish-American Hip hop group House of Pain. It was released in June 28, 1994 under Tommy Boy Records and Buzz Tone Entertainment. The album is the follow up from their critically acclaimed self-titled debut House of Pain (album) released in 1992. Recording sessions were mostly taken place at Image Recording Studios in Hollywood, California from September 1992 to August 1993. The production on the album was handled by DJ Muggs, Diamond D, DJ Lethal and Tha Baka Boyz. It includes a guest appearance by Diamond D himself.

The album peaked at #12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and on the Billboard 200. Same As It Ever Was was supported by the singles: "On Point", "Who's The Man?" and "It Ain't a Crime".

Track listing

1. "Back From The Dead" - 3:32
2. "I'm A Swing It" - 3:43
3. "All That" - 1:26
4. "On Point" - 3:48
5. "Runnin' Up On Ya" - 3:17
6. "Over There Shit" - 3:33
7. "Word Is Bond" (feat. Diamond D) - 4:02
8. "Keep It Comin'" - 3:43
9. "Interlude" - 0:46
10. "Same As It Ever Was" - 3:27
11. "It Ain't A Crime" - 3:27
12. "Where I'm From" - 4:01
13. "Still Got A Lotta Love" - 2:53
14. "Who's The Man?" - 4:03
15. "On Point (Lethal Dose Remix)" - 3:33

Samples

Back From the Dead

• "Weary Blues" by Louis Armstrong
• "Rumors" by Timex Social Club

I'm A Swing It

• "Ya Slippin'" by Boogie Down Productions

All That

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "Snakin' the Grass" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
• "Rikers Island" by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

On Point

• "New Orleans" by Nat Adderley
• "Inside Straight" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Runnin' Up On Ya

• "Be Black Baby" by Grady Tate

Over There Shit

• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
• "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone
• "Top Billin'" by Audio Two

Word Is Bond

• "Snow Frolic" by Francis Lai and Danielle Licari
• "Death Becomes You" by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. YG'z
• "River's Invitation" by Freddie Robinson

Keep It Comin'

• "Oh My God" by Richard Davis

Interlude

• "Get Out of My Life" by Joe Williams and The Jazz Orchestra

Same As It Ever Was

• "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
• "I Got Ants in My Pants" by James Brown
• "Baby Please Don't Go" by The Amboy Dukes
• "Slow Ride" by Beastie Boys

It Ain't a Crime

• "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
• "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
• "Cold Feet" by Albert King

Where I'm From

• "You Can Fly" by Sons of Champlin

Who's The Man?

• "Get Down" by Gene Russell
• "Who's the Man? (With the Master Plan)" by The Kay-Gees
• "Soul Pad" by The Coasters