Whitey Ford Sings the Blues

by Everlast

Overview

Saying that Everlast showed a great deal of artistic growth between his first and second solo albums would be a understatement. While 1989/1990's Forever Everlasting was a decent, if uneven, debut, Everlast's second solo album, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues is an amazingly eclectic gem that finds him really pushing himself creatively. Between those two albums, Everlast joined and left House of Pain, which evolved into one of the most distinctive rap groups of the 1990s. While Pain's albums thrived on wildness for its own sake, Whitey Ford has a much more introspective and serious tone. Everlast, who was born with a heart defect, was in the process of recording the album when he needed life-saving open-heart surgery; in fact, he was lucky that he was around to see Whitey Ford completed and released. Though not without its share of hardcore b-boy rap, Whitey Ford also finds Everlast playing acoustic guitar, doing some singing, and exploring folk-rock, Memphis soul, and heavy metal. As a singer, Everlast has a relaxed style that sounds a bit like Gil Scott-Heron. "Today (Watch Me Shine)," "Ends," and "What It's Like" venture into Neil Young/Bob Dylan territory, while "Hot to Death" is blistering metal with industrial touches. And the plot thickens -- on "The Letter," he raps over a jazz-influenced piano. Given how rap's hardcore tends to frown on rappers crossing over to rock, it took guts for Everlast to be so diverse. But it's a good thing that he did, for his risk-taking pays off handsomely on this outstanding release. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/23/2022
Label:	Tommy Boy
UPC:	0016998123607
Rank:	23525

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Everlast   Primary Artist,Rap,Guitar,Scratching
Kia Jeffries   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dante Ross   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Piano,Strings,Scratching
Casual   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
Sadat X   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Todd M. Simon   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Norwood Fisher   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Bass
Bronx Style Bob   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Geoffrey Gallegos   Primary Artist
Elizabeth Wright   Primary Artist,Cello
John Wang   Primary Artist,Viola
Jacqueline Suzuki   Primary Artist,Violin
Giovanni Loria   Primary Artist,Bass
Nightrain Merlot   Primary Artist,Bass
Keith Ciancia   Primary Artist
The Human Beat Box   Primary Artist,Guitar
Alen C. Agadhzhanyan   Primary Artist,Violin
Dan Osterman   Primary Artist,Trombone
Brand Nubian   Guest Artist
Keefus Ciancia   Piano,Keyboards
John Gamble   Bass
Ben Boccardo   Bass
Stephen Cullo   Keyboards,String Enhancement

Technical Credits

Sekou Bunch   Composer
DeLisle Harper   Composer
Keith Elam   Composer
Jimmy Spicer   Composer
Kurtis Blow   Composer
Dante Ross   Cut,Mixing,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Executive Producer
Larry Smith   Composer,Composer
Joe Jammer   Composer
Everlast   Composer,Producer
Divine Styler   Mixing,Producer
Casual   Performer
M. Johnson   Composer
Russell Simmons   Composer
John Gamble   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer
David Reeves   Composer
Sadat X   Performer
Mark Richardson   Composer,Composer
Mark Morales   Composer
Pete Wingfield   Composer
Double G   Horn Arrangements
Mike Vernon   Composer
Bronx Style Bob   Performer
DJ Babu   Cut
Malik Johnson   Composer
Jamie Staub   Mixing
E-Swift   Mixing,Composer,Producer
John Owens   Composer,Composer
Erik Schrody   Composer,Lyricist
Bill Curtis   Composer
Nasty   Overdubs
Richard Cornwell   Composer
Darryl Barnes   Composer
Stimulated Dummies   Arranger,Lyricist,Producer
Darren Robinson   Composer
Al Diaz   Composer
Giovanni Loria   Producer,String Arrangements
R. Simmons   Composer
DJ Daz   Cut
Jamey Staub   Mixing
Albert Diaz   Composer
Glen LeFleur   Composer
Keith Carter   Photography
Jason Rand   Design,Art Direction
Siba-Giba   Producer
B. Curtis   Composer
Stephen Cullo   Arranger
Carl Stubner   Executive Producer
D. Ross   Composer
Damon Wimbley   Composer
Chris Martin   Composer
Greg O. Mays   Composer
Greg Mays   Composer
Nate Barnes   Composer
Derek Murphy   Composer
Stephan Piccarillo   Composer