" What It's Like" contains samples of " Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown (1968).
" Ends" contains samples of "Rebirth" by Gershon Kingsley (1970), " C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan (1993), and "Friends" by Whodini (1984)."Money (Dollar Bill)" contains samples of "Go No Further" by Olympic Runners (1975) and "Money (Dollar Bill Y'all)" by Jimmy Spicer (1983)."The White Boy Is Back" contains samples of "The Fat Boys Are Back" by Fat Boys (1985)."Ends" features background vocals by Bronx Style Bob."The White Boy Is Back" is a cover song of "The Fat Boys Are Back" by Fat Boys, performed by Kia Jeffries.The album primarily incorporates a mix of musical styles such as blues, rock and hip hop. Whitey Ford Sings the Blues blended rap with acoustic and electric guitars, developed by Everlast together with producers Dante Ross and John Gamble. Its hit single " What It's Like" became Everlast's most popular and successful song, which received him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. The record was both a commercial and critical success (selling more than three million copies) and went 2x platinum according to RIAA. "Whitey Ford" in the album title refers to the New York Yankees pitcher with that name.
It was released on Septemvia Tommy Boy Records, a full eight years after his solo debut album Forever Everlasting and after he had a major heart attack. Whitey Ford Sings the Blues is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Everlast, and the first one following his departure from House of Pain.
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