Rock the House (album) explained

Rock the House
Type:studio
Artist:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Cover:DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Rock The House.jpg
Released:April 7, 1987
Recorded:1986
Label:
  • Jive
  • RCA
Producer:
  • Dana Goodman
  • Lawrence Goodman
Next Title:He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
Next Year:1988

Rock the House is the debut album from the hip hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released on April 7, 1987 in Europe and the United States, and was subsequently re-issued in 1988 in Europe and the United Kingdom. Three tracks from the album were released as singles: "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff", "A Touch of Jazz" and "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble". When the album was released on CD in 1988, the rerecorded version of "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble", which was released as a single after He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper ran its course, replaced the original 1986 recording.The art work for the Album cover was done by a local Philadelphia Artist Charles Gossett.

Samples

Sample credits"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"

"Just One of Those Days"

"Rock the House"

"Takin' It to the Top"

"The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"

"Just Rockin'"

"Guys Ain't Nothing But Trouble"

"A Touch of Jazz"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[1] 97
US Billboard 200[2] 83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Albums Chart - February 22, 1987 . UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company.
  2. Web site: Billboard 200 - December 17, 1988. March 1, 2020.
  3. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - June 6, 1987. March 1, 2020.