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{{For|other albums|Rock the House (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Rock the House
| name = Rock the House
| type = studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]]
| artist = [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
| cover = DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Rock The House.jpg
| cover = DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Rock The House.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = April 7, 1987
| released = April 7, 1987
| recorded = 1986
| recorded = 1986
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop-rap]]<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r27778/review|pure_url=yes}}</ref>}}
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[golden age hip hop]], [[comedy hip hop]], [[battle rap]]
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=36}}
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=36}}
| label = [[Jive Records|Jive]]/[[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = * [[Jive Records|Jive]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| producer = Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman {{Small|(co.)}}
| producer = * Dana Goodman
* Lawrence Goodman {{Small|(co.)}}
| prev_title =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper]]
| next_title = [[He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper]]
| next_year = 1988
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{Singles
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Rock the House
| name = Rock the House
| type = Studio
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble]]
| single1 = [[Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble]]
| single1date = 1986
| single1date = 1986
| single2 = Guys Ain't Nothing but Trouble
| single2 = Just One of Those Days
| single2date = 1986
| single2date = 1987
| single3 = Just One of Those Days
| single3 = The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff
| single3date = 1987
| single3date = 1987
| single4 = The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff
| single4 = A Touch of Jazz
| single4date = 1987
| single4date = 1987
| single5 = A Touch of Jazz
| single5 = Don't Even Try It
| single5date = 1987
| single5date = 1988
}}
}}
}}
}}
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'''''Rock the House''''' is the debut [[album]] from the [[Hip hop music|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 Philadelphia artist, Charles Gossett.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=203}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=203}}</ref>
}}
}}
''[[Trouser Press]]'' said, "Amid routine boasts and human beat box exhibitions, ''Rock the House'' introduces the 17-year-old Smith's friendly singsong delivery and engagingly hapless persona on the PG-rated story, 'Just One of Those Days'".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robbins |first1=Ira |title=(D.J.) Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/d-j-jazzy-jeff-and-the-fresh-prince/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=October 19, 2024}}</ref>
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'''''Rock the House''''' is the debut [[album]] from the [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]]. The album was released on April 7, 1987 in Europe and on April 7, 1987, in 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.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| total_length = 44:36
| total_length = 44:36


| title6 = Just Rockin'
| title6 = Just Rockin{{'-}}
| writer6 = W. Smith, J. Townes
| writer6 = W. Smith, J. Townes
| length6 = 5:03
| length6 = 5:03
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==Samples==
==Samples==
;Sample credits
;Sample credits
"'''Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble'''"
"'''Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble'''"
* Theme From ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' (1985 recording for ''[[Television's Greatest Hits: 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and 60's]]'')
* Theme from ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' (1985 recording for ''[[Television's Greatest Hits: 65 TV Themes! From the 50's and 60's]]'')
* "Catch the Beat" by T-Ski Valley
* "Catch the Beat" by [[T-Ski Valley]]
"'''Just One of Those Days'''"
"'''Just One of Those Days'''"
* "[[Puttin' on the Ritz]]" by [[Taco (musician)|Taco]]
* "[[Puttin' on the Ritz]]" by [[Taco (musician)|Taco]]
* "[[Change the Beat|Change the Beat (Female Version)]]" by Beside
"'''Rock the House'''"
"'''Rock the House'''"
* "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" by [[Michael Jackson]]
* "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" by [[Michael Jackson]]
* Theme From ''[[Sanford and Son]]''
* Theme From ''[[Sanford and Son]]''
* "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]" by [[Diana Ross]]
* "[[Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)]]" by [[Diana Ross]]
* "[[The Big Beat (Billy Squier song)|The Big Beat]]" by [[Billy Squier]]
"'''Takin' It to the Top'''"
"'''Takin' It to the Top'''"
* "[[Cold Sweat]]" by [[James Brown]]
* "[[Cold Sweat]]" by [[James Brown]]
* "Kool is Back" by Funk, Ink
* "Kool Is Back" by [[Funk, Inc.]]
"'''The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff'''"
"'''The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff'''"
* "[[Funky Drummer]]" by [[James Brown]]
* "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" by [[Chic (band)|Chic]]
* "[[The Big Beat (Billy Squier song)|The Big Beat]]" by [[Billy Squier]]
* "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
* "Def Jam" by [[Jazzy Jay]]
* "Get Fly" by T.J. Swann & Company
* "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.
* "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" by [[Herman Kelly and Life]]
* "Here We Go" by [[Run-DMC]]
* "Punk Rock Rap" by [[the Cold Crush Brothers]]
* "[[Roxanne's Revenge]]" by [[Roxanne Shante]]
* [[State of the Union]] speech by [[Ronald Reagan]]
* "[[Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble]]" by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]]
* "Death Mix (Part II)" by [[Afrika Bambaataa]]
* "The Saga of Roxanne ('It's Fresh')" by Korner Boyz
* "[[19 (song)|19]]" by [[Paul Hardcastle]]
* "[[(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin']]" by [[Whistle (band)|Whistle]]
* "[[Funky Drummer]]" by [[James Brown]]
* "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
* "[[Shout (Tears for Fears song)|Shout]]" by [[Tears for Fears]]
* "[[Shout (Tears for Fears song)|Shout]]" by [[Tears for Fears]]
"'''Just Rockin''''"
"'''Just Rockin''''"
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince}}
{{DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince}}



{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Jive Records albums]]


Latest revision as of 06:03, 8 December 2024

For other albums, see Rock the House (disambiguation).
Rock the House
Studio album by
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
ReleasedApril 7, 1987
Recorded1986
Genre
Length44:36
Label
Producer
  • Dana Goodman
  • Lawrence Goodman (co.)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince chronology
Rock the House
(1987) 		He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper
(1988)
Singles from Rock the House
  1. "Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Just One of Those Days"
    Released: 1987
  3. "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"
    Released: 1987
  4. "A Touch of Jazz"
    Released: 1987
  5. "Don't Even Try It"
    Released: 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 Philadelphia artist, Charles Gossett.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Trouser Press said, "Amid routine boasts and human beat box exhibitions, Rock the House introduces the 17-year-old Smith's friendly singsong delivery and engagingly hapless persona on the PG-rated story, 'Just One of Those Days'".[4]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble"Will Smith, Jeffrey Townes5:07
2."Just One of Those Days"W. Smith, J. Townes5:43
3."Rock the House" (Live, NY Union Square)W. Smith, Clarence Holmes4:21
4."Taking It to the Top"W. Smith, J. Townes5:21
5."The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"W. Smith, J. Townes5:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Just Rockin'"W. Smith, J. Townes5:03
7."Guys Ain't Nothing but Trouble" (featuring Ice Cream Tee)W. Smith, J. Townes, Bettina Clark4:30
8."A Touch of Jazz"Dana Goodman, Lawrence Goodman3:16
9."Don't Even Try It"W. Smith, J. Townes5:24
10."Special Announcement"W. Smith, J. Townes, C. Holmes, D. Goodman1:46
Total length:44:36

Samples

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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"

  • Theme From I Dream of Jeannie

"A Touch of Jazz"

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[5] 97
US Billboard 200[6] 83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 24

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r27778/review
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 203.
  4. ^ Robbins, Ira. "(D.J.) Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "UK Albums Chart - February 22, 1987". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 - December 17, 1988". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - June 6, 1987". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Rock the House". Recording Industry Association of America.


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