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"

• Theme from I Dream of Jeannie (1985 recording for )
• "Catch the Beat" by T-Ski Valley

"Just One of Those Days"

• "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Taco
• "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside

"Rock the House"

• "Ben" by Michael Jackson
• Theme From Sanford and Son
• "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" by Diana Ross
• "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier

"Takin' It to the Top"

• "Cold Sweat" by James Brown
• "Kool Is Back" by Funk, Inc.

"The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff"

• "Good Times" by Chic
• "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" by Paul Hardcastle
• "(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'" by Whistle
• "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
• "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
• "Shout" by Tears for Fears

"Just Rockin'"

• "Reading the Comics - July, 1945" by Fiorello La Guardia
• "Change the Beat" (Female Version) by Beside
• "Rocket In The Pocket (Live)" by Cerrone

"Guys Ain't Nothing But Trouble"

• Theme From I Dream of Jeannie

"A Touch of Jazz"

• • • "Westchester Lady" by Bob James "'T' Plays It Cool" by Marvin Gaye "Harlem River Drive" by Bobbi Humphrey
• "Mr. Magic" by Grover Washington Jr.
• "Change (Makes You Want to Hustle)" by Donald Byrd

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.