Songs of the Ungrateful Living - Composition

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Songs of the Ungrateful Living is the sixth solo studio album by the American recording artist Everlast. It was released on October 18, 2011, a follow-up to Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford, by Martyr Inc Records in partnership with EMI.[5] This was Everlast's second record released on his own label.

Songs of the Ungrateful Living

Studio album by

Everlast

Released

October 18, 2011

Recorded

2010–2011

Studio

Martyr Inc Studios (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

51:06

Label

Martyr Inc.

Producer

Ivory Daniel (exec.)
Kevin Zinger (exec.)
Everlast (also exec.)
Darius Holbert
Fredwreck

Everlast chronology

Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford
(2008)

Songs of the Ungrateful Living
(2011)

Whitey Ford's House of Pain
(2018)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]
411mania	[3]
Starpulse	(B+)[4]

The album peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200, and its lead single, "I Get By", peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Alternative Songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Long at All"	E. Schrody	2:57
2.	"Gone for Good"	D. Holbert E. Schrody J. Whitley	3:13
3.	"I Get By"	E. Schrody Z. Sciacca	3:39
4.	"Little Miss America"	E. Schrody	3:59
5.	"My House"	E. Schrody L. Dimant	3:34
6.	"Long Time"	D. Holbert E. Schrody	3:27
7.	"Friday the 13th"	D. Holbert E. Schrody	2:31
8.	"The Crown"	D. Holbert E. Schrody	3:48
9.	"Sixty-Five Roses"	D. Holbert E. Schrody	3:11
10.	"Moneymaker"	E. Schrody	3:13
11.	"The Rain"	E. Schrody F. Nassar	3:26
12.	"Some of Us Pray"	D. Holbert E. Schrody	2:55
13.	"I'll Be There for You"	E. Schrody B. Khalil	3:51
14.	"Even God Don't Know"	D. Holbert E. Schrody J. Whitler	4:13
15.	"A Change Is Gonna Come"	S. Cooke	3:17
Total length:			51:06

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Everyone Respects the Gun"	E. Schrody
2.	"Final Trumpet"	E. Schrody
3.	"Black Coffee" (Live Acoustic)	E. Schrody K. Ciancia
4.	"What It's Like" (Live Acoustic)	E. Schrody
5.	"White Trash Beautiful" (Live Acoustic)	E. Schrody

Notes

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a cover version of Sam Cooke's song "A Change Is Gonna Come" from Ain't That Good News (1964).

Samples[6]

"Gone for Good" samples "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins (1956).
"I Get By" samples "Dirt In The Ground" by Tom Waits (1992) and "Top Billin'" by Audio Two (1987).
"My House" samples "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Iron Butterfly (1968).
"The Rain" samples "Till Death Do Us Part" by Cypress Hill (2004).

Personnel

Erik Francis Schrody – vocals, guitar, producer, executive producer
Darius Holbert – backing vocals, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, banjo, co-producer
Joe Blaq – backing vocals
Sharon Youngblood – backing vocals
Joel Whitley – guitar, bass guitar
Keefus Ciancia – keyboards
Leo Costa – drums, percussion
Leor DiMant – drum programming, scratches
David Rojas – drum programming
Gabriel Noel – cello, viola, bass guitar
Dan Boissy – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Kerry Loeschen – trombone
Sebastian Leger – trumpet
Tom Baker – mastering
Jamey Staub – mixing
Joe Reiver – recording, additional producer
Ivory Daniel – management, executive producer
Kevin Zinger – management, executive producer
Farid Nassar – co-producer (track 11)
Lucas Irwin – design
Tristan Eaton – cover art

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	55
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	30
US Billboard 200[10]	48
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11]	14
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	10

References

Jeffries, David (October 18, 2011). "Songs of the Ungrateful Living - Everlast". AllMusic.
Juon, Steve (October 25, 2011). "Everlast :: Songs of the Ungrateful Living :: Martyr Inc. Records". RapReviews.com.
Wannop, Bill (May 2, 2011). "Everlast - Songs For The Ungrateful Living Review". 411mania. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
Campbell, Brian. "CD Review: Everlast - 'Songs Of The ungrateful Living'". Starpulsedate=November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
"Grammy Winner, Everlast to Release New Album, "Songs of the Ungrateful Living," on October 18th, 2011 via Artist's Own Label Martyr Inc. Records, in Partnership with EMI". PRWeb. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
"Songs of the Ungrateful Living by Everlast: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
"Austriancharts.at – Everlast – Songs Of The Ungrateful Living" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Everlast – Songs Of The Ungrateful Living" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Swisscharts.com – Everlast – Songs Of The Ungrateful Living". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Everlast Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Everlast Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Everlast Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
"Everlast Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

v t e Everlast
Discography
Studio albums	Forever Everlasting (1990) Whitey Ford Sings the Blues (1998) Eat at Whitey's (2000) White Trash Beautiful (2004) Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford (2008) Songs of the Ungrateful Living (2011) Whitey Ford's House of Pain (2018)
EPs	Today (1999)
Compilation albums	Shamrocks & Shenanigans (2004) The Life Acoustic (2013)
Singles	"What It's Like" "Ends" "So Long" "Put Your Lights On" "Black Jesus"
Related articles	House of Pain La Coka Nostra

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[de] Songs of the Ungrateful Living

Songs of the Ungrateful Living (deutsch: Lieder über das undankbare Leben) ist das sechste Studioalbum des US-amerikanischen Rappers und Sängers Everlast. Es wurde am 18. Oktober 2011 über Martyr Inc. veröffentlicht. Eine andere Version enthält drei weitere Bonus-Lieder und wurde über Long Branch Records auf den Markt gebracht. Weiterhin existiert eine f.y.e. Exlusive-Version, auf der der Käufer eine zusätzliche CD erhält. I Get By und Long Time sind die beiden Singleauskopplungen des Albums.

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