Eat at Whitey’s (25th Anniversary) (CD)

Everlast’s sophomore album as a solo artist, Eat At Whiteys, was released in 2000. Following the success of 1998s Whitey Ford Sings the Blue, Eat at Whiteys finds him beefing up his sound as well as bringing in big names, such as Ndea Davenport (who adds her vocals on the sexy, R&B-flavored Love for Real), Goodie Mobs Cee-Lo, Cypress Hills B Real, and Carlos Santana, for whom Everlast penned the Grammy-winning Put Your Lights On. Everlast is still fixated on redemption and regret, but his intensity and passion make up for the narrow focus, as, guitar in hand, he conjures up a nocturnal, sultry world populated with saints, sinners, and homeboys.