Discography

The House Jacks have produced seven full-length album recordings entitled "Get Down Mr. President!!", "Fitchy & Grikko", "Unbroken", "Drive", "Funkwich", "Naked Noise", and "Naked Funk". Information and soundclips from these albums can be found by scrolling down this page. If you'd like to view their entire catalog in at a-cappella.com, please click here.

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"Get Down Mr. President!!" - 2006 Live Album 

(2006) "Get Down Mr. President!!" is a followup to the House Jacks' highly lauded 2001 live album "Drive". Recorded live in concert across Europe this spring, it features 10 new originals, 4 cover tunes in the House Jack style, and a fresh version of the often-requested "Bam."

The group is astounding live, and usually live albums lack the excitement and energy that you get at a live show - but not this one. Pick this one up and get a taste of what the House Jacks have to offer every time they put lips to mics.

Purchase "Get Down Mr. President!!" online through a-cappella.com!

Track List:

  1. Bam
  2. Believe
  3. Summertime
  4. The Only One I Want
  5. This'll Do
  6. Give it Up
  7. The Leavin Kind
  8. They Won't Cry For You
  9. Great Big USA
  10. No Ride
  11. Use Me
  12. Since You Been Gone
  13. Just Fine
  14. Rock You
  15. Wonderful World
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"Fitchy & Grikko" - 2005 Studio Album 

(2005) Long live the circus! Long live Fitchy & Grikko! HEAR twelve all-new original tunes! WITNESS the latest CD by The House Jacks! SEE the amazing House Jacks perform their death-defying vocal acrobatics with no safety net!

This album distills the signature House Jacks sound from just five voices with no overdubs for most of the album, allowing production masters Bill Hare, Freddie Feldman, and Tat Tong to work their magic on the masterful arrangements of Deke Sharon and The House Jacks.

Availability: Fitchy & Grikko is now available for purchase online and at our concerts. Purchase Fitchy & Grikko online through a-cappella.com!

Track List:

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  1. The Bone
  2. Why I'm With You
  3. This Man's Pride
  4. Athena
  5. The Fall
  6. I Will Wait
  7. Light of Stars
  8. Conversations
  9. Take It
  10. I Am The Man
  11. Broken Up
  12. Cereal
"Unbroken" - 2003 Studio Album 

(2003) The House Jacks' album "Unbroken" is studio craft reminiscent of the glory days of XTC and The Beatles: each song melts into the other, creating not just a collection of songs, but a sonic voyage with ten enticing destinations. Your guide: the original five-man vanguard of a cappella rock.

Availability: The Unbroken CD is now available for purchase online and at our concerts. Purchase Unbroken online through a-cappella.com!

Track List:

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  1. more love
  2. adventure day
  3. what's for real
  4. after you
  5. maybe that's the reason
  6. from sunday mp3
  7. stop and think
  8. good things
  9. middle ground
  10. unbroken
"Drive" - Live Concert Album 

buy now (2001) The House Jacks album, "Drive," is a complete live concert, with 17 songs spanning two sets and encores (over an hour's worth of music).

And, unlike most live albums, every single song on the album is new, including 11 unreleased original songs. It's basically a new studio album that we recorded on the road in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the US.

buy nowNOTE: The Drive CD features the vocal talents of Wes Carroll, Garth Kravits, Bert Bacco, Deke Sharon, Austin Willacy, and Kevin Fudge.

Availability: Drive is now available at our U.S. distributor, a-cappella.com. Click here to order.

For CD purchases in Japan, please visit our Japanese distributor's website or call 086-246-6711.

Track List and Selected Sound Clips:

  1. feelin' funkae
  2. bam
  3. dive into you -- mp3 audio clip     (480k)
  4. thread -- mp3 audio clip     (430k)
  5. sign your name -- mp3 audio clip     (550k)
  6. breathe -- mp3 audio clip     (688k)
  7. we fly
  8. around -- mp3 audio clip     (378k)
  9. i want it all -- mp3 audio clip     (726k)
  10. change -- mp3 audio clip     (485k)
  11. father figure -- mp3 audio clip     (675k)
  12. peace, love and understanding
  13. what you gonna do?
  14. still by my side
  15. next to you
  16. crash into me -- mp3 audio clip     (432k)
  17. so far away


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Funkwich 

(1997) Three years in the making, this twelve-song monstrosity takes a cappella funk to a new level. From the NutraSweet grooves of "The Way It Makes Me Feel" and "Express Yourself" to the finely-hued textures of "Crazy Maze" and "Saturnalia Smile", this is one big messy twelve-song Specialty's Sandwich of the Funk. Special bonus tracks: "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the one and only "Kashmir."

Funkwich Tracklist:

  1. The Way It Makes Me Feel     mp3 audio clip     (465k)
  2. Crazy Maze     mp3 audio clip     (557k)
  3. Don't Turn Away
  4. Slide     mp3 audio clip     (448k)
  5. Completely mp3 audio clip     (555k)
  6. Dirt
  7. Let's Get to It
  8. Saturnalia Smile     mp3 audio clip     (452k)
  9. All Of My Life     mp3 audio clip     (244k)
  10. Express Yourself
  11. Kashmir     mp3 audio clip     (472k)
  12. Star Spangled Banner     mp3 audio clip     (343k)

Download Funkwich from AcaTunes! Click Here!
 

Naked Noise 

(1994) Their first album, now considered an a cappella classic. Ten original songs by the original artists -- the Jacks. The San Francisco Chronicle called it "perfect a cappella harmony... current as tomorrow's news." The Oakland Tribune said, "They make mincemeat of the traditional limits of the human voice... a winning self-released CD." Songwriter's Monthly exclaimed, "You've got to hear it to believe it!"

Naked Noise Tracklist:

  1. Tear Down The Walls     mp3 audio clip     (357k)
  2. The Way It Makes Me Feel
  3. Superhero
  4. Gone     mp3 audio clip     (567k)
  5. Another Chance
  6. Jack It Up
  7. Erotica Bazaar
  8. Attitude
  9. The Last To Know
  10. Palm Sunday     mp3 audio clip     (381k)

Download Naked Noise from AcaTunes! Click Here!
 

European Compilation CD -- "Naked Funk" 

(1999 - compilation of 1997 and 1994 recordings) Naked Funk is The House Jacks' entry into the European market. Released by Staccato Records of Cologne, Germany, Naked Funk combines tracks from the first two albums into a tastily-packaged nugget of a cappella delight.

NOTE: Naked Funk is a compilation of the previous albums "Funkwich" and "Naked Noise", and features the vocal talents of Austin Willacy, Bert Bacco, Deke Sharon, Tristan Bishop, Andrew Chaikin, and Rob Penn only!

Availability: Temporarily unavailable for purchase... stay tuned for digital distribution!

Tracklist:

  1. The Way It Makes Me Feel     mp3 audio clip     (465k)
  2. Crazy Maze     mp3 audio clip (557k)
  3. Dirt
  4. All of My Life     mp3 audio clip     (244k)
  5. Slide     mp3 audio clip     (448k)
  6. Saturnalia Smile
  7. Express Yourself
  8. Don't Turn Away
  9. Attitude
  10. Kashmir     mp3 audio clip     (491k)
  11. Another Chance
  12. Palm Sunday

 

 
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