Monkey on a Chain Gang


Monkey on a Chain Gang is the first album by the rock band House of Freaks. It was released in 1987 by Rhino Records on 12" vinyl and a short time later on CD. The album was remastered and reissued by Rhino Handmade in 2004, with thirteen additional tracks, five of which were previously unreleased.

Track listing

Original album
  1. "Crack in the Sidewalk" 3:20
  2. "40 Years" 3:20
  3. "Cactusland" 3:27
  4. "Lonesome Graveyard" 2:30
  5. "Black Cat Bone" 2:52
  6. "Bottom of the Ocean" 2:52
  7. "Monkey's Paw" 1:28
  8. "Yellow Dog" 3:10
  9. "Long Black Train" 3:20
  10. "My Backyard" 3:07
  11. "Give Me a Sign" 2:35
  12. "Dark and Light in New Mexico" 3:30
  13. "I'll Treat You Right Someday"
  14. "You Can Never Go Home" 4:08
2004 reissue
  1. "Crack in the Sidewalk"
  2. "40 Years"
  3. "Cactusland"
  4. "Lonesome Graveyard"
  5. "Black Cat Bone"
  6. "Bottom of the Ocean"
  7. "Monkey's Paw"
  8. "Yellow Dog"
  9. "Long Black Train"
  10. "My Backyard"
  11. "Give Me a Sign"
  12. "Dark and Light in New Mexico"
  13. "You Can Never Go Home"
  14. "I'll Treat You Right Someday"
  15. "Corinna, Corinna"
  16. "Monkey's Paw"
  17. "Yellow Dog"
  18. "Pass Me the Gun"
  19. "Can't Change the World Anymore"
  20. "Ten More Minutes to Live"
  21. "Parchment Farm Blues"
  22. "Bottom of the Ocean"
  23. "Crack in the Sidewalk"
  24. "Give Me a Sign"
  25. "While You Sleep"
  26. "Barn Burning"