Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version | |
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Studio album by Ol' Dirty Bastard | |
Released |
28 March 1995 |
Recorded |
1993-1994 at Fire House Studio, 36 Chambers Studio, Battery Studio and Chung King Studios |
Genre |
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Length |
59:02 |
Label |
Elektra/WMG |
Producer |
4th Disciple, Dennis Coles (exec.), Mitchell Diggs (exec.), Oli Grant (exec.), Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dante Ross (exec.), Ethan Ryman, RZA, True Master |
Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology | |
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Next |
Nigga Please (1999) |
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology | |
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Tical by Method Man (1994) |
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Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... by Raekwon (1995) |
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the debut album by American rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, released in 1995 on Elektra Records. It was the second solo album to be released by the Wu-Tang Clan, following the release of their 1993 debut. Return to the 36 Chambers was primarily produed by RZA, with additional production by Ol' Dirty Bastard, True Master and 4th Disciple. The album features guest appearances from Wu-Tang members GZA, RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Masta Killa, as well as Brooklyn Zu and several other Wu-Tang affiliates.
Return to the 36 Chambers peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album sold 81,000 copies in its first week, and was certified Gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics, with many complimenting Ol' Dirty Bastard's bizarre lyrical delivery and RZA's eerie production. The album was nominated for the Best Rap Album at the 1996 Grammys.
Track listing
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "Intro" | - | - | - | 4:47 |
2. | "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 2:41 |
3. | "Baby C'mon" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 3:32 |
4. | "Brooklyn Zoo" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Harris, Jones | Ol' Dirty Bastard, True Master | 3:40 |
5. | "Hippa to da Hoppa" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 3:14 |
6. | "Raw Hide" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon | Diggs, Grice, Jones | RZA | 4:04 |
7. | "Damage" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA, 4th Disciple (co.) | 3:00 |
8. | "Don't U Know" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 4:41 |
9. | "The Stomp" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Jones | Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA (co.) | 2:29 |
10. | "Goin' Down" | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 4:23 |
11. | "Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie) | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Jones | Ethan Ryman, Ol' Dirty Bastard | 4:16 |
12. | "Snakes" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa, Buddha Monk | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 5:26 |
13. | "Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah | Diggs, Jones, Starks | RZA | 7:20 |
14. | "Proteck Ya Neck II the Zoo" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, Buddha Monk, Prodigal Sunn, Zu Keeper, Murdoc, Killah Priest, 12 O'Clock, Shorty Shit Stain, 60 Second Assassin | Chambers, Cuffie, Diggs, Jones, Reed, Sims, Turner | RZA | 4:00 |
15. | "Cuttin' Headz" | Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA | Diggs, Jones | RZA | 2:32 |