Short Dog's in the House

Short Dog's in the House
Studio album by Too $hort
Released	September 11, 1990
Recorded	August 1989 - April 1990
Studio	One Little Indian Studios (El Cerrito, CA) Echo Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre(s)	Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Length	70:36
Label	Jive Records / RCA
Producer(s)	Too $hort, Sir Jinx, Pierre "The Beat Fixer" James, Keenan "The Maestro" Foster, DJ Pooh, Al Eaton

Too $hort chronology
Previous	Life Is...Too $hort (1989)
Next	Shorty the Pimp (1992)

Short Dog's in the House is the third studio album by American rapper Too $hort, released in September 11, 1990 on Jive Records. Recording sessions were held at One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito and at Echo Sound Studios in Los Angeles from August 1989 to April 1990. Production was completely handled by Too $hort, Pierre "The Beat Fixer" James, DJ Pooh, Keenan "The Maestro" Foster, Al Eaton and Sir Jinx. It includes a guest appearance by Ice Cube. The album contains a number a mixture of socially conscious and dirty rap songs, the latter of which initially made Too $hort famous. The album's production samples a number of classic P-funk songs, as well as the heavy use of the Roland TR-808 for instrumentation.

The album was another success for Too $hort, eventually going Platinum in sales. It peaked at #20 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Short Dog's in the House spawned the singles: "The Ghetto" and "Short But Funky".

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"$hort Dog's in the House"	Too $hort	Shaw	Too $hort, Pierre "The Beat Fixer" James	6:02
2.	"It's Your Life"	Too $hort	Shaw	Too $hort, Keenan "The Maestro" Foster	4:48
3.	"The Ghetto"	Too $hort	Eaton, Hathaway, Hutson, Shaw	Too $hort, Al Eaton	5:59
4.	"Short but Funky"	Too $hort	Edwards, Foster	Too $hort, Keenan "The Maestro" Foster	4:13
5.	"In the Oaktown"	Too $hort	Eaton, Shaw	Too $hort, Al Eaton	4:38
6.	"Dead or Alive"	Too $hort	Shaw	Too $hort	4:46
7.	"Punk Bitch"	Too $hort	Eaton, Shaw	Too $hort, Al Eaton	6:01
8.	"Ain't Nothin' but a Word to Me"	Too $hort, Ice Cube	Jackson, Shaw, Wheaton	Sir Jinx	4:48
9.	"Hard on the Boulevard"	Too $hort	Shaw	Too $hort	6:24
10.	"Pimpology"	Too $hort	Foster, Shaw	Too $hort	6:07
11.	"Paula & Janet"	Too $hort	Shaw	DJ Pooh	2:37
12.	"Rap Like Me"	Too $hort	Shaw	Too $hort, Pierre "The Beat Fixer" James	7:38
13.	"The Ghetto (Reprise)"	-	Eaton, Hathaway, Hutson, Shaw	Too $hort, Al Eaton	5:35

Samples

It's Your Life

• "Dr. Funkenstein" by Parliament
• "Life Is Too Short" by Too $hort

The Ghetto

• "The Ghetto" by Donny Hathaway
• "Die N!*#a!!!" by The Last Poets

Short But Funky

• "High" by Skyy

Dead or Alive

• "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament

Ain't Nothin' But a Word to Me

• "Hit or Miss" by Odetta

Hard on the Boulevard

• "Fopp" by The Ohio Players

Paula & Janet

• "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson
• "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band
• "Gangster Boogie" by Chicago Gangsters

Rap Like Me

• "Slow Dance" by Stanley Clarke