1995 studio album by The Dove Shack
This Is the Shack Released August 22, 1995 Recorded 1994 - 1995 Studio Cat-Artisan Studios (Hollywood, CA ) Cherokee Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA ) Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA ) Track Record Inc. (North Hollywood, CA ) Ultimate Sound Studios (Houston, TX ) Genre Length 1 :00 :38 Label Producer
"Summertime in the LBC" Released: 1995
"We Funk (the G Funk)" Released: 1995
"Bomb Drop" Released: 1995
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] RapReviews [2]
This Is the Shack is the debut studio album by American G-funk trio The Dove Shack . It was released on August 22, 1995 via G-Funk Entertainment /Def Jam Recordings . The album peaked at #68 on the US Billboard 200[3] and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .[4]
Its lead single, "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter, peaked at #54 on the Hot 100 ,[5] #37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ,[6] #11 on the Hot Rap Songs ,[7] #47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ,[8] #39 on the Rhythmic ,[9] and was featured on the 1995 film The Show . Its second single, Young Jedi-produced "We Funk (The G Funk)", peaked at #44 on the Hot Rap Songs .[10] The title track, This Is The Shack, previously appeared on Warren G's debut album Regulate...G Funk Era , released a year prior to this album, albeit in a slightly different version.
Track listing [ ]
1. "Intro" (Skit) DJ Enuf 1:39 2. "Smoke Out" Keith Clizark 4:32 3. "This is the Shack" Warren G 5:50 4. "Summertime in the LBC" (featuring Arnita Porter) 3:58 5. "Bomb Drop" Jam Master Jay 4:59 6. "The Train" (Skit) DJ Enuf 2:00 7. "Fuck Ya Mouth" Keith Clizark 4:15 8. "Slap a Hoe" (Skit) Ghetto Klownz 1:53 9. "Freestyle Interview" (Skit) 0:46 10. "Freestyle" Crazy C 4:25 11. "Crooked Cop" (Skit) DJ Enuf 1:13 12. "Ghetto Life" Crazy C 4:47 13. "East Side Party" Jam Master Jay 4:08 14. "Rollin' Wit a Gang" Keith Clizark 4:09 15. "We Funk (The G Funk)" Young Jedi 4:15 16. "There'll Come a Day" Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas 3:53 17. "Summertime in the LBC" (Rap) Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas 3:56 Total length: 1:00:38
Sample credits [11]
Track 4 contains elements from "Feels So Good" by Midnight Star (1983)
Track 5 contains elements from "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds (1973)
Track 6 contains elements from "4 Play" by Y?N-Vee (1994)
Personnel [ ]
2Scoop - vocals
Bo-Roc - vocals
C-Knight - vocals
Arnita Porter - additional vocals (tracks: 4, 17)
Tina Davis - additional vocals (track 9)
Ricky Harris - producer (tracks: 1, 6, 11)
Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas - Producer (tracks 4, 16, 17)
Keith Clizark - producer (tracks: 2, 7, 14)
William Griffin - producer (track 3)
Jason Mizell - producer (tracks: 5, 13)
Ghetto Klownz - producer (track 8)
Simon Cullins - producer (tracks: 10, 12)
Young Jedi - producer (track 15)
Tony Dawsey - mastering
Aaron Connor - mixing
Greg Geitzenauer - mixing
Tim Carter - photography
References [ ]
^ "This Is the Shack - The Dove Shack" . Allmusic .
^ T., Pete (June 8, 2010). "The Dove Shack :: This Is the Shack :: G-Funk/Def Jam Records" . RapReviews . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History" . Billboard 200 . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History" . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History" . Hot 100 . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History" . Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History" . Hot Rap Songs . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History" . R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History" . Rhythmic (chart) . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "The Dove Shack We Funk (The G Funk) Chart History" . Hot Rap Songs . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ "Dove Shack on WhoSampled" . WhoSampled . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
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