Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1

Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 is a compilation album by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The album was released on October 9, 2009 by Death Row Records and WIDEawake Entertainment. The album is composed of leftover material that Snoop recorded between 1993 and 1997 during his first stint on Death Row.

Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
Recorded1993–1997
Genre
Length62:45
Label
Snoop Doggy Dogg chronology
Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogg House
(2008)
Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1
(2009)
Malice n Wonderland
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Four tracks were produced by Dr. Dre. The others were produced by other producers including Daz Dillinger, Soopafly and LT Hutton. The track "Doggystyle" had been intended as the title track for Snoop's first album, Doggystyle, in 1993, but was left off the album. The track has vocals by George Clinton. The album was released twice in 2009 as a CD by WIDEawake Entertainment. Tracks 16 to 18 are exclusive tracks for the second CD release.[1] The album reached number 22 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the US.[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Soldier Story" (Intro)Unknown1:49
2."Doggystyle" (background vocals by George Clinton and Jewell)Dr. Dre5:34
3."Fallin' Asleep On Death Row"Dr. Dre2:03
4."Eat a Dick"Dr. Dre2:54
5."Hoez" (featuring Tha Dogg Pound)Daz Dillinger4:53
6."Keep It Real Dogg"Soopafly4:32
7."O.G." (Original version) (featuring Nate Dogg)Daz Dillinger5:35
8."One Life to Live" (featuring the Lady of Rage and Techniec)Snoop Doggy Dogg, Soopafly, Daz Dillinger5:17
9."The Genie" (featuring Bad Azz) (background vocals by Bo Roc)L.T. Hutton4:48
10."Funk With Ya Brain" (Interlude) (background vocals by Mahallia Franklin & KV)L.T. Hutton2:32
11."Caught Up"Unknown4:40
12."Put It In Ya Mouth"Unknown5:32
13."Gravy Train" (featuring Bad Azz and Tray-Dee)Unknown3:05
14."Life's Hard" (Dedicated to 2Pac) (featuring K-Ci & JoJo and Big Pimpin')Unknown4:47
15."The Root of All Evil" (Outro) (background vocals by Tina Marie)Dr. Dre4:43
Best Buy bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
16."Quite Obvious" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)4:11
17."Once Again"5:02
18."Got to Do Wrong"4:40

Personnel edit

  • Paul Schultz – artwork
  • WIDEawake/Deathrow Entertainment – executive producer
  • Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – master recording
  • John Hyland – album sequencing, liner notes
  • Justin "Coyote" Burdick – record mixer
  • Daz Dillinger – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 8)
  • Dr. Dre – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 15)
  • L.T. Hutton – producer (tracks: 9, 10, 18)
  • Soopafly – producer (tracks: 7, 8, 16, 17)
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg – producer (track: 8)
  • Other producers (tracks: 1, 11 to 14)

References edit

  1. ^ "Snoop Doggy Dogg - The Lost Sessions Vol. 1". discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
  2. ^ "The Lost Sessions (Billboard Albums)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.