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1995 studio album by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard , released March 28, 1995, by Elektra Records in the United States. Intent on creating a solo album away from Wu-Tang, he signed to Elektra in January of 1993 and began a two year recording process that started that same year.
Background
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It was the second solo album, after Method Man 's Tical debut album . Return to the 36 Chambers was primarily produced by RZA , with additional production from Ol' Dirty Bastard, and affiliates True Master and 4th Disciple . The album features guest appearances from Wu-Tang Clan members GZA , RZA , Method Man , Raekwon , Ghostface Killah and Masta Killa as well as Wu-Tang Killa Beez .
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album sold 81,000 copies in its first week,[1] Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 26, 2019.[2] Best Rap Album at the 1996 Grammy Awards .
Critical reception
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Upon its release, Return to the 36 Chambers received general acclaim, including award nominations and inclusions on year-end publications. In his review for Rolling Stone Touré commented: "With his raspy, lisp-punctuated voice and half-sung, half-rapped style, Ol' Dirty Bastard may well be the most original vocalist in hip-hop history."[9] Entertainment Weekly 's Tiarra Mukherjee thought the album showed the "raw, innovative talent of their illest member ... The RZA's signature dissonant piano loops [sparkle] behind Dirty's delirious, reverberating delivery."[6] Melody Maker [13]
By contrast, Select Method Man 's album Tical [11]
The Dirty Version was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album , but lost to Naughty by Nature 's Poverty's Paradise [14]
Retrospectively, the album has continually seen positive coverage.[15] Pitchfork 's contributor Sheldon Pearce lauded the album in a classic review as "a work of orchestrated negligence and a makeshift classic."[16]
Track listing
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Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic .[17] [18]
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version Title Writer(s ) Producer(s ) 1. "Intro" Russell Jones
4th Disciple
4:47 2. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya "
Robert Diggs
RZA 2:41 3. "Baby C'mon" Jones RZA 3:26 4. "Brooklyn Zoo " Jones
True Master
3:37 5. "Hippa to Da Hoppa"
Diggs
RZA 3:01 6. "Raw Hide" (Featuring Method Man and Raekwon )
Clifford Smith, Jr.
Corey Woods
Gary Grice
Diggs
RZA 4:02 7. "Damage" (Featuring GZA )
Diggs
4th Disciple (co.)
2:47 8. "Don't U Know" (Featuring Killah Priest )
Walter Reed
Diggs
RZA 4:26 9. "The Stomp" Jones
RZA (co.)
2:22 10. "Goin' Down" Jones RZA 4:19 11. "Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)"
Ethan Ryman
Ethan Ryman
4:20 12. "Snakes" (Featuring Killah Priest, RZA , Masta Killa , Buddha Monk )
Reed
Jamel Irief
Ellery Chambers
Diggs
RZA 5:26 13. "Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)" (Featuring Ghostface Killah )
Dennis Coles
RZA 7:20 14. "Proteck Ya Neck II the Zoo" (Featuring Buddha Monk, Prodigal Sunn , Zu Keeper , Murdoc , Killah Priest, 12 O'Clock , Shorty Shit Stain and 60 Second Assassin )
Odion Turner
Reed
Lamar Ruff
Frederick Cuffie Jr.
Chambers
RZA 4:00 15. "Cuttin' Headz" (Featuring RZA)
Diggs
RZA 2:28 Total length: 59:04
Bonus tracks Title Writer(s ) Producer 16. "Dirty Dancin' " (featuring Method Man)
Smith, Jr.
RZA 2:42 17. "Harlem World"
Johnie Spivey Jr.
Big Dore 6:15 18. "Ol' Dirty' s Back" (featuring 12 O'Clock)
Turner
Popa Chief 4:12 Total length: 72:13
25th Anniversary Remaster Title Writer(s ) Producer 19. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Version)
Diggs
RZA 3:49 20. "Don' t U Know, Pt. II"
Diggs
RZA 5:08 21. "Give It To Ya Raw" (SD50 Remix)
Diggs
SD50
4:08 22. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Stripped Version) Jones
True Master
3:09 23. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Stripped Version)
Diggs
RZA 3:03 24. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Instrumental) RZA 2:46 25. "Baby C'mon" (Instrumental) RZA 3:38 26. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Instrumental)
True Master
3:51 27. "Hippa To Da Hoppa" (Instrumental) RZA 2:47 28. "Raw Hide" (Instrumental) RZA 4:10 29. "Damage" (Instrumental)
4th Disciple (co.)
2:51 30. "Don't U Know" (Instrumental) RZA 4:39 31. "The Stomp" (Instrumental)
RZA (co.)
3:48 32. "Goin' Down" (Instrumental) RZA 3:48 33. "Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)" (Instrumental)
Ethan Ryman
4:10 34. "Snakes" (Instrumental) RZA 5:16 35. "Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)" (Instrumental) RZA 4:58 36. "Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo" (Instrumental) RZA 3:59 37. "Dirty Dancin' " (Instrumental) RZA 2:46 38. "Harlem World" (Instrumental) Big Dore 6:22 39. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Version; Instrumental) RZA 3:39 40. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Studio Ton Remix; Instrumental) RZA 4:39 41. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Lord Digga Remix; Instrumental)
The Witchdoc
4:00 42. "Brooklyn Zoo" (Lord Digga Remix) Jones
The Witchdoc
4:06 43. "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Mix; A Capella)
Diggs
3:27 Total length: 171:14
Personnel
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Musicians
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Ol' Dirty Bastard – assistant engineer, mixing , producer , vocals
RZA – producer, mixing, vocals
Ghostface Killah , GZA , Masta Killa , Method Man , Raekwon , Killah Priest , Sunz Of Man , Brooklyn Zu – vocals
Buddha Monk – vocals, mixing
Big Dore – producer vocals
Additional
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Big Dore – producer
True Master – producer
Ethan Ryman – producer, engineer
John Wydrycs, Tim Latham – engineer, mixing
Jimmie Lee, Jack Hersca – engineer, assistant engineer
Deden Sumandani – mixing
Martin Czembor – assistant engineer, mixing
David Sealy, Jay Nicholas – assistant engineer
Alli – art direction
Danny Clinch – photography
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
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Accolades
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(*) signifies unordered lists
References
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^ Huey, Steve. "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version – Ol' Dirty Bastard" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ Johnson, Martin (May 4, 1995). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers (Elektra)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s St. Martin's Griffin . ISBN 0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ a b Mukherjee, Tiarra (March 31, 1995). "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Entertainment Weekly the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ Hunt, Dennis (April 16, 1995). "Ol' Dirty Bastard, 'Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version,' Elektra" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 26, 2010 .
^ Pearce, Sheldon (March 29, 2020). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
^ a b Touré (April 20, 1995). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Rolling Stone the original on November 22, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2016 .
^ Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Ol' Dirty Bastard". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Simon & Schuster . p. 602 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
^ a b Hall, Matt (May 1995). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version". Select
^ Poluhoff, Nicholas (May 1995). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version". The Source
^ Bonner, Michael (April 22, 1995). "Albums: Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers". Melody Maker
^ Mahadevan, Tara (March 29, 2014). "This Day In Rap History: Ol' Dirty Bastard Dropped His Solo Debut Album "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Complex . Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ Traynor, Cian (30 March 2015). "Keepin' It Dirty: A celebration of ODB's Return to the 36 Chambers" . Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
^ Pearce, Sheldon (29 March 2020). "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" . Retrieved 6 January 2023 .
^ Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995). Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (booklet). Elektra/WMG. GEFD-24971.
^ "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version - Ol' Dirty Bastard" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9143" . RPM Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved May 27, 2022.
^ "Dance Albums" (PDF) . Music Week 19 . Retrieved May 27, 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ "Ol' Dirty Bastard Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard
^ "Ol' Dirty Bastard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved November 30, 2020 .
^ "British album certifications – Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 12, 2022 .
^ "American album certifications – Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 22, 2017 .
^ "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die". Blender Dennis Publishing Ltd . April 2003. p. 90. ISSN 1534-0554 .
^ Jenkins, Sacha ; Wilson, Elliott ; Mao, Jeff "Chairman"; Alvarez, Gabriel; Rollins, Brent (1999). "Hip Hop's Greatest Albums by Year: 1995". Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists . St. Martin's Press . p. 335. ISBN 0-312-24298-0
^ "Top Albums 1995–2005". Hip-Hop Connection
^ "Albums of the year" (PDF) . Muzik the original (PDF) on February 25, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ Raggett, Ned. "The Top 136 Or So Albums Of The Nineties" . Archived from the original on February 14, 2004. Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ "100 Best Albums: The Top Hip-Hop LP's of All Time". The Source ISSN 1063-2085 .
^ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 1996). "The 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll" . The Village Voice Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
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