Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1

Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1
Compilation album by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Released	October 13, 2009
Recorded	1993–1997
Genre	Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
Length	62:45
Label	WIDEawake, Death Row
Snoop Dogg compilation chronology
Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogg House (2008) Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1 (2009) More Malice (2010)

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Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1 is a compilation of outtakes Snoop Dogg recorded between 1993 and 1997 on Death Row Records.

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 one of Dre's and Snoop's heroes, the funk legend George Clinton. The album was released twice in 2009 as a CD by WIDEawake Records. 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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soldier Story" (Intro)	Unknown	1:49
2.	"Doggystyle"	Dr. Dre	5:34
3.	"Fallin' Asleep On Death Row"	Dr. Dre	2:03
4.	"Eat a Dick"	Dr. Dre	2:54
5.	"Hoez" (featuring tha Dogg Pound)	Daz Dillinger	4:53
6.	"Keep It Real Dogg"	Soopafly	4:32
7.	"O.G." (Original version featuring Nate Dogg)	Daz Dillinger	5:35
8.	"One Life to Live" (featuring the Lady of Rage and Techniec)	Snoop Doggy Dogg, Soopafly, Daz Dillinger	5:17
9.	"The Genie" (featuring Bad Azz)	L.T. Hutton	4:48
10.	"Funk With Ya Brain" (Interlude)	L.T. Hutton	2:32
11.	"Caught Up"	Unknown	4:40
12.	"Put It In Ya Mouth"	Unknown	5:32
13.	"Gravy Train" (featuring Bad Azz and Tray-Dee)	Unknown	3:05
14.	"Life's Hard" (Dedicated to 2Pac) (featuring K-Ci & JoJo and Big Pimpin')	Unknown	4:47
15.	"The Root of All Evil" (Outro)	Dr. Dre	4:43

Best Buy bonus tracks
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Quite Obvious" (featuring Rappin' 4-Tay)		4:11
17.	"Once Again"		5:02
18.	"Got to Do Wrong"		4:40

Personnel

• Paul Schultz – artwork
• WIDEawake/Deathrow Entertainment – executive producer
• Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – master recording
• John Hyland – album sequencing, linear 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

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