Death Row: The Lost Sessions Vol. 1

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Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1
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ReleasedOctober 13, 2009
Recorded1993–1997
Genre Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop
Length62:45
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.

Contents

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 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.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Soldier Story" (Intro)Unknown1:49
2."Doggystyle" (background vocals by George Clinton and Jewell) Dr. Dre 5:34
3."Fallin' Asleep On Death Row"Dr. Dre2:03
4."Eat a Dick"Dr. Dre2:54
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 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. Hutton 4:48
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

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  2. "The Lost Sessions (Billboard Albums)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.