Murder Was the Case

For the title song, see Murder Was the Case (song). For the Gucci Mane album, see Murder Was the Case (Gucci Mane album).

Murder Was the Case
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	October 18, 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
Genre	West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap g-funk hardcore hip-hop horrorcore R&B
Length	68:30
Label	Death Row Interscope Atlantic
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.) Dr. Dre (exec.) Dat Nigga Daz Soopafly DJ Quik DeVante Swing Sam Sneed Big Wy George "G-One" Archie Kevin Lewis Lil' Stretch Marc McWilliams San Man
Death Row Records chronology
Above the Rim (1994) Murder Was the Case (1994) Death Row Greatest Hits (1996)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Murder Was the Case (remix)" (Snoop Doggy Dogg)	C. Broadus	Dr. Dre	4:20
2.	"Natural Born Killaz" (Dr. Dre & Ice Cube)	J. Anderson O. Jackson	Dr. Dre Sam Sneed (co.)	4:51
3.	"What Would U Do?" (Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg)	C. Broadus D. Arnaud R. Brown J. Caples	Dat Nigga Daz	5:08
4.	"21 Jumpstreet" (Snoop Doggy Dogg & Tray Deee)	C. Broadus T. Davis	Dat Nigga Daz	5:26
5.	"One More Day" (Nate Dogg)	N. Hale	Dat Nigga Daz	5:18
6.	"Harvest for the World" (Jewell)	E. Isley M. Isley K. Isley R. Isley R. Isley C. Jasper	Dr. Dre	3:52
7.	"Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" (Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Tha Dogg Pound, Lil' Style, and Young Swoop)	C. Broadus D. Arnaud R. Brown R. Gillion	Soopafly	5:28
8.	"Come When I Call" (Danny Boy)	D. Blake	DJ Quik George "G-One" Archie	4:55
9.	"U Better Recognize" (Sam Sneed featuring Dr. Dre)	Sam Sneed	Sam Sneed	3:54
10.	"Come Up to My Room" (Jodeci featuring Tha Dogg Pound)	D. Arnaud R. Brown C. Hailey J. Hailey D. DeGrate D. DeGrate	Dat Nigga Daz DeVante Swing (co.)	4:37
11.	"Woman to Woman" (Jewell)	J. Banks C. Marion K. Thigpen	DJ Quik George "G-One" Archie Jewell	5:18
12.	"Dollaz + Sense" (DJ Quik)	D. Blake G. Archie	DJ Quik	5:53
13.	"The Eulogy" (Slip Capone & CPO)	V. Edwards Christen Kelley	San Man	4:48
14.	"Horny" (B-Rezell)	M. McWilliams T. Wrice	Kevin Lewis Marc McWilliams	4:41
15.	"Eastside-Westside" (Young Soldierz)	W. Dillon S. Doby	Big Wy Lil' Stretch	4:45
Total length:				1:13:14

Cassette release exclusive

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Hot Ones" (O.F.T.B.)	Flipside Low M. B. Bus Stop	Brian G	4:46
Total length:				1:18:00

Samples

"21 Jumpstreet"

• "Nobody Can Be You (But You)" by Steve Arrington

"Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?"

• "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)" by Schoolly D
• "6 in the Mornin'" by Ice-T

"Come When I Call"

• "Let Me Love You" by Michael Henderson

"Woman to Woman"

• "Woman to Woman" by Shirley Brown

"Dollaz & Sense"

• "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" by Young & Company

'"Eastside-Westside"

• "Dazz" by Brick

Personnel

• Executive Producer: Suge Knight
• Soundtrack director: Dr. Dre
• Overseer: Dat Nigga Daz
• Recorded at Can-Am Studios
• Mixed at Dr. Dre's Crib
• Death Row Engineers: Kesden Wright, Tommy D. Daugherty & Danny Alonso
• Photographers: Yoko Sato, Simone Green
• Background Vocals: Nanci Fletcher, Barbara Wilson, Danette Williams

Cover versions

• Jeremy Messersmith with Andy Thompson performed a cover of "Murder Was the Case" at The Cake Shop in Minneapolis, MN for a 'Murder and Death' concept show on 1/10/2010.
• South Park Mexican's song "Woodson N' Worthin" is a cover of "Murder Was the Case".
• Don Vito and Mad DPS covered the song on the 2008 compilation album The Triple-Six Mixtape.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Billboard 200 [6] 79 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 14 Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200 [8] 58 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [11]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1994 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.)

References

1. Chuck Philips (November 3, 1994). "Snoop Doggy Dogg's Still Tops With Album Buyers : Pop music: His 'Murder Was the Case,' the soundtrack to a short film that premieres tonight, remains atop the charts". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 24, 2019.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r206681
3. "Murder Was the Case Soundtrack CD Album".
4. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
5. "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
8. "Billboard 200 albums year end 1994". Billboard .
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
10. "Canadian album certifications – Various artists – Murder Was The Case - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada.
11. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Murder Was the Case". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Murder Was the Case at IMDb