Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

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Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
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Studio album by
Ol' Dirty Bastard
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995
StudioRZA's basement studio, New York City
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length59:04
Label
Producer
Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
(1995)		 Nigga Please
(1999)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Tical
(1994)		Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
(1995)		 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
(1995)
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Russell Jones
4:47
2."Shimmy Shimmy Ya"
RZA2:41
3."Baby C'mon"JonesRZA3:26
4."Brooklyn Zoo"Jones
3:37
5."Hippa to Da Hoppa"
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA3:01
6."Raw Hide" (Featuring Method Man and Raekwon)
RZA4:02
7."Damage" (Featuring GZA)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
  • RZA
  • 4th Disciple (co.)
2:47
8."Don't U Know" (Featuring Killah Priest)
RZA4:26
9."The Stomp"Jones
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • RZA (co.)
2:22
10."Goin' Down"JonesRZA4:19
11."Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)"
  • Jones
  • Ethan Ryman
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • Ethan Ryman
4:20
12."Snakes" (Featuring Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa, Buddha Monk)
RZA5:26
13."Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)" (Featuring Ghostface Killah)
RZA7:20
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)
RZA4:00
15."Cuttin' Headz" (Featuring RZA)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA2:28
Total length:59:04
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
16."Dirty Dancin'" (featuring Method Man)
  • Jones
  • Smith, Jr.
RZA2:42
17."Harlem World"
  • Jones
  • Johnie Spivey Jr.
Big Dore6:15
18."Ol' Dirty's Back" (featuring 12 O'Clock)
  • Jones
  • Turner
Popa Chief4:12
Total length:72:13
25th Anniversary Remaster
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
19."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Version)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA3:49
20."Don't U Know, Pt. II"
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA5:08
21."Give It To Ya Raw" (SD50 Remix)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
  • RZA
  • SD50
4:08
22."Brooklyn Zoo" (Stripped Version)Jones
  • Ol’ Dirty Bastard
  • True Master
3:09
23."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Stripped Version)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA3:03
24."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Instrumental) RZA2:46
25."Baby C'mon" (Instrumental) RZA3:38
26."Brooklyn Zoo" (Instrumental) 
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • True Master
3:51
27."Hippa To Da Hoppa" (Instrumental) RZA2:47
28."Raw Hide" (Instrumental) RZA4:10
29."Damage" (Instrumental) 
  • RZA
  • 4th Disciple (co.)
2:51
30."Don't U Know" (Instrumental) RZA4:39
31."The Stomp" (Instrumental) 
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • RZA (co.)
3:48
32."Goin' Down" (Instrumental) RZA3:48
33."Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)" (Instrumental) 
  • Ol' Dirty Bastard
  • Ethan Ryman
4:10
34."Snakes" (Instrumental) RZA5:16
35."Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)" (Instrumental) RZA4:58
36."Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo" (Instrumental) RZA3:59
37."Dirty Dancin'" (Instrumental) RZA2:46
38."Harlem World" (Instrumental) Big Dore6:22
39."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Version; Instrumental) RZA3:39
40."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Studio Ton Remix; Instrumental) RZA4:39
41."Brooklyn Zoo" (Lord Digga Remix; Instrumental) 
  • Lord Digga
  • The Witchdoc
4:00
42."Brooklyn Zoo" (Lord Digga Remix)Jones
  • Lord Digga
  • The Witchdoc
4:06
43."Shimmy Shimmy Ya" (Extended Mix; A Capella)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
 3:27
Total length:171:14

Personnel

Musicians

Additional

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [27] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Blender United States500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die [28] 2003*
Ego Trip Hip Hop's 25 Greatest Albums by Year 1980–1998 [29] 19994
Hip Hop Connection United KingdomThe 100 Greatest Rap Albums 1995–2005 [30] 200632
Les Inrockuptibles FranceAlbums of the Year[ citation needed ]1995*
Muzik United KingdomAlbums of the Year [31] 199615
Ned RaggettUnited StatesThe Top 136 Albums of the Nineties [32] 199987
PopSwedenAlbums of the Year[ citation needed ]199514
The Source United StatesThe 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time [33] 1998*
Spex GermanyThe 100 Albums of the Century[ citation needed ]199967
Albums of the Year[ citation needed ]19951
The Village Voice United States Pazz & Jop [34] 199639

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