Murder Was the Case (soundtrack)

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Murder Was The Case
Soundtrack by Various artists
Released	October 14, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Rap
Length	68:30
Label	Death Row Records
Producer(s)	Dr. Dre Dat Nigga Daz
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly A link The Source link
Snoop Dogg chronology
Doggystyle (1993)	Murder Was The Case (1994)	Tha Doggfather (1996)

Murder Was the Case is a soundtrack album for the 1994 biographical movie Murder Was the Case. It topped the Billboard 200 on the number one spot in November 5, 1994 with a 329,000 one-week sale as well as on Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. The following week it stayed on top with 197,000 copies sold and thus was certified Gold.

The album was ranked 25th in the Bestselling Soundtracks chart 1991-2002 with its 2.030.000 sales index that marks a double platinum status.

The single "What Would U Do" was included in Natural Born Killers soundtrack as "What Would I Do" and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group in the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996.

The album was re-released with a bonus DVD containing 3 music videos in July 11, 2006.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Murder Was The Case" - Snoop Doggy Dogg (remix)
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Danette Williams, Barbera Wilson
2. "Natural Born Killaz" - Dr. Dre/Ice Cube
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Co-Produced by Sam Sneed
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Jewell
3. "What Would U Do?" - Tha Dogg Pound
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • additional vocals by Jewell, Snoop Doggy Dogg & Big Pimpin Delemond
4. "21 Jumpstreet" - Snoop Doggy Dogg/Tray Deee
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Tony Green & Carl "Butch" Small
     • Contains sample of "Nobody Can Be You (But You)" by Steve Arrington.
5. "One More Day" - Nate Dogg
   • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher
6. "Harvest For The World" - Jewell
   • Produced by Dr. Dre
   • Mixed by Dr. Dre
     • background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Cynthia Calhoun
7. "Who Got Some Gangsta Shit?" - Snoop Doggy Dogg/Tha Dogg Pound/Lil' C-Style/Swoop G
   • Produced by Soopafly
8. "Come When I Call" - Danny Boy
   • Produced by DJ Quik
     • Contains sample of "Let Me Love You" by Ray Parker Jr.
9. "U Better Recognize" - Sam Sneed/Dr. Dre
   • Produced by Sam Sneed
10. "Come Up To My Room" - Jodeci/Tha Dogg Pound
    • Produced by Dat Nigga Daz
    • Co-Produced by Devante Swing
11. "Woman To Woman" - Jewell
    • Produced by DJ Quik & George "G-One" Archie
      • Remake of Shirley Brown's "Woman To Woman"
12. "Dollaz + Sense" - DJ Quik
    • Produced by DJ Quik
      • Contains sample of "Dazz" by Brick.
13. "The Eulogy" - Slip Capone / CPO
    • Produced by Sam Man
14. "Horny" - B-Rezell
    • Produced by Kevin Lewis & Marc McWilliams
15. "Eastside-Westside" - Young Soldierz
    • Produced by Big Wy, Lil' Stretch
      • Contains sample of "Dazz" by Brick.

[edit] Singles

"Woman To Woman" Released 1995 Recorded 1994 Writer(s) James Banks / Eddie Marion / Henderson Thigpen Producer(s) DJ Quik, George "G One" Archie & Jewell Jewell's first and last official single so far. It samples Shirley Brown's "Woman To Woman" Chart positions #72nd US #16 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Track listing "Natural Born Killaz" Released 1995 Recorded 1995 Writer(s) O'shea Jackson / André Young Producer(s) Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed Video director F. Gary Gray First collaboration of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube since the split of NWA. The song tended to be a prequel to their joint album entitled "Heltah Skeltah", which never saw its release. Chart positions #45 UK Track listing "U Better Recognize" "U Better Recognize" video screenshot Released 1995 Recorded 1995 Writer(s) Sam Anderson, André Young Producer(s) Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed *First and last to date single of Sam Sneed. It had a moderate success. Keyboards : Sean "Barney Rubble" Thomas Published by Suge Publishing Chart positions #48 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #18 Hot Rap Tracks #16 Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Track listing

"Murder Was The Case" Released 1994 Recorded 1994 Writer(s) Delmar Arnaud, Calvin Broadus, André Young Producer(s) Dr. Dre Video director Dr. Dre The song was nominated Video of the Year at the 1995 Source Awards. It was performed live at the 1994 Video Music Awards. Background vocals by Nanci Fletcher, Danette Williams, Barbera Wilson, Angela Dauphine Engineer : Dr. Dre Published by Emonis Music/Nuthin' Goin' On But F****n/Suge Publishing, ASCAP Engineered at Dre's Crib Assisstant Engineer : Keston Wright Keyboards : Stewart Bullard Percussion : Carl "Butch" Small Chart positions #36 Rhythmic Top 40 Track listing "What Would U Do" Released 1994 Recorded 1994 Writer(s) D. Arnaud, R. Brown C. Broadus J. Caples D. Williams Producer(s) Daz Dillinger Video director Dr. Dre Nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. Track listing

[edit] Credits

• Executive Producer: Suge Knight
• Soundtrack director: Dr. Dre
• Overseer: Dat Nigga Daz.
• Recorded at Can-Am Studios
• Mixed at Dr. Dre's studio
• Death Row Engineers: Kesten Wright, Tommy D, Daughtery & Danny Alfonso.
• Photographers: Yoko Sato, Simone Green

[edit] See also

• Number-one albums of 1994 (USA)

[edit] External links

• Review