Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Profile)

Album Details

Artist

Ol’ Dirty Bastard

Release Date

March 28, 1995

Label

Elektra Records

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is the debut studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Intent on creating a solo album away from Wu-Tang, he signed to Elektra in January of 1993 and began a two-year recording process that started that same year.

It was the second solo album, after Method Man’s Tical, to be released from the nine-member Wu-Tang Clan following the release of their debut album. Return to the 36 Chambers was primarily produced by RZA, with additional production from Ol’ Dirty Bastard, and affiliates True Master and 4th Disciple. The album features guest appearances from Wu-Tang Clan members GZA, RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Masta Killa, as well as Wu-Tang Killa Beez.

Track Listing

Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Original Release
  1. Intro
  2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya
  3. Baby, C’mon
  4. Brooklyn Zoo
  5. Hippa To Da Hoppa
  6. Raw Hide (featuring Raekwon & Method Man)
  7. Damage (featuring GZA)
  8. Don’t U Know (featuring Killah Priest)
  9. The Stomp
  10. Goin’ Down
  11. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
  12. Snakes (featuring Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa & Buddha Monk)
  13. Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane) (featuring Ghostface Killah)
  14. Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo (featuring Brooklyn Zu, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest, & 60 Second Assassin)
  15. Cuttin’ Headz (featuring RZA)
  16. Dirty Dancin’ (featuring Method Man)
  17. Harlem World

Total length: 1 hr 8 min

25th Anniversary Release (2020)
  1. Intro
  2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya
  3. Baby, C’mon
  4. Brooklyn Zoo
  5. Hippa To Da Hoppa
  6. Raw Hide (featuring Raekwon & Method Man)
  7. Damage (featuring GZA)
  8. Don’t U Know (featuring Killah Priest)
  9. The Stomp
  10. Goin’ Down
  11. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
  12. Snakes (featuring Killah Priest, RZA, Masta Killa & Buddha Monk)
  13. Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane) (featuring Ghostface Killah)
  14. Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo (featuring Brooklyn Zu, Prodigal Sunn, Killah Priest, & 60 Second Assassin)
  15. Cuttin’ Headz (featuring RZA)
  16. Dirty Dancin’ (featuring Method Man)
  17. Harlem World
  18. Ol’ Dirty’s Back (featuring 12 O’Clock)
  19. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Version)
  20. Don’t U Know, Pt. II
  21. Give It To Ya Raw (SD50 Remix)
  22. Brooklyn Zoo (Stripped Version)
  23. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Stripped Version)
  24. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Instrumental)
  25. Baby C’mon (Instrumental)
  26. Brooklyn Zoo (Instrumental)
  27. Hippa To Da Hoppa (Instrumental)
  28. Raw Hide (Instrumental)
  29. Damage (Instrumental)
  30. Don’t U Know (Instrumental)
  31. The Stomp (Instrumental)
  32. Goin’ Down (Instrumental)
  33. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie) (Instrumental)
  34. Snakes (Instrumental)
  35. Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane) (Instrumental)
  36. Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo (Instrumental)
  37. Dirty Dancin’ (Instrumental)
  38. Harlem World (Instrumental)
  39. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Version) (Instrumental)
  40. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Studio Ton Remix) (Instrumental)
  41. Brooklyn Zoo (Lord Digga Remix) (Instrumental)
  42. Brooklyn Zoo (Lord Digga Remix)
  43. Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Mix) (A Capella)

Total length: 2 hr 51 min

Certifications

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