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This Is the Shack
Studio album by The Dove Shack
Released	August 22, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	Cat-Artisan Studios (Hollywood, CA) Cherokee Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA) Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA) Track Record Inc. (North Hollywood, CA) Ultimate Sound Studios (Houston, TX)
Genre	West Coast hip hop G-funk
Length	1:00:38
Label	G-Funk Entertainment Def Jam Recordings
Producer	The Dove Shack Clizark Henry "Hank" Thomas and Lamon "Sleepy" Turner Jam Master Jay Crazy C Warren G Ghetto Klownz Young Jedi DJ Enuf
The Dove Shack chronology
This Is the Shack (1995) Reality Has Got Me Tied Up (2006)
Singles from This Is the Shack
"Summertime in the LBC" Released: 1995 "We Funk (the G Funk)" Released: 1995 "Bomb Drop" Released: 1995

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This Is the Shack is the debut studio album by American G-funk trio The Dove Shack. It was released on August 22, 1995 via G-Funk Entertainment/Def Jam Recordings. The album peaked at #68 on the US Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Its lead single, "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter, peaked at #54 on the Hot 100, #37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #11 on the Hot Rap Songs, #47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, #39 on the Rhythmic, and was featured on the 1995 film The Show. Its second single, Young Jedi-produced "We Funk (The G Funk)", peaked at #44 on the Hot Rap Songs. The title track, "This Is the Shack", previously appeared on Warren G's debut album Regulate... G Funk Era, released a year prior to this album, albeit in a slightly different version.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains elements from "Golden Lady" by Stevie Wonder (1973)
• Track 4 contains elements from "Feels So Good" by Midnight Star (1983)
• Track 5 contains elements from "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by Detroit Emeralds (1973)
• Track 6 contains elements from "4 Play" by Y?N-Vee (1994)

Personnel

• 2Scoop - vocals
• Bo-Roc - vocals
• C-Knight - vocals
• Arnita Porter - additional vocals (tracks: 4, 17)
• Tina Davis - additional vocals (track 9)
• Ricky Harris - producer (tracks: 1, 6, 11)
• Lamon "Sleepy" Turner and Henry "Hank" Thomas - Producer (tracks 4, 16, 17)
• Keith Clizark - producer (tracks: 2, 7, 14)
• Warren Griffin - producer (track 3)
• Jason Mizell - producer (tracks: 5, 13)
• Ghetto Klownz - producer (track 8)
• Simon Cullins - producer (tracks: 10, 12)
• Young Jedi - producer (track 15)
• Tony Dawsey - mastering
• Aaron Connor - mixing
• Greg Geitzenauer - mixing
• Tim Carter - photography

References

1. "This Is the Shack - The Dove Shack". Allmusic.
2. T., Pete (June 8, 2010). "The Dove Shack :: This Is the Shack :: G-Funk/Def Jam Records". RapReviews. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
3. "The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History". Billboard 200. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
4. "The Dove Shack This Is The Shack Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
5. "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History". Hot 100. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
6. "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
7. "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
8. "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History". R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
9. "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History". Rhythmic (chart). Retrieved November 13, 2017.
10. "The Dove Shack We Funk (The G Funk) Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
11. "Dove Shack on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved November 13, 2017.

• G-funk albums
• 1995 debut albums
• The Dove Shack albums
• Albums produced by Warren G
• Albums produced by Keith Clizark
• Albums produced by Jam Master Jay