This Is the Shack

This Is the Shack
Studio album by
The Dove Shack
ReleasedAugust 22, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
Studio
Genre
Length1:00:38
Label
Producer
The Dove Shack chronology
This Is the Shack
(1995) 		Reality Has Got Me Tied Up
(2006)
Singles from This Is the Shack
  1. "Summertime in the LBC"
    Released: 1995
  2. "We Funk (the G Funk)"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Bomb Drop"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews[2]

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[3] and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[4]

Its lead single, "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter, peaked at #54 on the Hot 100,[5] #37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,[6] #11 on the Hot Rap Songs,[7] #47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay,[8] #39 on the Rhythmic,[9] 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.[10] 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.

  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.[dead link]
  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.[dead link]
  7. ^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC (From "The Show") Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved November 13, 2017.[dead link]
  8. ^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History". R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. Retrieved November 13, 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "The Dove Shack Summertime In The LBC Chart History". Rhythmic (chart). Retrieved November 13, 2017.[dead link]
  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.