''Which Doobie U B?'' is the debut studio album by
Los Angeles
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-based
Latin hip hop
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group
Funkdoobiest
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. It was released on May 4, 1993 via
Epic Records. The album peaked at number 56 on the US ''
Billboard 200
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'' chart.
The album title comes from a line in an episode of the 1970s
sitcom
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, ''
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'', when the main character, Raj, is introduced to special guests
The Doobie Brothers
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Jason Vasquez – main artist
*Ralph Medrano – main artist
*Tyrone Pacheco – main artist
*
Louis Freese – featured artist
(track 8)
*
Richard Todd Ray – producer
(tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
*
Lawrence Muggerud – producer
(tracks: 1, 2)
*
Leor Dimant
Leor Dimant ( lv, Leors Dimants, russian: Леор Григорьевич Димант, ; born December 18, 1972), better known as DJ Lethal, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer and is best known as a member of the groups House of Pai ...
– producer
(tracks: 1, 2)
*Jason Roberts – mixing
(tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 12), recording
(tracks: 1, 2, 6, 12)
*Rich July – mixing
(tracks: 5, 7)
*Mike Calderon – mixing
(tracks: 9, 10), recording
(track 9)
*Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo – mixing
(track 2)
*Chris Shaw – mixing & recording
(track 4)
*Mike Wallach – mixing & recording
(track 11)
*Anton Pukshansky – recording
(tracks: 5, 7, 8)
*Mike Green – recording
(tracks: 3, 10)
*Dante Ariola – art direction & design
*Glenn Barr – illustration
*Annalisa – photography
*Pawn Shop Press – art direction & design
*Buzztone Entertainment – management
Charts
References
External links
{{Authority control
1993 debut albums
Funkdoobiest albums
Epic Records albums
Immortal Records albums
Albums produced by DJ Muggs
Albums produced by DJ Lethal