The Wash (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to DJ Pooh's 2001 comedy film The Wash. It was released on November 6, 2001 by Aftermath Entertainment, Doggy Style Records, and Interscope Records. Composed of seventeen tracks, the album featured performances from film stars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, among other hip hop and R&B artists, such as Bilal, Bubba Sparxxx, Busta Rhymes, D12, Joe Beast, Knoc-turn'al, LaToiya Williams, Soopafly, Truth Hurts and Xzibit. Production was handled by several record producers, including Bryan-Michael Cox, Focus..., Hi-Tek, James Poyser, Megahertz, Mel-Man, Timbaland and Vikter Duplaix.
The album peaked at number 19 in the Billboard 200 and moved 785,000 units, achieving gold status by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 28, 2002. The recording won the 2002 Stony Award for Best Soundtrack.
Two singles were released from the album: "Bad Intentions" on January 7, 2002, and "The Wash", on March 18, 2002.
Contents
Track listing
Notes
Track 5 contains an interpolation from "Hollywood Hot" as recorded by Bob Crewe & Cinou Bullens
Track 10 contains samples from "Mercy Mercy Me" and "God Is Love" as recorded by Marvin Gaye
Track 14 contains a sample from "Get This Money" as recorded by Slum Village (originally a Herbie Hancock sample)
Tracks from the original motion picture
"(Not Just) Knee Deep" – Funkadelic
"Climax" – Ohio Players
"Rapture" – Blondie
"Take a Little Time" – Terrell C. Moses
"No Other Love" – Faith Evans
"I Ain't No Joke" – Eric Barrier and William Griffin
"Encore Work Slow Evil" – Dr. Dre, Scott Storch & Mike Elizondo (incidental music)
"Yo Ho" – Dr. Dre & Camara Kambon (instrumental)
"2080 Guitar Beat" – Dr. Dre (incidental music)
"Track 7" – Dr. Dre, Camara Kambon, Scott Storch & Mike Elizondo (incidental music)
Personnel
Compilation credits
Dr. Dre appears courtesy of Aftermath Entertainment
Snoop Dogg appears courtesy of Doggystyle Records
D-12 appears courtesy of Shady Records/Interscope Records
Bilal appears courtesy of Moyo Music, Inc./Interscope Records
Knoc-turn'Al appears courtesy of L.A. Confidential
Xzibit appears courtesy of Open Bar Entertainment/Loud Records
Yero appears courtesy of Noontime Music
Busta Rhymes appears courtesy of Flipmode Records/J Records
Bubba Sparxxx appears courtesy of Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Hi-Tek appears courtesy of Hi-Tek Publishing (BMI)
RC appears courtesy of D&G Entertainment
Soopafly appears courtesy of Fly2K Records/Doggystyle Records
Toi appears courtesy of Fly2K Records
Ox appears courtesy of Interscope Records