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Pleasure & Pain (112 album)

Pleasure & Pain is the fifth studio album by American R&B group 112. It was released by Def Soul on March 29, 2005 in the United States. Named after the song "Pleasure & Pain" on 112's 1996 eponymous debut album, 112, the album did not fare as well as their first three albums, but the album did manage to spawn one hit single in 2005; the single "U Already Know" peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the second single "What If" reached #74. It was the first 112 album to get a Parental Advisory sticker (although a few songs from earlier releases contain profanity as well). The single, "U Already Know", has two official remixes, the official Murder Remix featuring Ja Rule & Harry O and the official Roc-A-Fella Remix featuring Foxy Brown.

Pleasure & Pain
Studio album by
112
ReleasedMarch 29, 2005
Length61:28
LabelDef Soul
Producer
112 chronology
Hot & Wet
(2003) 		Pleasure & Pain
(2005) 		Q, Mike, Slim, Daron
(2017)
Singles from Pleasure & Pain
  1. "U Already Know"
    Released: November 23, 2004
  2. "What If"
    Released: March 11, 2005

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Rolling Stone     [2]
Stylus MagazineC+[3]
USA Today    [4]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic found that Pleasure & Pain "isn't much different from the previous albums, with a few standout singles and album tracks surrounded by a generous amount of forgettable moments, and a similar ratio of upbeat numbers and ballads to match."[1]

Commercial performance

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Pleasure & Pain debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, with sales of 118,000 copies its first week of release. This marked the group's second top-ten album on the chart. On July 15, 2005, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[5]

Track listing

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Pleasure & Pain track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
D. Jones0:55
2."Let This Go"
  • Q. Parker
  • Keith
  • Scandrick
  • D. Jones
D. Jones3:58
3."What If"Darrell "Delite" AllambyAllamby5:22
4."U Already Know"
3:16
5."Damn"
  • Q. Parker
  • Keith
  • Scandrick
  • D. Jones
Jones3:42
6."Nowhere"
3:51
7."Last to Know"
Winans3:58
8."I'm Sorry (Interlude)"JonesJones0:45
9."My Mistakes"
  • Q. Parker
  • Keith
  • Scandrick
  • D. Jones
  • Joe Kent
  • Mark Williams
  • Garrett
The Track Boyz4:37
10."If I Hit" (featuring T.I.)
  • Winans
  • Garrett[a]
3:53
11."The Way" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
Dupri3:21
12."We Goin' Be Alright"
  • Q. Parker
  • Keith
  • Scandrick
  • D. Jones
Jones1:33
13."Why Can't We Get Along"
Fambro4:14
14."That's How Close We Are"
  • Campbell
  • Lilly
3:53
15."Closing the Club" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)
  • Bam
  • Bowser
  • Garrett[a]
4:00
16."What the Hell Do You Want"D. JonesD. Jones5:23
17."God Knows"D. JonesD. Jones5:04

Notes

  • ^a denotes co-producer(s)

Sample credits

  • "U Already Know" contains a sample of "Can We Fall in Love Again", as performed by Phyllis Hyman.
  • "The Way" contains an interpolation of "Change the Game", as performed by Jay-Z featuring Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel.
  • "That's How Close We Are" contains a sample of "That Sweet Woman of Mine", as performed by Leon Haywood.

Personnel

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  • 112 – vocals (background), executive producer
  • L.A. Reid – executive producer
  • Shakir Stewart – executive producer
  • Marcus T. Grant – executive producer
  • Daron Jones – producer
  • Bryan-Michael Cox – producer
  • The Track Boyz – producer
  • Jermaine Dupri – producer, mixing
  • Kevin Wales – producer
  • Mario Winans – producer
  • Ken Fambro – producer
  • Sean Garrett – producer, vocal producer
  • Focus... – producer
  • Michael Keith – vocal producer
  • Quinnes Parker – vocal producer
  • Clifford Henson – vocal engineer
  • Paul Osborn – vocal engineer
  • Roxanne Estrada – vocals (background)
  • Jeanne Allamby – production coordination
  • Darrell "Delite" Allamby – producer, engineer, editing, mixing, tracking, vocal engineer, instrumentation
  • Bam – producer, instrumentation
  • Butch Bonner – guitar
  • Floyd "Tag" Merriweather – guitar
  • Vernon Mungo – engineer, mixing
  • Alvin Speights – mixing
  • Bruce Buechner – engineer
  • Eric Hunter – engineer
  • Tommy Jamin – engineer
  • Brian Frye – engineer
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Ben Arrindell – mixing
  • Jim Beeman – mixing
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing
  • Ryan Evans – assistant engineer, assistant
  • James M. Wisner – assistant engineer
  • Josh Monroy – assistant engineer
  • John Horesco IV – assistant
  • Khary Menelik – assistant
  • James Mungo – assistant
  • Rob Skipworth – assistant
  • Erica Bowen – recording director
  • Sandra Campbell – project coordinator
  • Warryn Campbell – programming, producer, instrumentation
  • Sean Cooper – sound design
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Nichell Delvaille – art producer
  • Roger Erickson – photography
  • Sybil Pennix – wardrobe
  • Robert Sims – design, creative director
  • Eric Weissman – sample clearance
  • Matthew Betmalik – prop stylist

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Pleasure & Pain
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history for Pleasure & Pain
Region Date Label(s) Format(s) Ref.
United States March 29, 2005 Def Soul
  • CD
  • digital download
 [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pleasure & Pain at AllMusic
  2. ^ Haord, Christian (2005-04-21). "112: Pleasure And Pain : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. ^ Shipley, Al (2005-04-29). "112 - Pleasure and Pain - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  4. ^ Gardner, Elysa (2005-03-28). "112, Pleasure and Pain". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  5. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
  7. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. April 14, 2005. Archived from the original on April 17, 2005. Retrieved April 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – 112 – Pleasure & Pain". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: !!! – 99th Floor Elevators". Zobbel. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "112 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "112 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – 112 – Room 112". Recording Industry Association of America.
  16. ^ "Pleasure & Pain by 112". Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Apple Music.
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