Ja RulePain Is Love

Label:

Def Jam Recordings – 314 586 437-2 BK02

Format:

CD , Album

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Thug Rap

Tracklist

1 Pain Is Love (Skit) 1:18
2 Dial M For Murder
BassGimi Taylor*
Co-producerTy Fyffe*
Written-ByT. Fyffe*
3:33
3 Livin' It Up
Featuring [Feat.]Case
Mixed BySupa Engineer DURO*
Written-ByS. Wonder*
4:17
4 The Inc.
Featuring [Feat.]Caddillac Tah
Written-ByA. Douglas*
3:57
5 Always On Time
Featuring [Feat.]Ashanti
Vocals [Additional]Ashanti Douglas
4:05
6 Down A** B**ch
Featuring [Feat.]Chuck
Written-ByT. Lane*
5:31
7 Never Again 4:19
8 Worldwide Gangsta
Featuring [Feat.]Caddillac Tah
Written-ByS. Sledge*
3:20
9 Leo (Skit) 2:19
10 I'm Real (Murder Remix)
BassMarty Osterer
Featuring [Feat.]Jennifer Lopez
Written-ByT. Oliver*
4:13
11 Smokin And Ridin
Featuring [Feat.]O-1
Written-ByO. Miller*
4:51
12 X
Featuring [Feat.]Tweet
Recorded ByBrian Springer
Written-ByM. Elliott*
5:02
13 Big Remo (Skit) 0:20
14 Lost Little Girl 5:01
15 So Much Pain
Featuring [Feat.]2Pac
Written-ByT. Shakur*
5:03
16 Pain Is Love 5:04

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByUniversal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
  • Produced ForTop Dawg Productions, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Copyright ©Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Made ByUML
  • Published ByAlmo Music Corp.
  • Published ByBlack Bull Music
  • Published ByJobete Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByStone City Music
  • Published ByNational League Music
  • Published ByGLG Two Music
  • Published ByEMI Unart Catac.
  • Published ByJoshua's Dream
  • Published ByRoaring Fork Music
  • Published BySongs Of Universal, Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Crackhouse
  • Recorded AtEnterprise Studios
  • Mixed AtEnterprise Studios
  • Mixed AtSoundtrack Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Hit Factory
  • Mixed AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Mixed AtSoundcastle
  • Mastered AtBernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

  • A&R [Coordinator]Hector Aviles
  • A&R [Direction]Chris Gotti
  • Art Direction, DesignKyledidthis
  • BassPaul Bushnell (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
  • Coordinator [Production]Darcell Lawrence
  • Coordinator [Recording istration]Patrick Reynolds
  • Engineer [Mix]Glen Marchese (tracks: 4 to 7, 15)
  • Executive-ProducerJa Rule
  • GuitarAnthony Mazza (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 11)
  • Instruments [All Instruments Played By], Mixed By7* (tracks: 2, 4 to 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16)
  • ManagementRon Robinson (3)
  • Management [Business Affairs]Jonathan Lieberman
  • Management [Consigliere]John "JB" Branca*
  • Management [Financial]Cynthia Brent
  • Management [Marketing]Deidre Graham*
  • Mastered ByBrian Gardner
  • PercussionCarl "Butch" Smalls* (tracks: 2, 16)
  • Photography ByJonathan Mannion
  • ProducerLil' Rob (tracks: 3, 15)
  • Producer, Mixed ByIrv Gotti (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16)
  • Recorded ByMilwaukee Buck (tracks: 2 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16)
  • Typography [Ja Rule Logo]Giantone
  • Written-ByT. Crocker* (tracks: 4, 8)

Notes

Tracks 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16 produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
Track 2 co-produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.

Tracks 2 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16 recorded at The Crackhouse, NYC.
Track 12 recorded at Enterprise Studios, LA.
Tracks 2, 4 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16 recorded for The Crackhouse.

Tracks 2, 3, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16 mixed at Enterprise Studios, LA.
Tracks 4, 15 mixed at Soundtrack Studios, NYC.
Tracks 5 to 7 mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC.
Track 10 mixed at The Record Plant, LA.
Track 12 mixed at Soundcastle Studios, LA.
Track 3 mixed for No Question Entertainment and Top Dawg Productions, Inc.

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Management for Murda Management.

"Dial M For Murder" contains interpolations from "Castle Walls" written by Dennis De Young, published by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP).
"Livin' It Up" contains excerpts from "Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder) Black Bull Music/Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP).
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)" includes an interpolation of the song "All Night Long" written by Rick James, published by Stone City Music (ASCAP) . by National League Music. ℗ 2001 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
"So Much Pain" contains excerpts from "Pain" written by Dave Grusin, Earl Klugh, Tupac Shakur, Randy Walker.
Published by EMI Unart Catalogue Inc./GLG Two Music/Joshua's Dream Music/Roaring Fork Music/Songs Of Universal Inc. (BMI).
Performed by Tupac, courtesy of Amaru/Death Row Records, Inc.

Case appears courtesy of Def Soul.
Caddillac Tah and Black Child appear courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Ashanti appears courtesy of AJM Records/Murder Inc. Records.
Chuck appears courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Boo & Gotti appear courtesy of Rockland Records.
Jennifer Lopez appears courtesy of Epic Records.
Jodie Mack & O-1 appear courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott appears courtesy of The Gold Mine, Inc./Elektra Entertainment Group.
Tweet appears courtesy of The Gold Mine, Inc./Elektra Entertainment Group.

℗ © 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A.

Different artwork (front cover) version. 2nd cat# appears only on booklet. Duration from PC.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7 31458 64372 2
  • Other (Mould Inner Ring): MADE IN USA BY UML
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 314 586 4372R2 01% AX
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 314 586 4372R2 01% AP
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L007
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI 0367

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Pain Is Love (CD, Album) Murder Inc Records 314 586 437-2 US 2001
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Pain Is Love (CD, Album, Enhanced, Special Edition, Stereo) Murder Inc Records 586 605-2 UK & Europe 2001
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Pain Is Love (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) Murder Inc Records 314 586 437-1 US 2001
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Pain Is Love (CD, Album) Murder Inc Records 586 437-2 Europe 2001
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Pain Is Love (CD, Album, Club Edition) Columbia House I2 86437 Canada 2001

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