Pain Is Love

~ Release by Ja Rule (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Parental Advisory.

Annotation last modified on 2019-02-12 06:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pain Is Love (skit)
Ja Rule11:18
2Dial M for Murder
Ja Rule13:33
3Livin’ It Up
guest performer:
Case (US R&B vocalist Case Woodard)
performer:
Case (US R&B vocalist Case Woodard) and Ja Rule
samples:
Do I Do by Stevie Wonder
recording of:
Livin’ It Up
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg), Leon Haywood (funk and soul singer, songwriter, record producer), Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Frederick Knight, Robin Andre Mays (songwriter) and Stevie Wonder
Ja Rule3.754:17
4The Inc.
Ja Rule13:57
5Always on Time
performer:
Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
recording of:
Always on Time
writer:
Irving Domingo Lorenzo, Jr., Jeffrey Atkins and Marcus Vest
Ja Rule feat. Ashanti4.354:05
6Down Ass Bitch
Ja Rule35:31
7Never Again
Ja Rule14:19
8Worldwide Gangsta
Ja Rule13:20
9Leo (skit)
Ja Rule12:19
10I’m Real (Murder remix)
assistant engineer:
Jay Goin and J.D. Andrew
engineer:
Milwaukee Buck (Buck 3000)
additional producer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) (task: protools)
producer:
7, Irv Gotti, Troy Oliver and Cory Rooney
mixer:
Brian Springer and Irv Gotti
bass:
Marty Osterer
background vocals:
Ashanti Douglas (US R&B singer and musician)
lead vocals:
Ja Rule and Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo)
remixer:
7 Aurelius and Irv Gotti
performer:
Ja Rule
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2001) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2026)
produced for:
Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Crackhouse Studios in New York, New York, United States and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Mary Jane by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
I’m Real (Murder remix)
writer:
Irving Lorenzo, Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer), Jeffrey Atkins, L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer), Jennifer Lopez (American singer and actress aka J.Lo), Marcus Vest, Troy Oliver and Cory Rooney
publisher:
Cori Tiffani Publishing, DJ Irv Publishing, Jobete Music Co., Inc., N‐The‐Water Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP), Slavery Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and WC Music Corp.
quotes music from:
Mary Jane
named after work:
I’m Real
Ja Rule34:13
11Smokin and Ridin
Ja Rule24:51
12X
Ja Rule15:02
13Big Remo (skit)
Ja Rule0:20
14Lost Little Girl
Ja Rule15:01
15So Much Pain
Ja Rule25:03
16Pain Is Love
Ja Rule45:04

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
distributed by and marketed by:Barclay S.A.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2001)
licensed to:Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1777946 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Always on Time by Ja Rule feat. Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
Livin’ It Up by Ja Rule feat. Case (US R&B vocalist Case Woodard)
part of:Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2002) (order: 34)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/104670 [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ja-rule-pain-is-love/ [info]
Wikidata:Q934521 [info]