Pleasure & Pain (112 album)

Pleasure & Pain is the fifth studio album from American R&B group 112 named after the song "Pleasure & Pain" on 112's 1996 eponymous debut album, 112. This 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
Released	March 29, 2005 (Release history)
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	61:28
Label	Def Soul
Producer	L.A. Reid and 112 (executive) Marcus T. Grant, Shakir Stewart, Daron Jones, Jermaine Dupri, Warryn Campbell, Mario Winans, Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Sean Garrett, Bryan-Michael Cox, The Track Boyz, Focus..., Ken Fambro
112 chronology
Hot & Wet (2003) Pleasure & Pain (2005)
Singles from Pleasure & Pain
"U Already Know" Released: November 23, 2004 "What If" Released: March 11, 2005

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]
Stylus Magazine	C+[3]
USA Today	[4]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic reviewed, "What's more surprising? That Pleasure and Pain, 112's fifth album, is not a greatest-hits compilation named after a song off their 1996 debut, or that it comes with a parental advisory label? In nearly a decade of existence, the group has amassed enough charting singles to warrant a concise best-of, and not many artists coming up with them during the mid-'90s are still active. In the wake of parting with P. Diddy and Bad Boy, they've taken the opportunity to work with a mostly new pool of collaborators, including Mario Winans, Jermaine Dupri, and Bryan-Michael Cox, who each pitch in once or twice. They remain self-sufficient otherwise, with member Daron Jones handling a good portion of the production duties. The result 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. The parental advisory label (a first for the once squeaky-clean group) can actually be pinned on previously unlikely collaborators Three 6 Mafia. (Who could've ever predicted that a line as forthright as "Is she gonna chew me up or she gon' swallow up my nads" would ever appear in one of their songs? Nobody.)"

Commercial performance

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones	Daron Jones	0:55
2.	"Let This Go"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones	Daron Jones	3:58
3.	"What If"	Darrell "Delite" Allamby	Darrell "Delite" Allamby	5:22
4.	"U Already Know"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, S. Garrett, B. Edwards Jr., P. Ivers, J. Parker	Focus..., Sean Garrett*	3:16
5.	"Damn"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones	Daron Jones	3:42
6.	"Nowhere"	J. Dupri, B. M. Cox, J. Austin	Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox*	3:51
7.	"Last to Know"	M. Winans, M. Jones, R. Leslie, U. Raymond	Mario Winans	3:58
8.	"I'm Sorry (Interlude)"	D. Jones	Daron Jones	0:45
9.	"My Mistakes"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones, J. Kent, M. Williams, S. Garrett	The Track Boyz	4:37
10.	"If I Hit" (featuring T.I.)	M. Winans, S. Garrett, C. Harris	Mario Winans, Sean Garrett*	3:53
11.	"The Way" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	J. Dupri, J. Austin, S. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Grant, M. Cox, R. Thomas	Jermaine Dupri	3:21
12.	"We Goin' Be Alright"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones	Daron Jones	1:33
13.	"Why Can't We Get Along"	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, K. Fambro, S. Garrett, K. Dean, B. M. Cox	Ken Fambro	4:14
14.	"That's How Close We Are"	W. Campbell, H. Lilly, L. Haywood, M. McQueen Jr., W. Williams Jr.	Warryn Campbell, Harold Lilly	3:53
15.	"Closing the Club" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)	Q. Parker, M. Keith, M. Scandrick, D. Jones, A. Macon, R. Bowser, S. Garrett, S. Crawford, J. Houston, P. Beauregard	Antonie "Bam" Macon, Ryan Bowser	4:00
16.	"What the Hell Do You Want"	D. Jones	Daron Jones	5:23
17.	"God Knows"	D. Jones	Daron Jones	5:04

• (*) Denotes co-producer.

Samples

• "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

• 112 — Vocals (background), Executive Producer
• L.A. Reid — Executive Producer
• Shakir Stewart — Executive Producer, A&R
• Marcus T. Grant — Executive Producer, Management
• Tara Podolsky — A&R
• Everett "LA" Quarles — A&R
• Leesa Brunson — A&R
• 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
• Amber Noble — Marketing
• 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

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[6] 118 US Billboard 200[7] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200[9] 155 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	March 29, 2005	Def Soul	CD	-

References

1. 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.
6. "Lescharts.com – 112 – Pleasure & Pain". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
7. "112 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
8. "112 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
11. "American album certifications – 112 – Room 112". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.