Pleasure & Pain (112 album)
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| Studio album by 112 | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2005 (Release history) |
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| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 61:28 | |||
| Label | Def Soul | |||
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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 |
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| Allmusic |   |
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| Stylus Magazine | C+ |
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Pleasure & Pain is the fifth and final 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.
The album debuted at #4 on the charts with sales of 118,000 copies its first week.
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.)"
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