Pain Is Love
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| Studio album by Ja Rule | |||||
| Released | October 2, 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Rap | ||||
| Length | 62:15 | ||||
| Label | Murder Inc./Def Jam | ||||
| Producer | Irv Gotti | ||||
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Pain Is Love is a 2001 album by Ja Rule.The album became Ja Rule's highest-selling album of his career. The album sold over 6 million copies in the US and 12.5 million copies worldwide. (#1 US - 2 weeks, #3 UK). The singles included "Livin' It Up" (featuring Case) (#6 US, #5 UK), "Down Ass Bitch" (featuring Charli Baltimore) (#21 US), "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule) (#1 US, #4 UK), and the single that started R&B singer Ashanti's career, "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti) (#1 US, #6 UK). "Always On Time" was a large success in Zimbabwe, spending 22 consecutive weeks at #1 and 75 weeks in the top 10. The song "Down Ass Bitch" was titled Down Ass Chick for airplay.
It was also released in a censored version removing the constant profanity through the album. Some songs still contain violent lyrics and drug content is only edited half the time.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Feature guest(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Pain Is Love" (Skit) | 1:20 | ||
| 2 | "Dial M for Murder" | Lil' Rob and Irv Gotti | 3:32 | |
| 3 | "Livin' It Up" (radio edit) | Irv Gotti | Case | 4:17 |
| 4 | "The INC." | Irv Gotti | Caddillac Tah, Black Child & Ashanti | 3:56 |
| 5 | "Always on Time" | Irv Gotti | Ashanti | 4:05 |
| 6 | "Down Ass Bitch" | Irv Gotti | Charli Baltimore | 5:31 |
| 7 | "Never Again" | Irv Gotti | 4:18 | |
| 8 | "Worldwide Gangsta" | Irv Gotti | Caddillac Tah, Black Child, Boo & Gotti | 3:20 |
| 9 | "Leo" (Skit) | Irv Gotti | 2:18 | |
| 10 | "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" | Irv Gotti | Jennifer Lopez | 4:12 |
| 11 | "Smokin and Ridin" | Irv Gotti | Jodie Mack & 0-1 | 4:51 |
| 12 | "X" | Irv Gotti | Missy Elliott & Tweet | 5:02 |
| 13 | "Big Remo" (Skit) | 0:19 | ||
| 14 | "Lost Little Girl" | Irv Gotti | 5:00 | |
| 15 | "So Much Pain" | Irv Gotti and Lil' Rob | 2Pac | 5:03 |
| 16 | "Pain Is Love" | Irv Gotti | 5:04 |
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Preceded by The Blueprint by Jay-Z |
Billboard 200 number-one album October 20 - November 2, 2001 |
Succeeded by God Bless America by Various artists |
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