What's more surprising? That Pleasure and Pain, One Twelve'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.).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IntroD. Jones, Quinnes Parker | 112 | Play | 00:55 | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| 2 | Let This GoD. Jones, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112 | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | What If | 112 | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 4 | DamnD. Jones, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112 | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Nowhere | 112 | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Last to Know | 112 | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | I'm Sorry (Interlude)D. Jones | 112 | Play | 00:47 | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| 8 | My MistakesS. Garrett, D. Jones, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112 | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 9 | If I HitS. Garrett, C. Harris | 112, T.I. | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | The WayShayne Carter, S. Garrett, D.B. Grant | 112, Jermaine Dupri | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | We Goin' Be AlrightD. Jones, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112 | Play | 01:35 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 12 | Why Can't We Get AlongKasseem Dean, S. Garrett, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112 | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 13 | That's How Close We Are | 112 | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 14 | Closing the ClubS. Garrett, D. Jones, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick | 112, Three 6 Mafia | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 15 | What the Hell Do You WantD. Jones | 112 | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 16 | God KnowsD. Jones | 112 | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 59 mins | 135 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 401 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 112 | Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Darrell "Delite" Allamby | Editing, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Tracking, Vocal Engineer |
| 3 | Jeanne Allamby | Production Coordination |
| 4 | Ben Arrindell | Mixing |
| 5 | Bam | Instrumentation, Producer |
| 6 | Jim Beeman | Mixing |
| 7 | Matthew Betmalik | Prop Stylist |
| 8 | Butch Bonner | Guitar |
| 9 | Erica Bowen | Recording Director |
| 10 | Leesa Brunson | A&R |
| 11 | Bruce Buechner | Engineer |
| 12 | Sandra Campbell | Project Coordinator |
| 13 | Warryn Campbell | Instrumentation, Producer, Programming |
| 14 | Shayne Carter | Composer |
| 15 | Sean Cooper | Sound Design |
| 16 | Bryan-Michael Cox | Producer |
| 17 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 18 | Kasseem Dean | Composer |
| 19 | Nichell Delvaille | Art Producer |
| 20 | Jermaine Dupri | Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 21 | Roger Erickson | Photography |
| 22 | Roxanne Estrada | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Ryan Evans | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Ken Fambro | Producer |
| 25 | Focus | Producer |
| 26 | Brian Frye | Engineer |
| 27 | S. Garrett | Composer |
| 28 | Sean Garrett | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 29 | D.B. Grant | Composer |
| 30 | Marcus T. Grant | Executive Producer, Management |
| 31 | C. Harris | Composer |
| 32 | Clifford Henson | Vocal Engineer |
| 33 | John Horesco IV | Assistant |
| 34 | Jean-Marie Horvat | Mixing |
| 35 | Eric Hunter | Engineer |
| 36 | Tommy Jamin | Engineer |
| 37 | D. Jones | Composer |
| 38 | Daron Jones | Producer |
| 39 | Michael Keith | Vocal Producer |
| 40 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 41 | Khary Menelik | Assistant |
| 42 | Floyd "Tag" Merriweather | Guitar |
| 43 | Josh Monroy | Assistant Engineer |
| 44 | James Mungo | Assistant |
| 45 | Vernon Mungo | Engineer, Mixing |
| 46 | Amber Noble | Marketing |
| 47 | Paul Osborn | Vocal Engineer |
| 48 | Quinnes Parker | Composer, Vocal Producer |
| 49 | Sybil Pennix | Wardrobe |
| 50 | Tara Podolsky | A&R |
| 51 | Everett "LA" Quarles | A&R |
| 52 | L.A. Reid | Executive Producer |
| 53 | Marvin Scandrick | Composer |
| 54 | Robert Sims | Creative Director, Design |
| 55 | Rob Skipworth | Assistant |
| 56 | Alvin Speights | Mixing |
| 57 | Shakir Stewart | A&R, Executive Producer |
| 58 | T.I. | Primary Artist |
| 59 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 60 | Three 6 Mafia | Primary Artist |
| 61 | TrackBoyz | Producer |
| 62 | Kevin Wales | Producer |
| 63 | Eric Weissman | Sample Clearance |
| 64 | Mario Winans | Producer |
| 65 | James M. Wisner | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |