Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Pain Is Love (Skit) | 1:18 |
| 2 | Dial M For MurderBass – Gimi Taylor*Co-producer – Ty Fyffe*Written-By – D. De Young*, T. Fyffe* |
3:33 |
| 3 | Livin' It UpFeaturing [Feat.] – CaseMixed By – Supa Engineer DURO*Written-By – R. Mays*, S. Wonder* |
4:17 |
| 4 | The Inc.Featuring [Feat.] – Ashanti, Black Child, Caddillac TahWritten-By – A. Douglas* |
3:57 |
| 5 | Always On TimeFeaturing [Feat.] – AshantiVocals [Additional] – Ashanti Douglas |
4:05 |
| 6 | Down A** B**chFeaturing [Feat.] – ChuckWritten-By – T. Lane* |
5:31 |
| 7 | Never Again | 4:19 |
| 8 | Worldwide GangstaFeaturing [Feat.] – Black Child, Boo & Gotti, Caddillac TahWritten-By – M. Mitchell*, S. Sledge* |
3:20 |
| 9 | Leo (Skit) | 2:19 |
| 10 | I'm Real (Murder Remix)Bass – Marty OstererFeaturing [Feat.] – Jennifer LopezWritten-By – C. Rooney*, J. Lopez*, L. Lewis*, R. James*, T. Oliver* |
4:13 |
| 11 | Smokin And RidinFeaturing [Feat.] – Jodie Mack*, O-1Written-By – C. Bristol*, O. Miller* |
4:51 |
| 12 | XFeaturing [Feat.] – Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott*, TweetRecorded By – Brian SpringerWritten-By – C. Keys*, M. Elliott* |
5:02 |
| 13 | Big Remo (Skit) | 0:20 |
| 14 | Lost Little Girl | 5:01 |
| 15 | So Much PainFeaturing [Feat.] – 2PacWritten-By – D. Grusin*, E. Klugh*, R. Walker*, T. Shakur* |
5:03 |
| 16 | Pain Is Love | 5:04 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
- Copyright (c) – Island Def Jam Music Group
- Made By – UML
- Published By – Almo Music Corp.
- Published By – Black Bull Music
- Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- Published By – Stone City Music
- Published By – National League Music
- Published By – GLG Two Music
- Published By – EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
- Published By – Joshua's Dream
- Published By – Roaring Fork Music
- Published By – Songs Of Universal, Inc.
- Recorded At – The Crackhouse
- Recorded At – Enterprise Studios
- Mixed At – Enterprise Studios
- Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
- Mixed At – The Hit Factory
- Mixed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Mixed At – Soundcastle
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Credits
- A&R [Coordinator] – Hector Aviles
- A&R [Direction] – Chris Gotti
- Art Direction, Design – Kyledidthis
- Bass – Paul Bushnell (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
- Coordinator [Production] – Darcell Lawrence
- Coordinator [Recording Administration] – Patrick Reynolds
- Engineer [Mix] – Brian Springer (tracks: 2, 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16), Glen Marchese (tracks: 4 to 7, 15)
- Executive-Producer – Irv Gotti, Ja Rule
- Guitar – Anthony Mazza (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 11)
- Instruments [All Instruments Played By], Mixed By – 7* (tracks: 2, 4 to 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16)
- Management – Ron Robinson
- Management [Business Affairs] – Jonathan Lieberman
- Management [Consigliere] – John "JB" Branca*
- Management [Financial] – Cynthia Brent
- Management [Marketing] – Deidre Graham*
- Mastered By – Brian Gardner
- Percussion – Carl "Butch" Smalls* (tracks: 2, 16)
- Photography By – Jonathan Mannion
- Producer – Lil' Rob (tracks: 3, 15)
- Producer, Mixed By – Irv Gotti (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16)
- Recorded By – Milwaukee Buck (tracks: 2 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16)
- Typography [Ja Rule Logo] – Giantone
- Written-By – S. Aurelius* (tracks: 2, 4 to 8, 10 to 12, 14, 16), I. Lorenzo* (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), J. Atkins* (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16), R. Gill* (tracks: 4, 8), T. Crocker* (tracks: 4, 8)
Notes
Tracks 2 to 8, 10 to 12, 14 to 16 produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.Track 2 co-produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
Tracks 2 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16 recorded at The Crackhouse, NYC.
Track 12 recorded at Enterprise Studios, LA.
Tracks 2, 4 to 8, 10, 11, 14 to 16 recorded for The Crackhouse.
Tracks 2, 3, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16 mixed at Enterprise Studios, LA.
Tracks 4, 15 mixed at Soundtrack Studios, NYC.
Tracks 5 to 7 mixed at The Hit Factory, NYC.
Track 10 mixed at The Record Plant, LA.
Track 12 mixed at Soundcastle Studios, LA.
Track 3 mixed for No Question Entertainment and Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Management for Murda Management.
"Dial M For Murder" contains interpolations from "Castle Walls" written by Dennis De Young, published by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP).
"Livin' It Up" contains excerpts from "Do I Do" (Stevie Wonder) Black Bull Music/Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP).
"I'm Real (Murder Remix)" includes an interpolation of the song "All Night Long" written by Rick James, published by Stone City Music (ASCAP) admin. by National League Music. ℗ 2001 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
"So Much Pain" contains excerpts from "Pain" written by Dave Grusin, Earl Klugh, Tupac Shakur, Randy Walker.
Published by EMI Unart Catalogue Inc./GLG Two Music/Joshua's Dream Music/Roaring Fork Music/Songs Of Universal Inc. (BMI).
Performed by Tupac, courtesy of Amaru/Death Row Records, Inc.
Case appears courtesy of Def Soul.
Caddillac Tah and Black Child appear courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Ashanti appears courtesy of AJM Records/Murder Inc. Records.
Chuck appears courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Boo & Gotti appear courtesy of Rockland Records.
Jennifer Lopez appears courtesy of Epic Records.
Jodie Mack & O-1 appear courtesy of Murder Inc. Records.
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott appears courtesy of The Gold Mine, Inc./Elektra Entertainment Group.
Tweet appears courtesy of The Gold Mine, Inc./Elektra Entertainment Group.
℗ © 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group.
Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution Corp.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Made in the U.S.A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 731458644026
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 586 437-2 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love (CD, Album) | Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc Records | 586 437-2 | Europe | 2001 |
| 586 605-4 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love (Cass, Album) | Universal Music Polska | 586 605-4 | Poland | 2002 |
| none | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love (CDr, Album, Promo) | Def Jam Recordings | none | UK & Europe | Unknown |
| 314 586 437-1 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love (2xLP, Album, Gat) | Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc Records | 314 586 437-1 | US | 2001 |
| I2 86437 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love (CD, Album) | Def Jam Recordings, Columbia House | I2 86437 | Canada | 2001 |

