Hurt No More
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Hurt No More is the second studio album
by R&B singer and musician Mario Winans
, released in 2004.
Bad Boy
label. The album is based on stories of love and betrayal. On his website, Winans says: "This record is about relationships, pure and simple. We all have hearts. Sometimes, we have to look deeper into what we're saying and doing to the people we care about." All of the production work and instrumental work on the album was performed by Winans himself.
from her 1987 self-titled album. The Fugees
also sampled this track for their song "Ready or Not" from the album The Score
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485854/03192004/winans_mario.jhtml. The song features a rap by P. Diddy and radio programmers and club DJs started playing the track when it started appearing on mixtapes. The song was released as the single in early 2004 and become a worldwide hit going to #1 in Germany and the US Rhythmic Top 40, #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
, US R&B/ Hip Hop and world Internet download charts and #3 on a composite world R&B chart (based on the US, UK, Germany, France and Australia), Australian and Norwegian charts. It also reached the top ten of a composite European chart.
Hurt No More was released on April 20, 2004 in the US and as at early June 2004, had reached #1 on the Billboard r&b/hip hop chart, #2 on the US Billboard 200 and #3 on the UK album charts.
rated it as two stars saying the "lyrics lack punch" and the songs "never achieve the angst" they should.
Track initially recorded to be featured on the album but left out of it.
Remix of the aforementioned track.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by R&B singer and musician Mario Winans
Mario Winans
Mario Winans is an American R&B singer, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born Mario Brown, he is the son of gospel recording artist Vickie Winans and her first husband, Bishop Ronald Brown. He is also the stepson of his mother's second husband, gospel singer, Pastor Marvin...
, released in 2004.
Production
Winans recorded his second album Hurt No More in 2001, 2002 and 2003 in between his busy schedule working with other artists, mostly on Diddy'sSean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
Bad Boy
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
label. The album is based on stories of love and betrayal. On his website, Winans says: "This record is about relationships, pure and simple. We all have hearts. Sometimes, we have to look deeper into what we're saying and doing to the people we care about." All of the production work and instrumental work on the album was performed by Winans himself.
Chart Success
The first single "I Don't Wanna Know" was based on a sample of "Boadicea" by EnyaEnya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
from her 1987 self-titled album. The Fugees
The Fugees
Fugees were a Haitian American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of Hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel...
also sampled this track for their song "Ready or Not" from the album The Score
The Score (album)
The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees, released worldwide February 13, 1996 on Columbia Records. The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip hop that would come to dominate the hip hop music scene in the...
http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1485854/03192004/winans_mario.jhtml. The song features a rap by P. Diddy and radio programmers and club DJs started playing the track when it started appearing on mixtapes. The song was released as the single in early 2004 and become a worldwide hit going to #1 in Germany and the US Rhythmic Top 40, #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, US R&B/ Hip Hop and world Internet download charts and #3 on a composite world R&B chart (based on the US, UK, Germany, France and Australia), Australian and Norwegian charts. It also reached the top ten of a composite European chart.
Hurt No More was released on April 20, 2004 in the US and as at early June 2004, had reached #1 on the Billboard r&b/hip hop chart, #2 on the US Billboard 200 and #3 on the UK album charts.
Critical Reviews
Allmusic rated the album as 4 stars out of 5 saying it was "one of the best R and B albums of the year" In contrast, Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
rated it as two stars saying the "lyrics lack punch" and the songs "never achieve the angst" they should.
Track listing
- "Ready for Love" (Interlude)
- "Never Really Was" (featuring Lil Flip)
- "I Don't Wanna KnowI Don't Wanna Know (Mario Winans song)"I Don't Wanna Know" is a 2004 song by Mario Winans, featuring a rap by P. Diddy and sampling from Enya's song "Boadicea". It reached #1 in the United Kingdom and in Netherlands, also it reached #2 in the United States, and remains Winans' only major success to date...
" (featuring P. DiddySean CombsSean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
& EnyaEnyaEnya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
) - "You Knew" (featuring Slim Of 112112 (band)112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"...
) - "How I Made It" (featuring LoonLoon (rapper)Amir Junaid Muhadith best known by his stage name Loon, is an African-American rapper that was formerly part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, Loon. He has also made many guest appearances on songs of the R&B and hip hop genres. He is best known for his...
) - "Already Know" (Interlude)
- "3 Days Ago"
- "What's Wrong with Me"
- "Can't Judge Me"
- "Disbelief"
- "Enough" (Interlude)
- "Pretty Girl BullshitPretty Girl Bullshit"Pretty Girl Bullshit" is a R&B and rap song written and performed by Mario Winans and Foxy Brown . The song first appeared in 2003 on Bad Boys II, the soundtrack to the film of the same name...
" (featuring Foxy Brown) - "This Is the Thanks I Get" (featuring Black RobBlack RobBlack Rob is a rapper who was formerly signed to Bad Boy Records.-Music career:Black Rob began associating with the label as early as 1996, appearing on the Bad Boy remix to 112's "Come See Me"...
) - "I Got You Babe"
- "So Fine"
- "Should've Known"
- "Turn Around"
- "The Game" (UK Bonus Track)
Unreleased/Non-Album Tracks
- "He Don't Know" (featuring KelisKelisKelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
)
Track initially recorded to be featured on the album but left out of it.
- "He Don't Know" (Remix) (featuring KelisKelisKelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...
& Arsonists)
Remix of the aforementioned track.