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Passion, Pain & Pleasure

Passion, Pain & Pleasure (stylized as PASSION PAIN & PLEASURE) is the fourth studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz; it was released on September 14, 2010. The album serves as a follow-up to his commercial breakthrough Ready (2009). Production for the album took place from March 2010 to July 2010 and was handled by several record producers, including his mentor Troy Taylor, Bryan-Michael Cox, Stargate and Mario Winans, among others.

Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Studio album by
Trey Songz
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
GenreR&B
Length55:50
Label
Producer
Trey Songz chronology
Ready
(2009) 		Passion, Pain & Pleasure
(2010) 		Anticipation II
(2011)
Singles from Passion, Pain & Pleasure
  1. "Bottoms Up"
    Released: July 27, 2010
  2. "Can't Be Friends"
    Released: September 28, 2010
  3. "Love Faces"
    Released: January 11, 2011
  4. "Unusual"
    Released: May 17, 2011[1][2]

The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 240,000 copies in its first week. It has produced two singles, including "Can't Be Friends" and Billboard hit "Bottoms Up". The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units. Upon its release, Passion, Pain & Pleasure received positive reviews from most music critics. Songz promoted the album via his Summer 2010 tour with R&B singer Monica.

Singles edit

The album's lead single "Bottoms Up" featuring Nicki Minaj, was released on July 27, 2010. The music video was filmed on July 31, 2010 and was released Tuesday, August 17, 2010 on BET.[3] It has reached at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4][5]

The album's second single "Can't Be Friends" was released on September 28, 2010. The song produced by Mario Winans and it contains a sample of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's "Bibo no Aozora" from the score of 2006 drama film Babel.[6] It charted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5] The music video was filmed and was released on September 7, 2010.

"Love Faces" and "Unusual" featuring Drake were released as the third and fourth singles respectively.[1]

Leaks edit

In August 2010, the tracks "Love Faces" and "Doorbell" leaked through the internet.[7] On his Ustream.tv channel, Songz expressed his feelings regarding the leaks, stating "Shout out to everybody who didn't listen to the leaks. Bootleggers gotta eat. I ain't mad at y'all boys".[7] In his response, Songz also premiered the track "Massage", a boudior-oriented slow jam about giving a lover a head-to-toe massage that he performs on tour with giving a selected audience member a massage onstage.[7]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com     [8]
Allmusic     [9]
BBC Online(favorable)[10]
Los Angeles Times    [11]
PopMatters(8/10)[12]
Rolling Stone     [13]
The Sydney Morning Herald     [14]
USA Today    [15]
The Washington Post(favorable)[16]

Passion, Pain & Pleasure received positive reviews from most music critics.[17] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on five reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[17] Allmusic writer Andy Kellman gave it four out of five stars and complimented its second half as "the strongest, most varied side of a Trey Songz album, just about flawless. It smoothly shifts through several moods".[9] BBC Online's Mike Diver praised the album's "in-depth descriptions of how our protagonist is going to pleasure his other half" and noted Songz's performance as a strength, stating "The skill is in the execution, in the articulation – and Trey is well studied and blessed with some wonderfully smooth vocals".[10] Sean Fennessey of The Washington Post wrote that the album "is softer and subtler than 'Ready'. There are more ballads here -- and fewer 'panty-droppers' and 'baby-makers'. Instead, Trey is making 'Love Faces' at his girl, or growing reflective, and occasionally maudlin, as on 'Can't Be Friends'".[16] Tyler Lewis of PopMatters commented that "Songz rides the tonal and rhythmic shifts with impressive agility" and commended "a clearly rejuvenated songwriting team of Troy Taylor, Edrick Miles, Tony Scales, and Songz himself, who in various combinations wrote the lyrics and melodies to nearly every song here".[12]

In contrast, Rolling Stone writer Will Hermes gave the album two out of five stars and stated "it's just steady mackin' over dull, airbrushed slow-jams".[13] Andrew Murfett of The Sydney Morning Herald expressed a negative response towards its sexual content and stated "Little, if anything, is left to the imagination here".[14] Los Angeles Times writer August Brown viewed that Songz "lacks an especially charismatic voice", but complimented its musical quality and wrote that the album "leaves you like a perfect one night stand — you don’t have to remember the person, just the way he or she made you feel".[11] About.com's Mark Edward Nero stated "this album's musical and vocal quality are consistently good from track to track" and concluded "despite the few miscues, this is clearly Trey's most consistent album yet".[8] USA Today's Steve Jones gave the album three out of four stars and stated "his consistent passion makes listening a pleasure".[15]

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 240,000 copies.[18] In its second week, it dropped to number 7 on the chart and sold 66,000 copies.[19] The album remained at number 7 and sold 42,000 copies in its third week.[20] It fell two spots to number 9 on the chart and sold 32,000 copies in its fourth week.[21] The album has currently sold 823,000 copies in the United States.[22] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over a million units. Passion, Pain & Pleasure debuted at number 32 on Canada's Top 100 Albums chart.[23]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Here We Go Again (Intro)"
  • Troy Taylor
  • Jerren "J-Kits" Spruill
0:40
2."Love Faces"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Edrick Miles
  • Tony Scales
  • T. Taylor
  • Edrick Miles
4:02
3."Massage"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • John McGee
  • Miles
  • Scales
  • T. Taylor
  • $K
4:17
4."Alone"
  • Neverson
  • Scales
  • Taylor
  • Miles
  • J. Henderson
  • C. Whitacre
Tha Bizness3:31
5."Bottoms Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
  • Neverson
  • Scales
  • Miles
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Milton James
  • Onika Maraj
4:00
6."Pain (Interlude)"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • McGee
  • Miles
  • Frank Brim
  • Scales
  • T. Taylor
  • Romeo Taylor
1:26
7."Can't Be Friends"
  • Mario Winans
  • Michael Jones
  • Claude Quo Forbes
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
Mario Winans3:45
8."Please Return My Call"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Mark Jackson
  • T. Taylor
  • Mark "The Mogul" Jackson
3:57
9."Made to Be Together"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Eric Hudson
  • Andrew Clifton
  • Scales
  • Miles
4:28
10."Pleasure (Interlude)"TaylorT. Taylor1:29
11."Red Lipstick"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • McGee
  • T. Taylor
  • $K
4:00
12."Unusual" (featuring Drake)
3:32
13."Doorbell"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • McGee
  • Miles
  • Frank Brim
  • Scales
  • T. Taylor
  • $K
  • Trey Songz
3:56
14."Passion (Interlude)" Bei Maejor1:24
15."Unfortunate"
  • Neverson
  • Miles
  • Shebib
  • Scales
  • 40
  • Trey Songz
3:49
16."Blind"
  • Neverson
  • Brandon Green
  • Miles
  • Scales
Bei Maejor4:06
17."You Just Need Me"
  • Neverson
  • Taylor
  • Johnson
  • Jeremy Coleman
  • Miles
  • Scales
  • Kane Beatz
  • JMIKE
3:32
Bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Already Taken"Polow Da Don3:58
19."I Like Dat" (featuring Swizz Beatz and T.I.)Swizz Beatz3:44
iTunes deluxe version and Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Panty Droppa" (The Complete Edition)
  • T. Taylor
  • Patrick "Guitar Boy" Hayes
3:52
19."Love Me Better" (Here We Go Again Complete Edition)
  • J-Kits
  • T. Taylor
3:39

Notes

Personnel edit

Credits for Passion, Pain & Pleasure adapted from Allmusic.[24]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Country Date Label
United States September 14, 2010[39]
United Kingdom November 1, 2010[40] Atlantic Records
Germany March 11, 2011[41]

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