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Genre: R&B
Release Date: 05/18/2004
Run Time: 42:59

With their fourth album, Joy and Pain, Maze and Frankie Beverly once again went gold with little or no support from pop radio. One of the band's most celebrated releases, this classic soared to the top of the R&B charts thanks to such hits as "Southern Girl" and the haunting title song (which, in 1988, rapper Rob Base would use without Beverly's permission). In interviews, Beverly expressed some disappointment over the fact that Capitol promoted Maze as strictly an R&B act and made no effort to promote Joy and Pain to pop audiences. And yet, Beverly wasn't about to become less R&B-oriented in order to cross over -- his contention was that, like Al Green and Marvin Gaye, he could reach pop radio without having to compromise. An essential album, Joy and Pain is the work of a band that made consistently rewarding soul and funk by sticking to its guns.

~Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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Maze - Main Performer
Frankie Beverly - Synthesizer
Frankie Beverly - Piano
Frankie Beverly - Guitar (Rhythm)
Frankie Beverly - Vocals
Frankie Beverly - Producer
Kevin Burton - Keyboards
Robin Duhe - Guitar (Bass)
Evren Goknar - Remastering
John Nowland - Engineer
McKinley Williams - Percussion
McKinley Williams - Vocals (Background)
David Nathan - Liner Notes
Sam Porter - Organ
Sam Porter - Synthesizer
Sam Porter - Piano (Electric)
Roame Lowry - Percussion
Roame Lowry - Conga
Roame Lowry - Vocals (Background)
Roy Kohara - Art Direction
Roy Kohara - Design
Kahlil Gibran - Poetry
Shusei Nagaoka - Illustrations
Ginny Pallante - Engineer
Ron Smith - Guitar
Rick Sanchez - Assistant Engineer

This Time
    Al Jarreau / CD / 1980
Winners
    Kleeer / CD / 1979

Release Date: 05/18/2004
Genre: r&b
Run Time: 42:59