Track Listing

1. Ready For Love
2. Never Really Was
3. I Don't Wanna Know - Winans, Mario & Enya/P. Diddy
4. You Knew - Winans, Mario & Slim
5. How I Made It - Winans, Mario & Loon
6. Already Know
7. 3 Days Ago
8. What's Wrong With Me
9. Can't Judge Me
10. Disbelief
11. Enough
12. Pretty Girl Bullshit - Winans, Mario & Foxy Brown
13. This Is The Thanks I Get - Winans, Mario & Black Rob
14. I Got You Babe
15. So Fine
16. Should've Known
17. Turn Around
18. Game

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144018 in Music
• Released on: 2005-10-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

All Music Guide
Hurt No More is full of surprises. Not only is it a Mario Winans record with a parental advisory sticker, it's also a Bad Boy release with production and instrumental duties handled by one person. That person is Mario Winans, whose return as a solo artist was announced by a Top Five single that is literally haunted by the spirit of Enya circa 1987. Primarily a producer and multi-instrumentalist, with numerous credits for big-name gospel and secular artists alike, Winans' rebirth as a solo artist--after a false start with Motown in 1997--is as rich as humbled, sincerely sensitive, male R&B gets in 2004.

Lead single "I Don't Wanna Know" trumps Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004" as the most touching R&B single by a broken-spirited male, made by a subdued drum pattern, Enya's ambient presence, a sprinkle of piano, and Winans' hushed, pained vocal, which begs his woman to keep her infidelities low-key. Winans has experience making a wide range of music for others, but he excels most at creating slow, sophisticated grooves for himself. Songs of this kind make up most of this album, and that aspect has a lot to do with why this record is successful. Winans doesn't wear the few harder-edged numbers so well--"Pretty Girl Bullsh*t" featuring an ill-matched verse from Foxy Brown, is particularly out-of-character and disrupts the lush, sensual flow of the record. Though a couple minor blunders like that hardly prevent Hurt No More from being one of the finest R&B albums of the year. --Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

CD Description
Second solo album from the newest member of gospel's first family to make it big follows 1997's underwhelming 'Story OfMy Heart'. On this smooth, sophisticated collection of contemporary RnB, Winans puts his years of production work for P. Diddy's Bad Boy label to good use, playing and producing everything on the album himself and snaring guest spots from rappers such as Foxy Brown, Black Rob, Loon and Diddy himself. Includes the US top 5 single 'I Don't Wanna Know'.

Customer Reviews

Simply a must
There is a very few artists out there who can do half as much as Mario Winans can:produce, write, remake, remix, and finally sing. I was completely blown away by Marios first album back in 1997 and eagerly awaited "Hurt no more". When I heard "I don;t wanna know" back in December I knew it was going to be one of the best RnB tracks of 2004! I set it up back then as background music to my answering machine and had so many people asking me "wot is that wicked tune"!!! Now they know.

Mario Winans sings with so much emotion and from the serious depth of his heart so that you can completely feel his pain and get lost in his songs. His voice is so beautiful it's like birds singing on a brihgt early summer morning. There is a very few male singers in RnB that can match Mario Winans' quality.He is on the same level as Donell Jones & RL from Next, and although I love Usher, Usher doesn;t have that depth of emotions and sadness in his voice to really show that his heart is breaking, like Mario WInans' and Donell Jones's can.

Working as a DJ, I have realised qwuickly that the only people disliking Mario are playahatas and mucho men, who think emotions are waste of time. If you are one of those brothers who prefer violence to love, you are NOT going to like Mario Winans. But that is a huge reason why women so do. Cos Mario's is a real man, who has emotions, and is NOT afraid to show them.

This album is simply beautiful. My second favorite track "Never really was" so intelligently uses Madonna's sample and from a perfect 80's pop tune rises into a perfect naughty's RnB jam! Only Mario and Bad Boy can make that happen. (Remember "I'll be missing you"? Nuff said.)

So basically I am trying to say, if you want and know quality, this album is a must in your collection.

Not what i expected
It has been a long struggle for Mr Winans to reach this level of fame that he clearly deserves. I have been a huge fan of his production work since R Kelly's self titled album in 95. If you had the Motown album released in 97, you will probably be slightly dissapointed at how "pop" this new album is. Still, very strong vocally and some good appearances including Loon and Slim from 112. If you like this you will LOVE the first album. Look out for the return of New Edition on Bad Boy, Bobby Brown is not in the line up but Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe (BBD), Ralph Tresvant (of the Bobby Brown Posse), and Bobby Gill are one of the greatest group of vacalists you will ever hear (after Jodeci, Playa, Boyz II Men and Tony Toni Tone).

Wow betta Than Debut
In my opinion hes the male version of Alicia Keys the second effort frm Mario "Yellow Man" Winans is fantastic like piano loops with raw hip-hop/Soul flava

1.Ready For Love/It is like an Alicia Keys kinda interlude very cool 10/10

2.Never Really Was/It has a sample frm Papa Dont Preach (Madonna) this is a great song possible single release? 10/10

3.I Dont Wanna Know (Featuring Enya & P.Diddy)/The Lead single this is why i bought the album its a great song the beat is banging and the lyrics are summin most people can relate to 10/10

4.You Knew (Featuring Slim)/Slim from 112 makes a good effort on this track one of my favourites 10/10

5.How I Made It (Featuring Loon)/Now im not really a big fan of Loon hes album is actually kinda god but he raps too slow it sounds like hes singing this is a bashy tune 10/10

6.Already Know (Interlude)/Another interlude i think he sounds really good on this with the ad-libs 10/10

7.3 Days Ago/Its sorta got that country feel to it actually not to keen on this but its ok i guess its just average 8/10

8.What's Wrong With Me/I wish Diddy would stop talkin over the songs it kinda gets annoyin i like the old skool soul beat to this good song 10/10

9.Can't Judge Me/The beat to this is off the hook the lyrics are heavy as well i onea my favourite songs 10/10

10.Disbelief/Maybe he will release this one as well i really like this i like the way the vocals are arranged on this 10/10

11.Enough (Interlude)/Haha She's been "CAUGHT OUT THERE" Stupid B*tch love that interlude 10/10

12.Pretty Girl Bullsh*t (Featuring Foxy Brown)/The beat is grimey not a big fan of foxy but her flow is heavy and Mario sounds off tha hook 10/10

13.This Is The Thanks I Get (Featuring Blak Rob)/Its got that asian sorta beat this is a good up-beat song 10/10

14.I Got You Babe/Oh forgot sake Diddy shut the f*ck up! Not to keen on this song but the sorta wailing in the background is cool 9/10

15.So Fine/Hell Yeah i love this song i put this on Repeat alot 10/10

16.Should've Known/Nah not feelin this one 6/10

17.Turn Around/Not i like slowjams but this is kinda Whiney 6/10

18.The Game/Ahh this is an ok song good to round off the album 9/10

Wow he has impressed me yet again this is hes best album yet Hold It Up Mario -1-