''January Joy'' is the only

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by American singer

Mashonda Mashonda Karima Dean (born January 9, 1978) is an American R&B singer from Boston, Massachusetts. She appeared on several songs from hip hop artists in the 2000s. In 2004, she married record producer Swizz Beatz, and was once signed to his lab ...

, released in Japan in November 2005 via

J Records J Records was an American record label owned and operated by Bertelsmann Music Group until it was transferred to Sony Music Entertainment when they acquired all of BMG’s record labels in late 2008. It was distributed through the RCA Music Gro ...

and

Full Surface Records Full Surface is a record label founded in 2001, by American hip hop recording artist and record producer Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean. With the help of his protégé, Cassidy, who was the 1st artist signed, the label was established. The label us ...

. The album features tracks, produced by

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...

and

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...

, including two singles: "Back Of Da Club" and "Blackout". The album failed to chart.

Track listing

Samples *"Out There" by

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on ''The World Is Ours'' *"Friends Or Lovers" by Act 1 on ''Used To'' *"I Can't Believe (Someone Like You Could Really Love Me)" by

Sarah Dash Sarah Dash (August 18, 1945 – September 20, 2021) was an American singer and actress. She first appeared on the music scene as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash was later a member of Labelle, and worked as a singer, sess ...

on ''Hold Me'' *"

The Highways of My Life "The Highways of My Life" is a song by The Isley Brothers. It was released in 1974 as a single from their album ''3 + 3''. The song was released as the b-side of "What It Comes Down To", though the song attracted UK fans of the group enough to p ...

" by

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on ''Lonely'' *"

Groovin' "Groovin" is a single released in 1967 by American rock band the Young Rascals that became a number-one hit and one of the group's signature songs. It has been covered by many artists, including the Young Rascals themselves in other languages. ...

" by Willie Mitchell on ''Why I Love You'' Lyrical interpolations *"

Do for Love "Do for Love" (originally titled "Sucka 4 Luv" in its unreleased form) was the second posthumously released single by Tupac Shakur from his second posthumous album ''R U Still Down? (Remember Me)''. The vocal sample is from " What You Won't Do for ...

2Pac Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...

on ''No One Else''

References

2005 debut albums Albums produced by Kanye West Albums produced by Raphael Saadiq Albums produced by Swizz Beatz J Records albums Full Surface Records albums Mashonda albums {{2000s-R&B-album-stub