Hurt No More

Hurt No More is the second studio album by American singer Mario Winans. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Universal Records on April 20, 2004, in the United States.

Hurt No More
Studio album by Mario Winans
Released	April 20, 2004
Genre	R&B
Length	59:41
Label	Bad Boy Universal
Producer	Mario Winans Sean Combs
Mario Winans chronology
Story of My Heart (1997) Hurt No More (2004)
Singles from Hurt No More
"I Don't Wanna Know" Released: February 17, 2004[1] "Never Really Was" Released: May 20, 2004 "This Is The Thanks I Get" Released: February 20, 2005

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
musicOMH	(positive)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
USA Today	[5]
Vibe	[6]

Hurt No More received generally positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic editor Andy Kellman called the album "one of the finest R&B albums of the year." He found that while "nothing about Hurt No More is radically exceptional, it is, however, full of small surprises [and] as rich as humbled, sincerely sensitive male R&B gets in 2004."^[2] USA Today writer Steve Jones wrote that "in his second solo album, Winans spends much of his time taking the blows from all sorts of bad relationships [...] After years of playing in the background, it seems that the talented Winans is ready for his close-up."^[5] Vibe editor Tim Bower called the album a "charming throwback."^[6] Jon Caramanica from Rolling Stone rated Hurt No More two out of five starts. He felt that "though his melodies are strong, his lyrics lack punch. And while his voice quivers with hurt, it never achieves true angst, suggesting that even heartbreak can be smoothed over."^[4]

Commercial performance

Hurt No More debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind Usher's Confessions (2004), and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 223,000 copies in its first week.^[7] It also debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.^[8] "I Don't Wanna Know" was issued as the album's lead single. Based on a sample of the song "Boadicea" by Irish singer Enya from her 1987 self-titled album which came to prominence on The Fugees track "Ready or Not" from the album The Score (1996), the song features a rap by P. Diddy.^[7] "I Don't Wanna Know" was released in early 2004 and become a worldwide hit, reaching number in Germany and on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40, also peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready for Love (Interlude)"	Mario Winans	Winans	1:35
2.	"Never Really Was"	Winans Adonis Shropshire Brian Elliot Michael Carlos Jones	Winans	4:20
3.	"I Don't Wanna Know" (featuring Enya & P. Diddy)	Winans Chauncey Hawkins Enya Jones Nicky Ryan Roma Ryan	Winans	4:17
4.	"You Knew" (featuring Slim)	Winans Shropshire Eldra DeBarge Jack Knight	Winans Sean Combs	4:44
5.	"How I Made It" (featuring Loon)	Winans Hawkins Harold Hudson Larry Davis Thomas McClary	Winans	2:59
6.	"Already Know (Interlude)"	Winans	Winans	1:54
7.	"3 Days Ago"	Winans Jones Tony Aliperti	Winans	3:37
8.	"What's Wrong With Me"	Winans Shropshire Frankie Romano Knight Jones	Winans	3:14
9.	"Can't Judge Me"	Winans Shropshire Jones	Winans	4:00
10.	"Disbelief"	Winans	Winans	4:46
11.	"Enough (Interlude)"	Winans	Winans	0:58
12.	"Pretty Girl Bullshit" (featuring Foxy Brown)	Winans Inga Marchand	Winans	4:29
13.	"This Is The Thanks I Get" (featuring Black Rob)	Winans Robert Ross	Winans	3:40
14.	"I Got You Babe"	Winans Jones	Winans	3:56
15.	"So Fine"	Winans Aliperti	Winans	3:22
16.	"Should've Known"	Winans Jones	Winans	3:46
17.	"Turn Around"	Winans Shropshire Knight	Winans	4:04
Total length:				59:41

UK/Japan release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"The Game"	Winans Jones	Winans	3:57
Total length:				63:38

Sample credits

• "Never Really Was" contains a sample from the composition "Papa Don't Preach" as performed by Madonna.
• "I Don't Wanna Know" contains elements from the song "Story of Boadicea" by Enya.
• "You Knew" contains excerpts from the composition "Love Me in a Special Way" as performed by DeBarge.
• "How I Made It" contains excerpts from the composition "Celebrate" as performed by The Commodores.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 37 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[10] 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 62 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 94 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 83 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[14] 15 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 7 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 27 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 28 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 6 Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 37 Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 33 Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[25] 3 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[26] 1 US Billboard 200[27] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC)[29] 55 US Billboard 200[30] 85 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[31] 31

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA)[33]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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