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January Joy | ||||
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Released | November 9, 2005 (JP) | |||
Recorded | 2002–2005 | |||
Genre | R&B, hip hop | |||
Length | 58:28 | |||
Label | J Records/Full Surface Records | |||
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Mashonda chronology | ||||
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January Joy is the only studio album by American singer Mashonda, released in November 2005 through J Records and Full Surface Records. The album only saw release in Japan and Hong Kong. [2] The album features production from her then-husband Swizz Beatz, who was also a guest performer alongside Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss, and Raphael Saadiq. It was preceded by two singles: "Back Of Da Club" and "Blackout", however the album and its singles were met with commercial failure. [3]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Step Into My World" | Mashonda Tifrere, Qaadir Atkinson | Neo da Matrix | 1:13 |
2. | "The World Is Ours" | Tifrere, J.B. Marshall, Willie Hutch | Harvey Allbanger | 3:38 |
3. | "Blackout" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | Tifrere, Kasseem Dean, Sean Garrett, Calvin Broadus | Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett | 3:20 |
4. | "Used To" | Tifrere, George Spivey, Raeford Gerald | DJ Scratch | 3:57 |
5. | "Back Of Da Club" (featuring Swizz Beatz) | Tifrere, Dean | Swizz Beatz | 3:38 |
6. | "It's OK" | Simon Johnson, Andre Gonzalez, Bryce Wilson, Makeda Davis | The Buchanans | 3:31 |
7. | "Hold Me" (featuring Kanye West) | Tifrere, Brian Miller, Kanye West, Gene Allan, Gary Knight | Brian "All Day" Miller | 4:03 |
8. | "Leave the Block Alone" (featuring Jadakiss) | Mike City, Jason Phillips | Mike City | 4:16 |
9. | "Lonely" | Tifrere, Loren Lunnon, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper | Mr. Devine | 3:42 |
10. | "Girlfriend" | Tifrere, Dean | Swizz Beatz | 4:20 |
11. | "Touch Me" | Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy | Gerald "G" Flowers, Reginald Flowers, Victor Flowers | 4:31 |
12. | "Why I Love You" | Tifrere, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Rome, Terron Mitchell, Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere | Bryan-Michael Cox, Jason Rome | 4:17 |
13. | "Ask of You" (featuring Raphael Saadiq) | Raphael Saadiq, El Takao, Tim Riley, Hachidai Nakamura | Raphael Saadiq | 4:22 |
14. | "No One Else" | Tifrere, Spivey | DJ Scratch | 4:49 |
15. | "Thank You (Outro)" | Tifrere, Atkinson | Neo da Matrix | 1:37 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Blackout" (featuring Nas) | Tifrere, Dean, Garrett, Nasir Jones | Swizz Beatz, Sean Garrett | 3:20 |
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