Medicine 4 My Pain

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Medicine 4 My Pain
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Studio album by
Released10 November 1997
2 November 1998 (reissue)
Genre R&B, neo-soul
Length64:56
Label Cooltempo
Producer Lynden David Hall, Bob Power
Lynden David Hall chronology
Medicine 4 My Pain
(1997)
The Other Side
(2000)
Singles from Medicine 4 My Pain
  1. "Sexy Cinderella"
    Released: 13 October 1997
  2. "Do I Qualify?"
    Released: 2 March 1998
  3. "Crescent Moon"
    Released: 22 June 1998
  4. "Sexy Cinderella (C&J Remix)"
    Released: 19 October 1998
  5. "Medicine 4 My Pain"
    Released: 29 March 1999
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Medicine 4 My Pain is the debut album by British R&B singer Lynden David Hall. The album was first released in November 1997 on the Cooltempo label and reached No. 166 on the UK Albums Chart. The album was a critical success, and was instrumental in Hall's winning of the 'Best Newcomer' award at the 1998 MOBO ceremony. The album was re-released on 2 November 1998 with new artwork and three bonus tracks. Paying tribute after Hall's death in 2006, disc jockey Ronnie Herel described Medicine 4 My Pain as "a landmark album for UK black music." [2]

Contents

The re-released version of Medicine 4 My Pain peaked at No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart, and produced three top 50 singles.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Lynden David Hall.

  1. "Do I Qualify?" – 4:47
  2. "Sexy Cinderella" – 4:40
  3. "Crescent Moon" – 5:12
  4. "There Goes My Sanity" – 5:16
  5. "One Hundred Heart Attacks" – 4:43
  6. "Livin' the Lie" – 5:11
  7. "The Jimmy Lee Story" – 4:45
  8. "Yellow in Blue" – 4:07
  9. "I Wish I Knew" – 4:28
  10. "Jennifer Smiles" – 4:20
  11. "Medicine 4 My Pain" – 5:09
  12. "Do Angels Cry?" – 4:09
  13. "There Goes My Sanity" (Full Crew Mix) – 4:00
  14. "Sexy Cinderella" (C&J Remix) – 4:00

Singles

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