Joy and Pain

This article is about the Maze album. For the Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock song, see Joy and Pain (Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock song).
Joy and Pain
Studio album by
Maze
ReleasedJuly 18, 1980
Recorded1979–80
StudioThe Record Plant, Sausalito, California
GenreSoul, funk
Length42:59
LabelCapitol
ProducerFrankie Beverly
Maze chronology
Inspiration
(1979) 		Joy and Pain
(1980) 		Live in New Orleans
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Joy and Pain is the fourth album by Bay Area-based R&B group Maze, released on July 18, 1980, on Capitol Records.[2] The album features the R&B hits "Southern Girl" and "The Look in Your Eyes," along with the title track, all of which remain staples on Urban radio stations.

A version of the title track by Donna Allen made the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1989. Around the same time, Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock scored an R&B chart hit with their song of the same name, which interpolates the chorus from Maze's song. The original Maze version was itself re-released in 1989 in the UK, becoming a minor hit there.

  1. ^ Joy and Pain at AllMusic
  2. ^ Registration Number SR0000020598 at U.S. Copyright Records database. "Date of Publication: 1980-07-14".