1991 single by Lisa Fischer
"How Can I Ease the Pain" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lisa Fischer, released in June 1991 by Elektra Records as the first single from her only album, So Intense (1991). It is written by Fischer with Narada Michael Walden, who produced it with associate producer Louis Biancaniello. The song spent two weeks at number-one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] It also peaked at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1992, the single won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female and it also won a 1992 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. It remains Fischer's biggest and most well-known hit. In 1997, "How Can I Ease the Pain" was sampled by rap group Three 6 Mafia for their hit "Late Nite Tip".
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- ^ "Lisa Fischer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Fischer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Lisa Fischer Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
