How Can I Ease the Pain

"How Can I Ease the Pain" is a song by American singer Lisa Fischer, from her album So Intense. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden with associate producer Louis Biancaniello. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[1] The song was sampled by rap group Three 6 Mafia for their hit "Late Nite Tip".

"How Can I Ease the Pain"
Single by Lisa Fischer
from the album So Intense
B-side	"Reachin' 4/U"
Released	June 1, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	R&B soul
Length	5:24 (Album version) 4:16 (Radio edit)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Lisa Fischer Narada Michael Walden
Producer(s)	Narada Michael Walden Louis Biancaniello
Lisa Fischer singles chronology
"Glad to Be Alive" (1990) "How Can I Ease the Pain" (1991) "Save Me" (1991)

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. The song also peaked at number eleven on the pop charts. This was Fischer's biggest and most well-known hit.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	117
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	6

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)