Club commended Blige for "reaching beyond the relative stability of her personal life and playing up the vulnerable everywoman persona that's long resonated with her female fanbase". USA Today 's Edna Gundersen wrote that "Her vulnerability and vocal prowess are undeniable, and resistance melts away as her voice commands and communicates with startling clarity". Michael Arceneaux of PopMatters complimented Blige's "cheerful demeanor" on the album and called it "a good addition to the Mary J. NME commented that it "finds Blige on chirpier form". Alex Macpherson of The Guardian complimented its themes of Blige's "past and present", while citing the track "Roses" as "one of the best songs of her career".
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Allmusic editor Marisa Brown gave it four out of five stars and called it "a mature, polished, and utterly professional set of well-crafted songs", noting that "the album takes an even greater step toward pop". At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Growing Pains received positive reviews from most music critics. Between the loss of momentum from the album's first and second single and lack of promotion for the single, "Stay Down" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 chart it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.Ĭritical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The song " Hurt Again" was intended to be released as the official third single from Growing Pains, but at the last minute was changed in the favor of " Stay Down". The single charted from digital downloads when the album was released, and eventually peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, but did become a top 20 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. " Work That" was released as the album's second single on December 18, 2007. In the UK, the song performed well, peaking at number 16 on the official chart. The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the U.S. It was the only single from the album which was released in multiple formats. " Just Fine" was released as the album's lead single on October 2, 2007. So in that way the title represents the growth, as well as the understanding that – in order for anything to develop – it has to have some kinda tension behind it. While the less poppy, darker tracks represent the places I'm forced to grow out of. So the light, happy songs on the album are celebrating my growth. And the only way to continue to stay in that place is to GROW! I believe the majority of people out there, if something uncomfortable is going on in their lives, are forced to either go back to where they were, or to GROW – and that that tension is called PAIN. So it was important to me to get across to my fans that whole feeling I was going through of 'How do I sustain this breakthrough? How do I continue to remind myself I'm in a better place?'.
I started writing the record right after that whole gigantic day I had at the Grammies last year. In an interview for Blues & Soul, Blige explained the significance of the album's title, stating:
Growing Pains was awarded the Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in February 2009. The third official single, " Stay Down" reached the top 40 R&B charts, and was chosen in favor of " Hurt Again", which was originally the third single, but eventually was only a radio single by receiving airplay in Spring 2008. " Work That" was released as the second single on December 18, 2007, and managed to peak inside the top 20 of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 65 in the Billboard Hot 100. Growing Pains was ranked number 29 on Rolling Stone 's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007 and was eventually certified Platinum by RIAA. An R&B album that was released on December 18, 2007, by Geffen Records, it debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 629,000 copies in its first week, and reached number one in January 2008. Growing Pains is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Mary J.
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