Growing Pains (Mary J. Blige album)
2007 studio album by Mary J. Blige / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Growing Pains is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. 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 was ranked number 29 on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007 and was eventually certified Platinum by RIAA.[1][2]
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 18, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 65:03 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
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Singles from Growing Pains | ||||
"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. 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. Growing Pains was awarded the Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 51st Grammy Awards in February 2009.[3]