Growing Pains (Mary J. Blige album)

Growing Pains
Studio album by
Mary J. Blige
ReleasedDecember 18, 2007
Recorded2006–2007
GenreR&B
Length64:53
LabelGeffen
Producer
Mary J. Blige chronology
The Breakthrough
(2005) 		Growing Pains
(2007) 		Stronger with Each Tear
(2009)
Singles from Growing Pains
  1. "Just Fine"
    Released: October 16, 2007
  2. "Work That"
    Released: December 18, 2007
  3. "Stay Down"
    Released: March 18, 2008

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]

"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]

  1. ^ Robert Christgau, David Fricke, Christian Hoard, Rob Sheffield (December 17, 2007). Growing Pains top the Billboard 200, charting at number 2. "The Top 50 Albums of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 20, 2007
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Grammy 2009 Winners List". MTV. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.