- pop
- 46 min
- 15 tracks
- Def Jam Recordings
The Pains of Growing is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Alessia Cara. The album was released on November 30, 2018, by Def Jam Recordings. Its songs were mostly written by Cara herself, with co-writing from producers Pop & Oak.
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Character
Spare, contemporary, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 72/100
- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Evening Standard4/5 ★
- Exclaim!8/10
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Line of Best Fit7/10
- NME4/5 ★
- The Observer4/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Sydney Morning Herald3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Growing Pains3:14
- 2Not Today2:37
- 3I Don’t Want To2:42
- 47 Days3:28
- 5Trust My Lonely3:20
- 6Wherever I Live3:05
- 7All We Know3:23
- 8A Little More2:26
- 9Comfortable4:17
- 10Nintendo Game2:41
- 11Out of Love3:47
- 12Girl Next Door3:22
- 13My Kind3:01
- 14Easier Said3:25
- 15Growing Pains (reprise)0:59
15 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Alessia Cara
- Label
- Def Jam Recordings
- Released
- November 30, 2018
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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