Growing, Pains

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Growing, Pains
Growing pains cover.jpg
Studio album by
Billie Myers
Released18 November 1997
Genre Rock
Length43:56 (DTS CD: 49:25)
Label Universal Records
Producer Desmond Child
Billie Myers chronology
Growing, Pains
(1997)		 Vertigo
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Music Week (favorable) [2]

Growing, Pains is the debut album by Billie Myers, released in 1997. In addition to the regular CD, a DTS CD version was released, featuring a 5.1 Surround mix of the entire album and an unplugged version of "Kiss the Rain" as a bonus track.

Contents

The bonus track runs 5:00 minutes according to the CD's back cover, but the actual track features ~5 more minutes of a recorded thunderstorm after the song, bringing its entire run time up to 9:55 minutes. Also, the DTS version of "Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lover" is ~30 seconds longer than the stereo version.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss the Rain"Billie Myers; Desmond Child; Eric Bazilian 4:32
2."A Few Words Too Many"Billie Myers; Desmond Child4:19
3."Tell Me"Billie Myers; David Austin5:05
4."You Send Me Flying"Billie Myers; Peter Vale3:58
5."Please Don't Shout"Billie Myers; Pete Q. Harris3:44
6."First Time"Billie Myers; Jane Dobbins; George Hutchison3:39
7."Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lover" (Song length is 4:07 on DTS CD)Billie Myers; Peter Vale3:38
8."The Shark and the Mermaid"Billie Myers; Pete Q. Harris3:49
9."Having Trouble with the Language"Billie Myers; Peter Vale3:45
10."Opposites Attract"Billie Myers; George Hutchison3:37
11."Much Change Too Soon"Billie Myers; Peter Vale3:50
Total length:43:56
Bonus track on DTS CD Version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Kiss the Rain (unplugged)"Billie Myers; Desmond Child; Eric Bazilian5:00

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Growing, Pains
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Gold50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Growing, Pains at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Album reviews" (PDF). Music Week . 11 April 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . 30 March 1998. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Billie Myers – Growing, Pains" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  5. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 15, no. 20. 16 May 1998. p. 11. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Billie Myers - Growing, Pains - hitparade.ch".
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Billie Myers – Growing, Pains". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com .
  10. ↑ "Chart History: Billie Myers - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Billie Myers – Growing, Pains". Music Canada . Retrieved 25 July 2024.


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