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Mary J. Blige
Another soon-to-be classic album from the Queen of Hip Hop and R&B, Mary J. Blige, will hit stores in less than one week on December 18! This album is incredible, don’t sleep on it! Producers on the album include Bryan-Micheal Cox, Jazze Pha, Tricky Stewart, The Dream and The Neptunes. Check out the tracklist below….
“Growing Pains” Tracklist
1. Work That
2. Grown Woman Featuring Ludacris
3. Just Fine
4. Feel Like A Woman
5. Stay Down
6. Hurt Again
7. Shake Down Featuring Usher
8. Till The Morning
9. Roses
10. Fade Away
11. What Love Is
12. Work In Progress (Growing Pains)
13. Talk To Me
14. If You Love Me?
15. Smoke
16. Come To Me (Peace)
Scroll down for all album credits…
MARY J. BLIGE
GROWING PAINS
IN STORES DECEMBER 18
GEFFEN RECORDS
ORDER HERE
“Growing Pains” Album Credits:
Work That
Produced by Theron Otis Feemster for Feemstar Music, Inc
Co produced by Sean “The Pen” Garrett for The Practice: Team S. Dot
Written by Mary J. Blige, Theron Otis Feemster & Sean Garrett
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Zomba-Universal- Music Publishing/ Feemstro (ASCAP); Team S. Dot Publishing (BMI)/ Hitco Music (BMI)
Grown Woman featuring Ludacris
Produced by “Dejoin”
Written by Mary J. Blige, Terius Nash, Dejoin Madison & Christopher Bridges
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); 2082 Music Publishing (ASCAP); Dejoin Music (ASCAP); Ludacris Worldwide Publishing/ EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Just Fine
Produced by C. Tricky Stewart for RedZone Entertainment & Jazze Pha for Futuristic Entertainment
Lyrics and melody by Mary J. Blige & The Dream
Music by C. “Tricky” Stewart & Jazze Pha
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing (ASCAP); Bubba Gee Music/Warner Chappell Music Publishing (BMI); 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Feel Like A Woman
Produced by Theron Otis Feemster
Written by Mary J. Blige, Theron Otis Feemster & Terius Nash
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Zomba-Universal- Music Publishing/ Feemstro (ASCAP); 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Stay Down
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox for Blackbaby Entertainment, Inc.
Written by Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox, & Johnta Austin
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); WBM Music Corp. o./b/o itself and Songs In The Key Of B Blat Inc. Noontime South (SESAC); Naked Under My Clothes/ Chrysalis Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Hurt Again
Produced by Andre Harris and Vidal Harris for Vidal/Dre Productions
Written by Mary J. Blige, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Brian Sledge
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP): Dirty Dre Music/Universal (ASCAP); Lil Vidal Music/Universal (ASCAP); Brian Sledge Publishing Designee
Shake Down featuring Usher
Produced by C. Tricky Stewart for RedZone Entertainment & Jazze Pha for Futuristic Entertainment
Lyrics and melody by Mary J. Blige, The Dream & U. Raymond
Music by C. “Tricky” Stewart & Jazze Pha
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing (ASCAP); Bubba Gee Music/Warner Chappell Music Publishing (BMI); 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing (ASCAP); Melodic Music (ASCAP) /EMI
Till The Morning
Produced by The Neptunes
Written by Pharrell Williams
Publishers: Waters of Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI)
Roses
Produced by C. Tricky Stewart for RedZone Entertainment
Lyrics and melody by Mary J. Blige & The Dream
Music by C. “Tricky” Stewart
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/ Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Songs of Peer/March 9th Publishing (ASCAP); 2082 Music/WB Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Fade Away
Produced by SatrGate for Delirious Blacksmith Management, Ltd
Co Produced by Ne-Yo for Compound Entertainment, LLC
Written by Mary J. Blige, T.E. Hermansen & M.S. Eriksen
Lyrics written by Ne-Yo
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Pen In The Ground Publishing (ASCAP) adm. by Universal Songs -Z Songs; Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP); EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP)
What Love Is
Produced by StarGate for Delirious Blacksmith Management Ltd.
Co Produced by Ne-Yo for Compound Entertainment, LLC
Written by Mary J. Blige, T.E. Hermansen & M.S. Eriksen
Lyrics written by Ne-Yo
Publishers: Mary J. Blige Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); Pen In The Ground Publishing (ASCAP) adm. by Universal Songs -Z Songs; Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP); EMI Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Work In Progress (Growing Pains)
Produced by Chuck Harmony for Compound Entertainment, LLC
Co-Produced by Ne-Yo for Compound Entertainment, LLC
Written by Chuck Harmony
Lyrics by Ne-Yo
Publishers: Pen In The Ground Publishing (ASCAP) adm. by Universal Songs -Z Songs; Chuck harmony’s House Publishing (ASCAP)/ Strauss Co., Inc. (ASCAP) adm. by EMI April Music Inc.
Talk To Me
Produced by Eric Hudson for Just E. Productions Group, LLC
Written by Mary J. Blige, Eric Hudson, Johnta Austin, Verdine & Robert Wright
Publisher: Mary J. Blige Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP); E. Hudson Music, LLC, admin. by Warner Tamerlane (BMI); Naked Under My Clothes/ Chrysalis Music Publishing (ASCAP); Verdine White Music (BMI); Verdine White Songs (ASCAP)
If You Love Me?
Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox for Blackbaby Entertainment, Inc.
Written by Bryan-Michael Cox & Johnta Austin
Publishers: WBM Music Corp. o./b/o itself and Songs In The Key Of B Blat Inc. Noontime South (SESAC); Naked Under My Clothes/ Chrysalis Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Smoke
Produced by Syience for Stayfresh Music, Inc./Rokk World Music Group/ Compound entertainment
Co-Produced by Ne-Yo for Compound Entertainment LLC
Written by Reggie Perry
Lyrics written by Ne-Yo
Publishers: Reggie Perry Music (ASCAP); Pen In The Ground Publishing (ASCAP) adm. by Universal Songs- Z Songs
Come To Me (Peace)
Produced by C. “Tricky” Stewart for RedZone Entertainment
Lyrics and melody by Mary J. Blige & The Dream
Music by “C. “Tricky” Stewart & Kuk Harrell
MARY J. BLIGE NEW ALBUM GROWING PAINS IN STORES DECEMBER 18TH APPLE I-POD AND CHEVROLET AD CAMPAIGNS ROCK WITH MARY AT THE FOREFRONT CHECK OUT PERFORMANCES BY MARY THIS WEEK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6TH ON “CNN HEROES: ALL-STAR TRIBUTE” AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7TH ON “MOVIES ROCK” ON CBS
Geffen Records superstar and hit-making songwriter Mary J. Blige, is set to follow-up the most successful album of her career, the triple platinum The Breakthrough, with her eighth (8th) studio CD Growing Pains on Tuesday, December 18th, one week before Christmas.
Growing Pains includes her top ten single “Just Fine” which has become an instant favorite on radio enjoyed by over 20 million listeners. “Just Fine” is in heavy rotation on MTV, BET and VH-1, and Mary recently shot the video for her second single, “Work That,” which is currently featured in an Apple iPod commercial.
After selling over 40 million CDs and garnering six Grammy Awards during her phenomenal 15-year career, Mary is confident that her fans will not be disappointed with Growing Pains. “They’re going to get a sense of what my state of mind is and how I view the world,” she says. “And hopefully, most of all, they’re going to hear just the sincere honesty and love that I have for them.” She adds, “Growing Pains represents accepting that there’s pain that goes along with growing and change. No pain, no gain.”
Growing Pains, with Mary co-writing most of the songs on the album, features guest appearances by Ludacris and Usher and production by The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Johnta Austin, Neyo, Stargate, Bryan-Michael Cox, Dre and Vidal, Tricky, Dream, and Sean Garrett.
Mary makes her message loud, clear and seriously funky on the first release “Just Fine” produced by Jazze Pha and Tricky and co-written by Mary and Dream. A celebration of life, “Just Fine” gives you Mary fierce, and as the video shows, glamorous. The song’s vibe? “Sometimes it feels like you’re having this miserable time, like all 365 days of the year are tough. But then, you get one of those days; maybe when your hair is great, or you’re not stuck in traffic; where it’s a ‘just fine’ day. At some point,” Mary laughs, “You’ve got have one or two of those.”
The party and positivity keeps on keeping on with the rump shaking second single “Work That.” Mary comments, “When I meet a woman who doesn’t know what to do about her weight or her hair I always say – ‘whatever it is that you have, make that work for you, Work what you got.’”
After releasing her bestselling anthology Reflections last year, Growing Pains is Mary’s first CD of new material since The Breakthrough debuted at #1 in 2005, selling over 700,000 copies its first week — the best opening week for a solo R&B female artist in SoundScan history. The album’s first single, “Be Without You,” also made chart history by holding down the #1 spot on the Billboard R&B charts for a record breaking 16 straight weeks; making it the longest-running No. 1 song on the R&B chart in over 40 years. Mary led all artists with eight 2007 Grammy nominations for the landmark album, and she took home honors for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song (both for “Be Without You”), and Best R&B Album. After earning three Grammy Awards, she continued her award show domination by winning nine Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, two BET Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, and a Soul Train Award. The Breakthrough lived up to its name selling over seven million copies worldwide.
You can witness the incredible magic of Mary J. Blige on television this week as she performs on “CNN Heroes: All All-Star Tribute” on December 6th and “Movies Rock!” on CBS on December 7th (both at 9 PM Eastern time).
Mary will also bring in 2008 on New Year’s Eve on MTV.
Mary J Blige & Michael Jackson – Just Fine video
Classic Albums Series Presents The Making of Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt
The Origins Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Mogul – October 30 DVD Release
New York—Entreprenuer. Innovator. Businessman. Hip Hop Royalty. But first, Jay-Z was a hustler from the streets of New York City, with hard learned life lessons that he wanted the world to hear. Thus, Reasonable Doubt was born. On October 30 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the next installment of its Classic Album series, taking a dive into Jay-Z’s historic 1996 debut.
Featuring commentary by Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Irv Gotti and Foxy Brown, Classic Albums: Reasonable Doubt is an in-depth look at the making of Jigga’s first album. Priced at $14.98, is a look at the creation of these legendary tracks, the man behind them and their culture, interviews with Kanye West, Mary J. Blige, Foxy Brown and Irv Gotti, along with classic footage of Hova performing with the Notorious B-I-G .
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Jay-Z was a storyteller from the streets, bringing the accounts of hustle and hard-knock life to the masses. His intricate and ornate tracks, coupled with his smooth, conversational delivery made him an artist like no other. The use of jazz, gospel and soul in his sampling gives his music an intense urban sophistication, iced with creative lyrics that made Jay-Z the Shakespearean MC. Reasonable Doubt is the root of a signature sound that rappers continue to mimic.
Def Jam president, Roc-a-Fella Records founder, music/business/style icon, Jay-Z shows no signs of slowing down. Before The Blueprint, before The Black Album , bouncing back from retirement, there was Reasonable Doubt ¬ – the sound of a man not afraid to turn his struggles into art. This is the embodiment of hip-hop – raw, restless and real.