Not "The Breakthrough" but it shouldn't be expected to be!,
| By | Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews  |
This review is from: Growing Pains (Audio CD)
Most popular singers can attest to that one album that is considered by fans and critics alike as being their apex. Michael Jackson had "Thriller," Prince had "Purple Rain," and Mary J. had the multi-Grammy-winning "The Breakthrough." It is unfair to the singers to always compare each successive release with its predecessor for the artists may have different directions and concepts that they wish to pursue.Mary J, though traveling some of the same roads as her previous works, branches out somewhat with "Growing Pains" with an album that is possibly more pop-oriented than anything that she has previously done, including "The Breakthrough."
"Growing Pains" is a bit of everything that will, no doubt, increase her already large fan base. Riding high on the strength of the first single "Just Fine" and its eye-popping video, the album is a well-crafted blend of R & B, funk, pop, and female angst and strength that can only be done by Miss Mary.
EVERY single song is a winner and each makes a seamless segue to its successor.
Besides that, she looks MIGHTY FINE on every photo in the liner notes!
We all should grow so well!
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