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Article: MARY J. BLIGE / Growing Pains (Geffen/Unviersal)
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- Winnipeg Free Press
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- December 22, 2007
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POP AND ROCK
MARY J. BLIGE
Growing Pains (Geffen/Unviersal)
YOU'VE got to wait until the end of Growing Pains to hit on the variety of the more risky material; until then, Blige plays it safe, more or less. She's philosophical on some tracks but builds on her melodramatic image on others. She asserts her identity, but is also humble. It's a well-rounded if overly long record.
The disc's final track, Come To Me, sounds like it could ...