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.

Growing, Pains
Studio album by
Released18 November 1997
GenreRock
Length43:56 (DTS CD: 49:25)
LabelUniversal Records
ProducerDesmond Child
Billie Myers chronology
Growing, Pains
(1997)
Vertigo
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week(favorable)[2]

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 edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss the Rain"Billie Myers; Desmond Child; Eric Bazilian4:32
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

References edit

  1. ^ Growing, Pains at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Album reviews" (PDF). Music Week. 11 April 1998. p. 25. Retrieved 15 September 2023.