The Pains Of Growing by Alessia Cara - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

The Pains of Growing was released three-and-a-half years after Alessia Cara's first single began a liftoff that led to platinum certifications, multiple Juno awards, and a Grammy. As accolades piled up, Cara experienced a complete between-albums profile maximization cycle, highlighted by featured appearances on songs by Zedd and Logic and a well-synchronized Disney connection with the Lin-Manuel Miranda-written theme for Moana. Cara's second album catches her at a point where she's simultaneously an emergent singer/songwriter and a bankable collaborative pop star. The Pains of Growing embraces the duality. Having co-written everything on first album Know-It-All, Cara wrote an even higher percentage of the material here, including a few songs on her own. She also produces one of the finer ones, the primarily acoustic "I Don't Want To," a bittersweet, conflicted ballad. Pop & Oak co-produced over half of the debut and contribute to several of this album's most appealing songs, from the faintly Jade-echoing "Growing Pains" -- in the relatable anthem vein of "Scars to Your Beautiful" -- to "Trust My Lonely," where Cara sails off with some sweetly miniaturized digi-dub. Apart from a romantically content soul throwback with No I.D., through which Cara displays the increased richness in her voice, the album's remainder employs assorted hit-angling producers connected by pop success with young women. Through it all, Cara writes in a slightly wiser and sharper manner from the same introverted homebody perspective heard on Know-It-All. Even the "isolated life on the road" number "Wherever I Live," the album's lone post-fame moment, sounds like it was written by the person who made "Four Pink Walls." ~ Andy Kellman

1. Growing Pains

by Alessia Cara

Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Performer: Alessia Cara; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Warren Felder
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew "papa Justifi" Wansel; Composer
Lyricist: Andrew "papa Justifi" Wansel
Warren Felder
Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Pop & Oak; Production
Programmer: Oak Felder; Production
Recording: Oak Felder; Production
Recording Assistant: Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Studio Personnel: Keith "daquan" Sorrells
Manny Marroquin
Oak Felder; Production
Composer Lyricist: Warren Felder
Andrew "papa Justifi" Wansel
Alessia Caracciolo; Other

2. Not Today

by Alessia Cara

Drum Programming: Jon Levine; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Guitar: Jon Sosin; Performer
Keyboard: Jon Levine; Performer
Performer: Bianca Mcc
Alessia Cara
Jon Levine
Jon Sosin; Performer
Violin: Bianca Mcc; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Engineer: Inaam Haq; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Matt Green; Production
Producer: Jon Levine; Production
Studio Personnel: Matt Green
Chris Gehringer
Inaam Haq; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Other

3. I Don't Want To

by Alessia Cara

Composer: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Engineer: Alessia Cara; Production
Mixing: George Seara; Production
Producer: Alessia Cara; Production
Studio Personnel: George Seara
Alessia Cara; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Other

4. 7 Days

by Alessia Cara

Keyboard: Pop & Oak; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Performer: Alessia Cara
Pop & Oak; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Warren Okay Felder
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel; Composer
Lyricist: Warren Okay Felder
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Pop & Oak; Production
Programmer: Pop & Oak; Production
Recording: Oak Felder; Production
Recording Assistant: Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Studio Personnel: Oak Felder
Manny Marroquin
Keith "daquan" Sorrells
Chris Gehringer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andrew Wansel
Alessia Caracciolo
Warren Okay Felder; Other

5. Trust My Lonely

by Alessia Cara

Lyricist: Warren Okay Felder
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel; Composer
Keyboard: Pop & Oak; Performer
Performer: Pop & Oak
Alessia Cara; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Pop & Oak; Production
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Composer: Alessia Caracciolo
Warren Okay Felder
Andrew Wansel; Composer
Additional Vocals: Pop & Oak; Other
Programmer: Pop & Oak; Production
Recording: Oak Felder; Production
Recording Assistant: Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Studio Personnel: Oak Felder
Manny Marroquin
Keith "daquan" Sorrells
Chris Gehringer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andrew Wansel
Alessia Caracciolo
Warren Okay Felder; Other

6. Wherever I Live

by Alessia Cara

Performer: Alessia Cara; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Engineer: Ethan Shumaker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Ricky Reed; Production
Studio Personnel: Manny Marroquin
Chris Gehringer
Ethan Shumaker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Other

7. All We Know

by Alessia Cara

Drum Programming: Zaire Koalo; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Guitar: "downtown" Trevor Brown; Performer
Keyboard: Pop & Oak; Performer
Performer: Zaire Koalo
Alessia Cara
"downtown" Trevor Brown
Pop & Oak; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Trevor David Brown
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel
William Zaire Simmons
Warren Okay Felder; Composer
Lyricist: Trevor David Brown
William Zaire Simmons
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel
Warren Okay Felder; Composer
Engineer: Oak Felder; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: "downtown" Trevor Brown
Pop & Oak
Zaire Koalo; Production
Programmer: "downtown" Trevor Brown
Zaire Koalo
Pop & Oak; Production
Recording Assistant: Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Studio Personnel: Oak Felder
Manny Marroquin
Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andrew Wansel
Alessia Caracciolo
William Zaire Simmons
Trevor David Brown
Warren Okay Felder; Other

8. A Little More

by Alessia Cara

Composer: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Mixing: Jimmy Douglass; Production
Producer: Alessia Cara; Production
Recording: Alessia Cara; Production
Studio Personnel: Jimmy Douglass
Alessia Cara; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Other

9. Comfortable

by Alessia Cara

Composer: Alessia Caracciolo
Steve Wyreman
Nate Mercereau
Ernest Wilson; Composer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo
Steve Wyreman
Nate Mercereau
Ernest Wilson; Composer
Bass ( Vocal): Steve Wyreman; Performer
Bass (vocal): Steve Wyreman; Performer
French Horn: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Guitar: Steve Wyreman
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Hammond B3 Organ: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Performer: Alessia Cara
Steve Wyreman
Stephen Feigenbaum
Nate Mercereau; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Recording Assistant: Casey Cuayo
Ryan Reault; Production
Piano: Steve Wyreman; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Producer: Steve Wyreman
No Id; Production
Trumpet: Nate Mercereau; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Stephen Feigenbaum; Composer
Recording: Jim Caruana; Production
Studio Personnel: Jim Caruana
Ryan Reault
Chris Gehringer
Casey Cuayo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ernest Wilson
Steve Wyreman
Alessia Caracciolo
Nate Mercereau; Other

10. Nintendo Game

by Alessia Cara

Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Brandyn Porter; Performer
Performer: Brandyn Porter
Alessia Cara; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Marc Anthony Soto
Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Nathan Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Kaleb Nathan Rollins
Marc Anthony Soto
Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Clicknpress; Production
Recording: Stephen Koszler
Matt Anthony; Production
Studio Personnel: Matt Anthony
Manny Marroquin
Stephen Koszler
Chris Gehringer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Nathan Rollins
Marc Anthony Soto; Other

11. Out Of Love

by Alessia Cara

Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo
Rick Nowels; Composer
Bass ( Vocal): Dylan Brady; Performer
Bass (vocal): Dylan Brady; Performer
Drum Programming: Dean Reid; Performer
Drums: Brian Griffin
Dean Reid; Performer
Keyboard: Zach Rae; Performer
Percussion: Dylan Brady; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Composer: Rick Nowels
Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Performer: Dylan Brady
Zach Rae
Rick Nowels
Brian Griffin
Patrick Warren
Dean Reid
Alessia Cara; Performer
Piano: Rick Nowels; Performer
Strings: Zach Rae
Patrick Warren
Rick Nowels; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Rick Nowels
Dean Reid; Production
Recording: Kieron Menzies
Chris Rockwell
Dean Reid
Trevor Yasuda; Production
Studio Personnel: Chris Gehringer
Trevor Yasuda
Manny Marroquin
Dean Reid
Kieron Menzies
Chris Rockwell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Rick Nowels
Alessia Caracciolo; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Dylan Brady; Other

12. Girl Next Door

by Alessia Cara

Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Brandyn Porter; Performer
Performer: Brandyn Porter
Alessia Cara; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Marc Anthony Soto
Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Nathan Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Kaleb Nathan Rollins
Marc Anthony Soto
Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Clicknpress; Production
Recording: Stephen Koszler
Matt Anthony; Production
Studio Personnel: Matt Anthony
Manny Marroquin
Stephen Koszler
Chris Gehringer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo
Kaleb Nathan Rollins
Marc Anthony Soto; Other

13. My Kind

by Alessia Cara

Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Performer: Alessia Cara; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Alessia Caracciolo
Nate Mercereau
Eric Frederic; Composer
Lyricist: Nate Mercereau
Alessia Caracciolo
Eric Frederic; Composer
Engineer: Ethan Shumaker; Production
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: Nate Mercereau
Ricky Reed; Production
Studio Personnel: Ethan Shumaker
Manny Marroquin
Chris Gehringer; Production
Composer Lyricist: Eric Frederic
Alessia Caracciolo
Nate Mercereau; Other

14. Easier Said

by Alessia Cara

Drum Programming: Zaire Koalo; Performer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Guitar: "downtown" Trevor Brown; Performer
Keyboard: Pop & Oak; Performer
Performer: Zaire Koalo
Alessia Cara
"downtown" Trevor Brown
Pop & Oak; Performer
Vocals: Alessia Cara; Performer
Composer: Trevor David Brown
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel
William Zaire Simmons
Warren Okay Felder; Composer
Lyricist: Trevor David Brown
William Zaire Simmons
Alessia Caracciolo
Andrew Wansel
Warren Okay Felder; Composer
Engineer: Oak Felder; Production
Mixing: Manny Marroquin; Production
Producer: "downtown" Trevor Brown
Pop & Oak
Zaire Koalo; Production
Programmer: "downtown" Trevor Brown
Zaire Koalo
Pop & Oak; Production
Recording Assistant: Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Studio Personnel: Oak Felder
Manny Marroquin
Keith "daquan" Sorrells; Production
Composer Lyricist: Andrew Wansel
Alessia Caracciolo
William Zaire Simmons
Trevor David Brown
Warren Okay Felder; Other

15. Growing Pains (Reprise)

by Alessia Cara

Composer: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Primary Artist: Alessia Cara; Main Performer
Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Composer
Engineer: Alessia Cara; Production
Mixing: Jimmy Douglass; Production
Producer: Alessia Cara; Production
Studio Personnel: Jimmy Douglass
Alessia Cara; Production
Composer Lyricist: Alessia Caracciolo; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

45 minutes and 44 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

12/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, R&B, Soul, Contemporary R&B

Label

Def Jam Recordings

Music Distribution Service

UMG Mora

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 29, 2018

Track Preview

Available

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Free

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UPC

602577112140