Studio Album · No. 2
The Pains of Growing Songwriting Credits by Alessia Cara
Produced by Pop & Oak, Ricky Reed, Trevor "Trevorious" Brown, Zaire Koalo, ClickNPress, Jon Levine, No I.D., Steve Wyreman, Rick Nowels, Dean Reid, Nate Mercureau · Engineered by Oak Felder, Inaam Haq
Def Jam
PopR&B
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 15 of 15 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 15 / 15 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 15 tracks with documented writers, by whether Alessia Cara carries a lyricist or composer credit.
15 trackswritten by Alessia Cara
0 tracksoutside writers
Alessia Cara's roles on this album
Share of the 15 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer20%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
15
Tracks
12
Lyricists
12
Producers
2018
Released
Data Insight
All fifteen tracks carry her name, and a third of them carry nothing else. The album was recorded partly in her own basement studio in Brampton, which shows up in the engineering credits alongside studios in Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City.
The Pains of Growing came out in November 2018, two years after Know-It-All and with a noticeably different approach. She wrote five of its fifteen tracks entirely alone, more than on any other record.
Track Listing & Credits 15 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Growing Pains
#65
|
Alessia CaraPop WanselOak Felder | Alessia CaraccioloPop WanselOak Felder | Pop & Oak | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 2 |
Not Today
|
Alessia Cara | Alessia Caracciolo | Jon Levine | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 3 |
I Don't Want To
|
Alessia Cara | Alessia Caracciolo | Alessia Cara | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 4 |
7 Days
|
Alessia CaraPop WanselOak Felder | Alessia CaraccioloPop WanselOak Felder | Pop & Oak | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 5 |
Trust My Lonely
|
Alessia CaraPop WanselOak Felder | Alessia CaraccioloPop WanselOak Felder | Pop & Oak | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 6 |
Wherever I Live
|
Alessia Cara | Alessia Caracciolo | Ricky Reed | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 7 |
All We Know
|
Alessia CaraPop WanselOak FelderTrevor BrownWilliam Simmons | Alessia CaraccioloPop WanselOak FelderTrevor BrownWilliam Simmons | Pop & OakTrevoriousZaire Koalo | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 8 |
A Little More
|
Alessia Cara | Alessia Caracciolo | Alessia Cara | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 9 |
Comfortable
|
Alessia CaraNo I.D.Steve WyremanNathaniel Mercureau | Alessia CaraccioloErnest WilsonSteve WyremanNathaniel Mercureau | No I.D.Steve Wyreman | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 10 |
Nintendo Game
|
Alessia CaraKaleb RollinsMarc Soto | Alessia CaraccioloKaleb RollinsMarc Soto | ClickNPress | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 11 |
Out of Love
|
Alessia CaraRick Nowels | Alessia CaraccioloRichard Nowels Jr. | Rick NowelsDean Reid | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 12 |
Girl Next Door
|
Alessia CaraKaleb RollinsMarc Soto | Alessia CaraccioloKaleb RollinsMarc Soto | ClickNPress | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 13 |
My Kind
|
Alessia CaraNathaniel Mercureau | Alessia CaraccioloNathaniel Mercureau | Ricky ReedNate Mercereau | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 14 |
Easier Said
|
Alessia CaraPop WanselOak FelderTrevor "Trevorious" BrownWilliam Simmons | Alessia CaraccioloPop WanselOak FelderTrevor "Trevorious" BrownWilliam Simmons | Pop & OakTrevoriousZaire Koalo | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
| 15 |
Growing Pains (Reprise)
|
Alessia Cara | Alessia Caracciolo | Alessia Cara | Alessia Cara (Performer) |
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 23 contributors
AC
Alessia Cara
Writer · Producer · Performer
AC
Alessia Caracciolo
Writer
OF
Oak Felder
Writer
PW
Pop Wansel
Writer
KR
Kaleb Rollins
Writer
MS
Marc Soto
Writer
NM
Nathaniel Mercureau
Writer
WS
William Simmons
Writer
NI
No I.D.
Writer · Producer
RN
Rick Nowels
Writer · Producer
SW
Steve Wyreman
Writer · Producer
EW
Ernest Wilson
Writer
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Frequently Asked Questions The Pains of Growing
Who wrote The Pains of Growing?
Alessia Cara on all fifteen tracks, five of them with no co-writer at all.
Who wrote "Growing Pains"?
Alessia Cara with Andrew Wansel and Warren Felder. It reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Is this the album she wrote most of alone?
Yes. Five of its fifteen tracks carry her name and nobody else's, against one on Know-It-All and none on the two albums after it.
How did the album sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Where was it recorded?
Across studios in Los Angeles, Toronto, Santa Monica and Mexico City, plus her own basement studio in Brampton, Ontario.
Who produced it?
Pop & Oak, Ricky Reed, Jon Levine, No I.D., Rick Nowels and others.
How long is the album?
45:44 across fifteen tracks.