Geffen Records superstar and hit-making songwriter Mary J. Blige has followed up the most successful album of her career, the triple-platinum The Breakthrough, with her eighth studio CD, Growing Pains, which came out Dec. 18. According to Reuters, the CD debuted at number two, selling 629,000 copies—right behind Josh Groban’s Noel, which moved over 750,000 copies.
Growing Pains includes her top 10 uptempo single, Just Fine, which has become an instant favorite on radio enjoyed by over 20 million listeners. Just Fine is in heavy rotation on MTV, BET and VH-1, and Mary recently shot the video for her second single, Work That, which is currently featured in an Apple iPod commercial.