• Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Nov 30, 2018
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 85
  2. Negative: 9 out of 85
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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Q Magazine
    Dec 18, 2018
    40
    Overall it's too stodgy to soar. [Feb 2019, p.108]
  2. Dec 14, 2018
    70
    The album's remainder employs assorted hit-angling producers connected by pop success with young women. The Pains of Growing is consequently more fragmented and less consistent than Know-It-All, but Cara makes the best of it, generally writing in a slightly wiser and sharper manner from the same introverted homebody perspective.
  3. Dec 13, 2018
    80
    Her voice, while gorgeous, is not big in range--its beauty lies in its candidness and presence. She sings like she’s personally sharing intimate tales with each listener.