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21... Ways to Grow

Field	Value
name	21... Ways to Grow
type	Album
artist	Shanice
cover	Shanice21waystogrow.jpeg
released	June 21, 1994
studio	{{flatlist
length	51:08
label	Motown
prev_title	Inner Child
prev_year	1991
next_title	Shanice
next_year	1999
misc	{{Singles
name	21... Ways to Grow
type	studio
single1	Somewhere
single1date	May 17, 1994
single2	Turn Down the Lights
single2date	July 26, 1994
single3	I Like
single3date	August 1, 1994
single4	I Wish
single4date	August 21, 1994

Aire L.A., (Glendale, California)
Banana Boat Recording Studio, B and B, Bosstown Recording Studios, D.A.R.P. Doppler Studios, Kross Wire Studio (Atlanta)
Flyte Tyme Productions (Edina, Minnesota)
Larrabee Sound Studios, Paramount Studios, The Enterprise, Winsonic Process (Los Angeles)}}
Lance Alexander
Bo & McArthur
Jermaine Dupri
Kiyamma Griffin
Krystal Penni Entertainment
Ike Lee III
Bryan Loren
Prof T.
Guy Roche
Daryl Simmons
Chris Stokes
Tim & Bob
Colin Wolfe 21... Ways to Grow is the third studio album by American R&B singer Shanice. It was released by Motown Records on June 21, 1994, in the United States. Less successful than her 1991 album Inner Child, it peaked at number 46 on the US Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 184 on the US Billboard 200. It includes the minor hit singles "Somewhere" and "Turn Down the Lights".

Critical reception

Jean Rosenbluth of the Los Angeles Times wrote that: "On this coming-of-age album, the veteran recording artist celebrates adulthood with her most mature effort yet, a cohesive collection of playful hip-hop, come-hither power ballads and aggressive funk." Vibe contributor Jeremy Helligar commended Shanice's "versatile and finely nuanced" voice and being more involved in the album's production, but felt it lacked cohesiveness when going for numerous R&B demographics, concluding that: "Sure, Shanice wears all these hats well, especially that funky, funky chapeau on "I Like." But she'll have to streamline her scope to compete with the big girls.

Track listing

Notes

denotes a co-producer

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak
position	Australian Albums (ARIA)	Japanese Albums (Oricon)
150
25

References

(July 30, 1994). "Single Releases".
[{{BillboardURLbyName
"21... Ways to Grow - Shanice". [[AllMusic]].
Rosenbluth, Jean. (July 3, 1994). "In Brief". [[Los Angeles Times]].
Jones, Alan. (June 25, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums".
Helligar, Jeremy. (August 1994). "Shanice '21... Ways to Grow'". [[Vibe Media Group.
"Shanice chart history, received from ARIA on October 12, 2021". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
"21ウェイズ・トゥ・グロウ". [[Oricon]].

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