Time to Grow

Time to Grow
Time to Grow
Studio album by Lemar
Released	29 November 2004
Length	48:34
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	Deekay; First Man; Paul Jervier; Steve Jervier; Lemar; Brian McKnight; Paul Meehan; Wirlie "Wyl-e" Morris; Obi & Josh; Mike Pela; Brian Rawling; Fitzgerald Scott; Soulpower; Soulshock & Karlin; Marcus Killian Thompson; Andy Whitmore;
Lemar chronology
Singles from Time to Grow
	"If There's Any Justice"; Released: 15 November 2004; "Time to Grow"; Released: 28 March 2005; "Don't Give It Up"; Released: 1 August 2005;

Time to Grow is the second studio album by English singer Lemar. It was released by Sony BMG on 29 November 2004 in the United Kingdom. The album has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Guardian	^[2]

Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian found that after "a dismissable first album," Time to Grow "will divest [Lemar] of the reality-TV albatross. The single "If There's Any Justice" [...] is a yearning piece of trad-soul that gives the rest of the album something to live up to. By and large, it does."^[2] AllMusic rated the album four stars out of five.^[1]

Track listing

*Time to Grow* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soulman" (Intro)	Lemar Obika Adam Midgeley Fitzgerald Scott Bradley Reddington	First Man Productions	3:18
2.	"Better Than This"	Andy Whitmore Darren Brown Giles Craig Obika Paul Jervier Steve Jervier	Whitmore P. Jervier S. Jervier	3:22
3.	"I Don't Mind That"	Dicky Klein Johannes Jørgensen Obika	Deekay	3:34
4.	"What If?"	Alex Cantrall Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Obika Phillip "Silky" White	Soulshock & Karlin Obi & Josh	3:28
5.	"Call Me Daddy"	Karsten Dahlgaard Obika Peter Biker	Soulpower Productions	3:19
6.	"If There's Any Justice"	Mick Leeson Peter Vale	Paul Meehan Brian Rawling	3:49
7.	"Don't Give It Up"	D. Brown Obika T. Brown Wirlie "Wyl-e" Morris	Morris	3:43
8.	"Time to Grow"	Scott Obika	Scott	3:43
9.	"Complicated Cupid"	Obika Morris	Morris	3:37
10.	"Maybe Just Maybe"	Obika Brian McKnight	McKnight	3:35
11.	"Feels Right"	D. Brown Obika T. Brown	Mike Pela	4:09
12.	"All I Ever Do"/"My Boo (Part II)"	Whitmore Obika P. Jervier S. Jervier	Whitmore P. Jervier S. Jervier	4:10

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"	Justin Hawkins Dan Hawkins Frankie Poullain Ed Graham	Obika Marcus Killian Thompson	3:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Time to Grow*
Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	68
French Albums (SNEP)^[4]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	55
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	38
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[7]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	38
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	8

Year-end charts

2004 year-end chart performance for *Time to Grow*
Chart (2004)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	50

2005 year-end chart performance for *Time to Grow*
Chart (2005)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	81

Certifications

Certifications for *Time to Grow*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	2× Platinum	600,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Allmusic review
^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Caroline (26 November 2004). "Lemar, Dedicated". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Lemar – Time to Grow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Lescharts.com – Lemar – Time to Grow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lemar – Time to Grow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lemar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Lemar – Time to Grow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
^ "British album certifications – Lemar – Time to Grow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[AllMusic-1] Allmusic review

[theguardian-2] Sullivan, Caroline (26 November 2004). "Lemar, Dedicated". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[ac_Austria_Lemar-3] "Austriancharts.at – Lemar – Time to Grow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_France_Lemar-4] "Lescharts.com – Lemar – Time to Grow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_Germany_Lemar-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Lemar – Time to Grow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_Ireland2_Lemar-6] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Lemar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_Scotland_-7] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Lemar-8] "Swisscharts.com – Lemar – Time to Grow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[10] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[11] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[IrelandLemarTime_to_GrowalbumCertRef-12] "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 August 2025.

[ukcert-13] "British album certifications – Lemar – Time to Grow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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Discography
Albums	Dedicated (2003) Time to Grow (2004) The Truth About Love (2006) The Reason (2008) Invincible (2012) The Letter (2015)
Compilation albums	The Hits (2010)
Singles	"Got Me Saying Ooh" "Dance (With U)" "50/50 & Lullaby" "Another Day" "If There's Any Justice" "Time to Grow" "Don't Give It Up" "It's Not That Easy" "Someone Should Tell You" "Tick Tock" "If She Knew" "Weight of the World" "The Way Love Goes" "Coming Home" "Invincible"
Featured singles	"Saturday Night Hustle"
Related articles	Fame Academy

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