A Girl Like Me
Rihanna - CD
- Artist: Rihanna
- Format: CD
- Year: 2006
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602498798973
- Item Number: UNI879897
- Release date: 04/25/2006
- 1. S.O.S.
- 2. Kisses Don't Lie
- 3. Unfaithful
- 4. We Ride
- 5. Dem Haters
- 6. Final Goodbye
- 7. Break It Off
- 8. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- 9. Selfish Girl
- 10. P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)
- 11. A Girl Like Me
- 12. A Million Miles Away [Bonus Track]
- 13. If It's Lovin' That You Want, Pt. 2 [Bonus Track]
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A Girl Like Me by Rihanna on CD
Versatile urban dance-pop singer Rihanna gracefully avoids the sophomore slump with A Girl Like Me, a less tropical-flavored, more urban effort than her sun-and-fun debut. Then again, it's hard to be an effervescent island goddess 24-7 when your love life has suffered a crushing blow, something inferred by the numerous heartbreaking ballads included, all of them elegant, mature, and displaying artistic growth. Fans of her brilliant single "Pon de Replay" need not worry, though, as the album kicks off with its equal. Bursting out of the speakers, "SOS" is a sexy club tune that bites the bleepy riff from Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" in a very modern, very exciting mash-up fashion. The crunchy reggae of "Kisses Don't Lie" offers a less revolutionary alternative to Damien Marley's "Welcome to Jamrock." Then the album gets bolder and seamlessly bounces from genre to genre. Attempting things that would make lesser artists crumble, Rihanna goes from a film noir song that elegantly uses murder as a metaphor for cheating ("Unfaithful") to an easy-flowing weekend cruiser ("We Ride"). Even more stunning is the jump from the 2006 prom-song candidate "Final Goodbye" to the totally juiced "Break It Off," where she gives guest star and dancehall king Sean Paul some serious competition. The good but not great redo of "If It's Lovin' That You Want" with Corey Gunz is the only track approaching filler, but it's clearly marked "bonus," so it's a wash. Executive produced by Jay-Z, A Girl Like Me is unsurprisingly polished, yet a richer experience than you'd expect from a singer responsible for the summer jam of 2005, arguably 2006. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
- Artist: Rihanna
- Format: CD
- Year: 2006
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 602498798973
- Item Number: UNI879897
- Release date: 04/25/2006
- Label: Def Jam
- Genre: Pop/Rock, R&B
- Style: Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Pop
- Album Time: 50:32
- 3 CD Collector's Set
- Girl Like Me [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Girl Like Me [Japan Bonus Tracks]
- Good Girl Gone Bad (Import)
- Good Girl Gone Bad [Collector's Edition] (Import)
- Good Girl Gone Bad [Reloaded]
- Good Girl Gone Bad [The Remixes]
- If It's Lovin' That You Want, Pt. 1
- Music of the Sun
- Music of the Sun [Bonus Tracks]
- Pon de Replay [Germany CD]
- Rated R [Edited]
- Shut Up & Drive
- We Ride [Enhanced]
- Music of the Sun [Bonus DVD]
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Sos
- SOS [3 Track] (Import)
- A Girl Like Me [Australia Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- A Girl Like Me [Australia Bonus Tracks]
- Pon De Replay
- Music of the Sun [Bonus Track] (Import)
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Umbrella, Pt. 1
- Umbrella [2 Track Import]
- Rihanna : Umbrella [Single]
- Rihanna : Good Girl Gone Bad (Bonus CD) (Eng)
- Rihanna : Shut Up & Drive (2 Tracks)
- Good Girl Gone Bad [Reloaded] [Bonus DVD] (Import)
- Disturbia [12" Single]
- RIHANNA: GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
- Good Girl Gone Bad [The Remixes]
- Rated R [Edited]
- Rated R: Remixed [Clean]
- Rated R: Remixed
- Te Amo [2 Tracks]
- Loud [Clean]
- Loud [Deluxe Edition]
- Rihanna : Loud
- S&M Remix
- Loud
- 4 Albums Box Set
- Talk That Talk
- Talk That Talk [Clean Version]
- Talk That Talk [Deluxe Version]
- Talk That Talk [Deluxe Clean Version]
- Talk That Talk (Import)
- X-Posed
- You Da One (2-Track)
- Unapologetic
- Unapologetic (clean)
- Unapologetic Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) (Import)
- Unapologetic Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) (clean)
- Stay (Import)
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Crystal Garner - Viola
- Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett - Multi Instruments
- Eugene Briskin - Cello
- Evan Rogers - Vocals (Background)
- Gene Moye - Cello
- Jill Jaffe - Viola
- Mikkel S. Ericksen - Multi Instruments
- Richard Locker - Cello
- Sue Pray - Viola
- Tor Erik Hermanson - Multi Instruments
- Abe Appleman - Violin
- Andy Bassford - Guitar
- Ann Leathers - Violin
- Carl Sturken - Multi Instruments, Keyboards, Piano, Guitar
- Cenovia Cummins - Violin
- Clark Gayton - Trombone
- Corey Gunz - Vocals
- Dwane Husbands - Vocals
- Jan Mullen - Violin
- Jeanne Ingram - Violin
- John Beal - Bass
- Katherine LiVolsi Stern - Violin
- Kevin Batchelor - Trumpet
- Luke McCaster - Guitar
- Marti Sweet - Violin
- Maura Giannini - Violin
- Richard Sortomme - Violin
- Rihanna - Vocals
- Sean Paul - Vocals
- Ted Hemberger - Percussion
- Yana Goichman - Violin
- Yuri Vodovoz - Violin
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Credits:
- Adrienne Muhammad - A&R
- Dawn Boonyachlito - Wardrobe, Stylist
- Doug Joswick - Package Production
- Jay Brown - A&R
- Tracey Waples - Marketing
- Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith - A&R
- Ann Leathers - Concert Master
- Carl Sturken - Vocal Producer, Executive Producer, Programming, Producer
- Debbie Mounsey - Production Assistant
- Evan Rogers - Vocal Producer, Executive Producer, Producer
- Makeba Riddick - Vocal Producer
- Rob Heselden - Production Assistant
- Tippi Shorter - Hair Stylist
- A. Clarke - Composer
- A.P. Thompson - Composer
- Al Hemberger - Mixing, Engineer
- Alli Truch - Art Direction
- Andrea Derby - Production Coordination
- C. Richardson - Composer
- Carter Administration - Audio Production, Executive Producer
- Chris Gehringer - Mastering
- Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett - Mixing, Engineer
- Dwane Husbands - Performer
- E. Amelia Rogers - Composer
- E. Kidd Bogart - Composer
- J-Status - Performer
- Jean-Claude Oliver - Composer
- K. Ford - Composer
- Lawrence Parker - Composer
- Luke McMaster - Composer
- M. Eriksen - Composer
- M. Riddick - Composer
- Makeba - Composer
- Nichell Delvaille - Art Coordinator, Photography
- Patrick Viala - Mixing
- Phil Tan - Mixing
- Rob Mounsey - String Arrangements, Conductor
- Rob Skipworth - Mixing Assistant
- Samuel Barnes - Composer
- Scott La Rock - Composer
- T. Hermansen - Composer
- Tony Duran - Photography
- Valerie Wagner - Design
- Augustus "Gussie" Clarke - Producer
- Don Corleon - Producer
- Franny "Franchise" Graham - Engineer
- J.R. Rotem - Composer, Engineer
- James Auwarter - Engineer
- Jeremy Harding - Engineer
- Malcolm Pollack - Engineer
- Mike City - Mixing, Producer
- Mikkel S. Ericksen - Engineer
- Poke - Producer
- Tiger Stylz - Engineer
- Tone - Producer
