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When you've released a pair of albums containing a few monster singles and a considerable amount of unsteady, unassured material, why mess around the third time out? From beginning to end, Good Girl Gone Bad is as pop as pop gets in 2007, each one of its 12 songs a potential hit in some territory. Unlike Music of the Sun or A Girl Like Me, neither Caribbean flavorings nor ballad ODs are part of the script, and there isn't an attempt to make something as theatrical as "Unfaithful." There is, however, another '80s hit involved: just as "SOS" appropriated Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love," "Shut Up and Drive" turns New Order's "Blue Monday" into a sleek, forthcoming proposition, one that is as undeniable and rocking as Sugababes' 2002 U.K. smash "Freak Like Me" (a cover of Adina Howard's 1995 hit that swiped from another '80s single, Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). "Shut Up and Drive" is part of an all-upbeat opening sequence that carries through five songs. Rihanna knows exactly what she wants and is in total control at all times, even when she's throwing things and proclaiming "I'm a fight a man" amid marching percussion and synthesizers set on "scare" during "Breakin' Dishes." The album's lead song and lead single, "Umbrella," is her best to date, delivering mammoth if spacious drums, a towering backdrop during the chorus, and vocals that are somehow totally convincing without sounding all that impassioned -- an ideal spot between trying too hard and boredom, like she might've been on her 20th take, which only adds to the song's charm. The album's second half is relatively varied and a little heavier on acoustic guitar use, but it's not lacking additional standouts. Three consecutive Timbaland productions, including one suited for a black college marching band and another that effectively pulls the romantically codependent heartstrings, enhance the album rather than make it more scattered.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - C. Stewart, Producer - Rihanna, MainArtist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Kuk Harrell, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seamus Haji, Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Emanuel, Drums, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Thaddis Laphonia Harrell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Brown, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andre Merritt, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Makeba Riddick, Producer - Brian Kennedy, Producer - Brian Seals, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Carlos Oyanedel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ROBERT ALLEN, ComposerLyricist - Jody den Broeder, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Vastola, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carl Sturken, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Evan Rogers, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gillian Lesley Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - B. Summer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Morris, ComposerLyricist - Rihanna, MainArtist - PETER HOOK, ComposerLyricist - The Wideboys, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Al Hemberger, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Matthews, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terence Franklyn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - StarGate, Producer - Michael Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Storm, ComposerLyricist - Jody den Broeder, Producer, Additional Producer, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Al Hemberger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim Sturges, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Ramos, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer - Ne-Yo, Producer, Co-Producer - Warren Rigg, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - C. Stewart, Producer - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Kuk Harrell, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris "Tricky" Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Simon Langford, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Tocci, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Soul Seekerz, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Williams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Espen Lind, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rihanna, MainArtist - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - k-klass, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer - Ne-Yo, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Michael Tocci, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Hemberger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Phillip Ramos, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Hickey, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Deepu Panjwani, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricardo Hinkson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Makeba Riddick, Producer - Shea Taylor, Producer - S. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - The Wideboys, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Ne-Yo, Producer, Co-Producer - Michael Tocci, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Laporte, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shane Woodley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Makeba Riddick, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Rotem, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Greg Ogan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Pelletier, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Jonah, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Cohen, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Moto Blanco, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Georgie Seara, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Terius Nash, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Shaffer Smith, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer - Lene Marlin, ComposerLyricist - Ne-Yo, Producer - Michael Tocci, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Soul Seekerz, Additional Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Deepu Panjwani, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricardo Hinkson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Makeba Riddick, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Clifton Dillon, ComposerLyricist - Handel Tucker, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rihanna, MainArtist - Sly Dunbar, ComposerLyricist - Ewart Brown, ComposerLyricist - Michael Tocci, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leroy Romans, ComposerLyricist - Brian Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Quaadir Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Neo Da Matrix, Producer - The Soul Seekerz, Additional Keyboards, Remixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2009 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Terius Nash, ComposerLyricist - C. Stewart, Producer - Rihanna, MainArtist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Kuk Harrell, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thaddis Laphonia Harrell, ComposerLyricist - Lindbergh Palace, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
When you've released a pair of albums containing a few monster singles and a considerable amount of unsteady, unassured material, why mess around the third time out? From beginning to end, Good Girl Gone Bad is as pop as pop gets in 2007, each one of its 12 songs a potential hit in some territory. Unlike Music of the Sun or A Girl Like Me, neither Caribbean flavorings nor ballad ODs are part of the script, and there isn't an attempt to make something as theatrical as "Unfaithful." There is, however, another '80s hit involved: just as "SOS" appropriated Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love," "Shut Up and Drive" turns New Order's "Blue Monday" into a sleek, forthcoming proposition, one that is as undeniable and rocking as Sugababes' 2002 U.K. smash "Freak Like Me" (a cover of Adina Howard's 1995 hit that swiped from another '80s single, Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric?"). "Shut Up and Drive" is part of an all-upbeat opening sequence that carries through five songs. Rihanna knows exactly what she wants and is in total control at all times, even when she's throwing things and proclaiming "I'm a fight a man" amid marching percussion and synthesizers set on "scare" during "Breakin' Dishes." The album's lead song and lead single, "Umbrella," is her best to date, delivering mammoth if spacious drums, a towering backdrop during the chorus, and vocals that are somehow totally convincing without sounding all that impassioned -- an ideal spot between trying too hard and boredom, like she might've been on her 20th take, which only adds to the song's charm. The album's second half is relatively varied and a little heavier on acoustic guitar use, but it's not lacking additional standouts. Three consecutive Timbaland productions, including one suited for a black college marching band and another that effectively pulls the romantically codependent heartstrings, enhance the album rather than make it more scattered.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:34
- Main artists: Rihanna
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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