A Girl Like Me
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A Girl Like Me is the second album by Pop, R&B, Dancehall singer Rihanna. The album incorporates more rock music as well as containing samples of the 1981 cover version of "Tainted Love" from Soft Cell.
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About
The album was released through Def Jam Records on April 25, 2006. In this album the lead single "SOS (Rescue Me)" had achieved considerable airplay throughout the United States and Canada where it reache high peak positions on the charts.
Rihanna stated that she tried to incorporate more rock music in the album and true enough this sound has been showed on the song "Kisses Don't Lie". Overall, Rihanna had showed maturity in the album by the numerous heartbreaking ballads included, all of them elegant and displaying artistic growth.
At the beginning the album started as a very modern, exciting fashion rhythm with "SOS", a sexy club tune followed by the reggae of "Kisses Don't Lie". Later, the album gets bolder and seamlessly bounces from music to another as "Unfaithful", "We Ride", "Final Goodbye", and "Break it Off".
The album debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 with 115,000 copies sold in its first week, nearly twice the debut sales of Music of the Sun. It also debuted at number six on the UK Album Chart with 24,000 copies sold that week. The album sold 193,000 copies worldwide in its first week of release, and has shipped over 2 million copies worldwide.
Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOS | 4:00 |
| 2 | Kisses Don't Lie | 3:52 |
| 3 | Unfaithful | 3:48 |
| 4 | We Ride | 3:56 |
| 5 | Dem Haters | 4:19 |
| 6 | Final Goodbye | 3:14 |
| 7 | Break It Off | 3:34 |
| 8 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | 3:23 |
| 9 | Selfish Girl | 3:38 |
| 10 | P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You) | 4:11 |
| 11 | A Girl Like Me | 4:18 |
| 12 | A Million Miles Away | 4:11 |
| 13 | If It's Lovin' That You Want, Pt. 2 Bonus Track | 4:08 |
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Album | RIAA |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me | Canada 2x Platinum |
| US Platinum | ||
| Philippines 2xPlatinum | ||
| Australia Platinum | ||
| UK Platinum | ||
| Japan Gold | ||
| Germany Gold |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Single | Adult Contemporary | Pop 100 | Hot 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SOS | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | Unfaithful | - | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | We Ride | - | 84 | - |
Credits
Performance Credits
Rihanna Primary Artist
Rob Mounsey Conductor
Evan Rogers Background Vocals
Abe Appleman Violin
Andy Bassford Guitar
Kevin Batchelor Trumpet
John Beal Bass
Crystal Garner Viola
Clark Gayton Trombone
Jeanne Ingram Violin
Jill Jaffe Viola
Ann Leathers Violin, Concert Master
Richard Locker Cello
Jan Mullen Violin
Sue Pray Viola
Richard Sortomme Violin
Carl Sturken Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Multi Instruments
Marti Sweet Violin
Cenovia Cummins Violin
Gene Moye Cello
Maura Giannini Violin
Yuri Vodovoz Violin
Katherine LiVolsi Stern Violin
Yana Goichman Violin
Ted Hemberger Percussion
Tor Erik Hermanson Multi Instruments
Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett Multi Instruments
Eugene Briskin Cello
Mikkel S. Ericksen Multi Instruments
Luke McCaster Guitar
Technical Credits
Rob Mounsey String Arrangements
Gussie Clarke Producer
Evan Rogers Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
Chris Gehringer Mastering
Malcolm Pollack Engineer
Carl Sturken Programming, Producer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer
Poke Producer
Alli Truch Art Direction
Doug Joswick Package Production
Tracey Waples Marketing
Mike City Producer
Al Hemberger Engineer
Jeremy Harding Engineer
Tone Producer
Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett Engineer
Makeba Riddick Vocal Producer
Don Corleon Producer
J.R. Rotem Engineer
James Auwater Engineer
Franny "Franchise" Graham Engineer
Carter Administration Executive Producer
Mikkel S. Ericksen Engineer
Tiger Stylz Engineer
Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
Trivia
- The album sold 115,000 copies sold in its first week, nearly twice the debut sales of Music of the Sun.
Reviews
External Links
Categories: Album | Pop | R&B
