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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 got 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. [The "Reloaded" edition of the album adds three bonus tracks.] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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- A Girl Like Me (CD Full Length)
- Released 2006
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- Music Of The Sun
- Released 2005
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- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Released 2007
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- Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes
- Released 2009
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ummm wow.....
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- By MudBog Girl
- 8/31/2009 21:42:49
- how do you not know what disturbia means?, i mean how stupid can you really be...???? : )
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breakin dishes
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- By jelous14
- 5/26/2009 02:19:01
- breakin dishes is the best song on the album but the album is great
- 0 out of 1 people
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love it
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- By prodtest2009
- 3/16/2009 22:56:11
- good collection
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DISTURBIA...DISTURBED???
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- By EdNem
- 3/14/2009 23:18:13
- Can't figure out what Disturbia really means, lol. Good song though, and love the music video.
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I cannot make me
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- By Young Cool Boy
- 2/8/2009 16:26:24
- I love so rihanna rehab song can't me without
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Marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- By fusio15
- 1/3/2009 13:59:41
- The best disc ever of my collection. Everybody can like this disc...
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Best Yet!!!
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- By MusiqChild08
- 1/2/2009 23:32:43
- dis is da best album dat rihanna has put out since she hit it big. KEEP DOIN U GURL!!!!
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Awesome Album!
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- By abejareina1989
- 12/18/2008 05:03:23
- I'm soooo glad Disturbia, Take A Bow and If I Never See Your Face Again were added to the album. Total bummer that I had to go out and buy it again for that, but whatever. I don't like when people re-release their albums, but definately worth it for those song. LOVE Rehab, Shut Up and Drive and Umbrella also. I wish Breakin' Dishes had a video. Pretty cool song!
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Great Album
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- By bogascorp
- 11/24/2008 21:38:59
- Great album reload. It's a must have.
Congratz Rihanna amazing voice ^^
Cheers from Portugal to you. - 1 out of 1 people
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I hate this album
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- By BigO007
- 10/31/2008 23:32:29
- I have not listened to the whole album only the singles played on the radio. I cannot listen to any of Rihanna's music anymore and have lost all respect for her especially after she sampled a classic Michael Jackson song for the song Don't Stop The Music, which I cannot stand. That song is disrespect to the King of Pop and Pop music in general IMO and I cannot believe MJ let the sample pass.
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