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Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian-American R&B singer Rihanna, released November 23, 2009 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States.
It is Rihanna’s first album to come with a Parental Advisory warning label. However, in the UK only the edited version of the album was released.
Rihanna’s latest album finds herself again wandering into a slightly different style of music and emotion. It is great to see her take new directions in her music and not leave us with the same stale stuff.
If your a Rihanna fan, you’ll probably still love a few to several tracks on this one. Buy the whole album and find out which ones you love! We definitely recommend getting the EXPLICIT version, otherwise you’ll probably be left with a ton of dubbing. Plus, you won’t really be getting the true and full vision Rihanna created with this album.
All and all Rated R has to be one of the best albums that I purchased this year giving me every emotion that I needed.
The image for the album was shot by fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth who stated that “Rihanna was looking to create something a bit new for the look of the album.”
Rihanna - Rated R Track Listing
1. “Mad House” - 1:34
2. “Wait Your Turn” - 3:46
3. “Hard(featuring Young Jeezy)” - 4:10
4. “Stupid in Love” - 4:01
5. “Rockstar 101″ (featuring Slash) - 3:58
6. “Russian Roulette” - 3:47
7. “Fire Bomb” - 4:17
8. “Rude Boy” - 3:42
9. “Photographs” (featuring will.i.am) - 4:46
10. “G4L” - 3:59
11. “Te Amo” - 3:28
12. “Cold Case Love” - 6:04
13. “The Last Song” - 4:16
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14. “Hole In My Head” (featuring Justin Timberlake) - 4:06
The album’s first single “Russian Roulette“, written and produced by Chuck Harmony and singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, was released on October 20, 2009. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at Number 100, and peaked at Number 9 - giving Rihanna her twelfth Top 10 single of her career.
“Hard“, the second single, premiered at U.S. radio on November 2, 2009. The song features Young Jeezy. As of November 28, 2009, it has reached a peak position of Number 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs without physically being released.
“Wait Your Turn” will be released as the album’s third single in 2010.
If you’re looking for a bunch of dance tracks like she’s done in the past, you’ll probably be disappointed.
Those who can’t handle Rihanna’s anger and are offended by a few curse words here and there should stick to listening to the radio friendly singles (try Photographs and Russian Roulette) and skip the rest of the album this time around.
Much respect to Rihanna for not repeating herself with “Good Girl Gone Bad Part II” or trying to cover up her pain with music her heart wasn’t into. She has co-writing credits for at least 8 songs and she is an executive producer as well. It is good to see someone so young taking a hands-on approach in their career.
Album Information
Released November 20, 2009
Recorded March-November 2009, Milk Studios, Germano Studios, (Manhattan, New York), Metropolis Studios, (London, England), Studios Davout, (Paris, France), Westlake Recording Studios, (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Hip hop, R&B, dance-pop, rock
Length 49:52
Label Def Jam
Producer Antonio “L.A.” Reid (executive), Rihanna (also executive), Chase & Status, The-Dream, Chuck Harmony, Brian Kennedy, Ne-Yo, StarGate, Tricky Stewart, will.i.am, The Y’s
December 10th, 2009 at 5:44 am
i am happy with her improvement ,but you should prepare the future.
March 8th, 2010 at 8:03 am
Rihanna we love you!!
ur music is so touchy n i think dis is ur best album, no i think dis is the greatest album ever! like foreal, n i really think its cool taht ur a Bob Marley fan :)
U ROCK GIRL <33