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With A Girl Like Me, the Barbadian teen-queen Rihanna is looking to transfer all claims of royalty to the summertime pop charts. If anybody's going to rule them, she pretty much proclaims by way of "SOS," a song no less irresistible, intoxicating, and all-out cool than 2005's "Pon de Replay," off her debut, she's it. That's not to say this new disc is anything like its predecessor overall. Where Music of the Sun was mostly what its title suggests--a romp through an anglo-friendly island with no sunscreen required--A Girl Like Me is more reflective and a little rueful; you get the sense it was crafted in part to show her range, with executive producer Jay-Z guiding her through it gracefully. "Unfaithful" is a noir-ish testing of the R&B waters, and it goes so well that Rihanna wastes no time skinny-dipping her way into the deep end--"Final Goodbye," "P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)," and "A Million Miles Away" all betray juicy bits of Beyonce. Back in barefoot bikini-girl land, though--a territory that covers roughly half this disc--the party's still going strong. Rihanna gives dancehall legend Sean Paul a run for his money with the bouncing "Break It Off," and "We Ride" makes you want to roll down the windows and stick your head out the passenger side. Crank it up and keep the sunglasses handy. --Tammy La Gorce
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Don't get me wrong this album is really good, but i feel her first album is better.Here's a review of each song:
SOS-10/10 A brillant choice for the first single, a great dance tune
Kisses don't lie-10/10 A great pop/rock tunes one of my favourites off the album
Unfaithful-10/10 Written by ne-yo,it would defo be a hit which it was i think it went to number 2,i loved this song,but then i got bored of it coz it was being overplayed but now i love it again
We ride-7/10 A good song from rihanna but not one of her best, i don't think it should have been released as a single
Dem haters feat dwane husbands-10/10 A great tune about how to deal with haters
Final goodbye-10/10 A nice ballad from rihanna
Break it off feat sean paul-10/10 One of my favourite songs off the album, a great dancehall tune
Crazy little thing called love feat j-status-10/10 A lovely song
Selfish girl-10/10- Another good song
p.s(i'm still not over you)-10/10 Rihanna singing about not being over someone completely, i'm sure everyone can relate
A girl like me-10/10 A nice heartfelt song
A million miles away-10/10 A lovely ballad,one of my favourite songs off the album.
I'm not going to review the two bonus tracks as i reviewed them on her first album,its really annoying when they include her old songs from previous albums.
I do like this album and i feel it needs to be in your collection.
SOS-10/10 A brillant choice for the first single, a great dance tune
Kisses don't lie-10/10 A great pop/rock tunes one of my favourites off the album
Unfaithful-10/10 Written by ne-yo,it would defo be a hit which it was i think it went to number 2,i loved this song,but then i got bored of it coz it was being overplayed but now i love it again
We ride-7/10 A good song from rihanna but not one of her best, i don't think it should have been released as a single
Dem haters feat dwane husbands-10/10 A great tune about how to deal with haters
Final goodbye-10/10 A nice ballad from rihanna
Break it off feat sean paul-10/10 One of my favourite songs off the album, a great dancehall tune
Crazy little thing called love feat j-status-10/10 A lovely song
Selfish girl-10/10- Another good song
p.s(i'm still not over you)-10/10 Rihanna singing about not being over someone completely, i'm sure everyone can relate
A girl like me-10/10 A nice heartfelt song
A million miles away-10/10 A lovely ballad,one of my favourite songs off the album.
I'm not going to review the two bonus tracks as i reviewed them on her first album,its really annoying when they include her old songs from previous albums.
I do like this album and i feel it needs to be in your collection.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Brilliant CD - one of my favs at da mo. Always quite liked Rihanna's songs but "Unfaithful" prompted me to finally buy it. Compared to the other songs she's released off the album, the album itself is way better! Great range of styles and tempos. All round great performance with excellent vocals. Only song i don't like is SOS so if u thought that was good, you'll love the album coz its 10 time better!
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the the type of album that you have to listen to a couple of times to get used to it, as i didn't like it at first. I love it now. It has some beautiful reggae tracks and she stays true to her beijan roots. (Rhianna is from Barbados, not America). SOS is a club hit, produced well. Unfaithfull is beautiful, and the res comprise of standard album tracks and well loved and very listenable songs.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
SOS
The first of the 3 hit-laden albums by Rihanna I bought recently. No less than 6 singles here - SOS and Unfaithful are the only ones I recognised though! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rob
Kazza44
Just purchased some back log albums of Rihanna and suffice to say, that this album is fantastic..loving the reggae influenced tracks. On the whole money well spent!!
Published 4 months ago by Baldy
AMAZING!
My best friend gave this to me as a birthday present and I was thrilled I love the songs SOS, Unfaithful, kisses don't lie and we ride, I play those songs all the time and the good... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Juliet
Awesome...
Amazing cd, just fantastic... Buy it.... I love Rihanna...!!! Navy 4 Ever.... All the songs are incredible.... I love it...
Published 5 months ago by Jim Mitsopoulos
Rihana "A girl like me"
This CD is quite entertaining as compared to "Beyonce" or "J.Lo" music. Good sound and quality, reasonable price! Good buy CD!
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. H.G
Fantastic Album
What a brilliant album. Lots of great songs on it, and worth it even just for the one song I was buying it for. Love it.
Published 15 months ago by P. MCALLISTER
After the music of the sun comes A girl like me
Beautiful album,including energetic songs and nice ballads, specially Unfaithfull and Final goodbye. I recommend this album to all lovers of this great artist.
Published on 14 July 2009 by Zlata Orehek
Don't bother
I would suggest you download "SOS, we ride and Pon De replay" and forget the rest. I was expecting a pop albumn based on SOS and we ride but found those tracks surrounded by too... Read more
Published on 12 May 2009 by Emma Campolucci
great album
Great album and an exceptionally good follow up.Great R&B feel that oozes energy and boy does it make you want to boogie....unless your me as my kids will tell you.....No rythm!!
Published on 14 Aug 2007 by CelticSons
Brilliant album!
I bought this album after i loved her new album, GOOD GIRL GONE BAD. This album has standout tracks such as KISSES DONT LIE,SOS,DEM HATERS,PON DE REPLAY, WE RIDE AND IF ITS LOVIN... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2007 by Joe
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