- Audio CD (20 Nov 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Def Jam
- ASIN: B002UXRH10
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 299,597 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Mad House |
| 2. Wait Your Turn |
| 3. Hard featuring Jeezy |
| 4. Stupid In Love |
| 5. ROCKSTAR 101 featuring Slash |
| 6. Russian Roulette |
| 7. Fire Bomb |
| 8. Rude Boy |
| 9. Photographs featuring will.i.am |
| 10. G4L |
| 11. Te Amo |
| 12. Cold Case Love |
| 13. The Last Song |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Forget Rated R, those widely circulated photos of Robyn Rihanna Henty after her assault at the hands of ex-lover Chris Brown were X-rated stuff. All of which adds a certain poignancy to her fourth album, and first release since unwittingly becoming a poster girl for victims of domestic violence--certainly her sadder songs now seem loaded with a previously unsuspected melancholy. The new empowered Rihanna is a saucy, scary minx, dressed up in dramatic fetish gear by German photographer Ellen von Unwerth, and a long long way from the Bajan beauty queen who charmed us with the sunny "Pon De Replay". A hit as huge as "Umbrella", its chart reign longer than a British winter, redefines expectations, and unsurprisingly Rated R is full of slick, expensive sounding contemporary R&B confections such as the single "Hard", featuring a turn by Young Jeezy, and the defiant "Wait Your Turn". More intriguing are ballads such as the unusually bleak "Stupid In Love" and the heartfelt "Russian Roulette", with its implicit challenge to a tormentor. "Rockstar 101" features Slash, to no great effect, but "Photographs", produced and penned by the astute Will.I.Am, sounds like another smash hit in waiting. Oddest of all is the corny flamenco of "Te Amo", where a Sapphic senorita proposes lady love to an unenthusiastic Rihanna. To be honest you’d think she might be off men for a while, but that would place Rated R in a totally different category.--Steve Jelbert
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ultimately, Rated R is an absolutely fantastic album with pretty much no fillers. This album has taken Rihanna to stronger and more powerful new heights that I'm sure nobody ever imagined would happen. Can you believe this is the same artist that released "Pon De Replay" and "SOS"?
Rated R is a very personal journal of the events that Rihanna has been through the past year; she experiments with new musical sounds completely, such as on the lead single "Russian Roulette," which is very reminiscent of "Question Existing" from the smash "Good Girl Gone Bad," though much better in quality (not to say the latter wasn't good, which it was!). Though while she investigates new and unheard musical adventures that the public would never come to expect from RiRi, she also keeps it within her boundaries by achieving success with the likes of "Wait Your Turn," which still isn't the generic-sounding same old you hear from most of Rihanna's peers these days. Other songs exploring her new side are the pop-rock/alternative number "Fire Bomb," as well as "Cold Case Love," an epic six minute build-up that is one heck of a song. She also maintains the catchiness of her past music on tracks such as "Rude Boy," which wouldn't go amiss on "Good Girl Gone Bad," and fierce, over the top tracks such as "G4L" bring out the more agressive, angry side in Rihanna, similar to the likes of "Breakin' Dishes," though she takes it up a level here.
There is honestly no filler on this effort, believe me when I say. People need to take this album as it is, instead of complaining about the lack of dance songs, or leave it. It's a shame the sole one-star review on this page has reviewed the album based on a simple case of parental advisory instead of the actual quality, which shows STRONG artistic development and creativity.
All in all, fantastic. Absolutely recommended.
Rated R is a very personal journal of the events that Rihanna has been through the past year; she experiments with new musical sounds completely, such as on the lead single "Russian Roulette," which is very reminiscent of "Question Existing" from the smash "Good Girl Gone Bad," though much better in quality (not to say the latter wasn't good, which it was!). Though while she investigates new and unheard musical adventures that the public would never come to expect from RiRi, she also keeps it within her boundaries by achieving success with the likes of "Wait Your Turn," which still isn't the generic-sounding same old you hear from most of Rihanna's peers these days. Other songs exploring her new side are the pop-rock/alternative number "Fire Bomb," as well as "Cold Case Love," an epic six minute build-up that is one heck of a song. She also maintains the catchiness of her past music on tracks such as "Rude Boy," which wouldn't go amiss on "Good Girl Gone Bad," and fierce, over the top tracks such as "G4L" bring out the more agressive, angry side in Rihanna, similar to the likes of "Breakin' Dishes," though she takes it up a level here.
There is honestly no filler on this effort, believe me when I say. People need to take this album as it is, instead of complaining about the lack of dance songs, or leave it. It's a shame the sole one-star review on this page has reviewed the album based on a simple case of parental advisory instead of the actual quality, which shows STRONG artistic development and creativity.
All in all, fantastic. Absolutely recommended.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Being a fan of metal music mostly, artists in the mainstream don't generally appeal to me, but Rihanna has always had a sort of pulling factor for me. However, I've never bought her albums before - only downloaded selected songs, but upon hearing the first listen of this album, even I was blown away by most of the songs on it.
Yes, it's darker and edgier than her previous work, but that makes no difference as it works alongside Rihanna's stunning vocals. It's definitely an album that's in the same vein as the song "Disturbia", so if you're looking for something along the lines of her "S.O.S" or "Umbrella" songs, then this may not be the album for you.
Album highlights for me include Rockstar 101, Russian Roulette, Fire Bomb, G4L, The Last Song and my personal favourite, Cold Case Love. Definitely one I'll be buying...
Yes, it's darker and edgier than her previous work, but that makes no difference as it works alongside Rihanna's stunning vocals. It's definitely an album that's in the same vein as the song "Disturbia", so if you're looking for something along the lines of her "S.O.S" or "Umbrella" songs, then this may not be the album for you.
Album highlights for me include Rockstar 101, Russian Roulette, Fire Bomb, G4L, The Last Song and my personal favourite, Cold Case Love. Definitely one I'll be buying...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Rihanna has made the album of her life! Every track is great. The album is much darker then her previous album 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and emotional.
Stand out tracks for me are 'Russian Roulette' (powerful lyrics), 'Stupid In Love' (you will like this if you liked her single 'Unfaithful') and 'Photographs', featuring Will I Am.
It's been a while since I've found an album, that I can listen to without skipping the odd track. Rihanna has come into her own with this album, the way Christina Aguilera did with the 'Stripped' album.
I highly recommend this album, you will not be disappointed.
Stand out tracks for me are 'Russian Roulette' (powerful lyrics), 'Stupid In Love' (you will like this if you liked her single 'Unfaithful') and 'Photographs', featuring Will I Am.
It's been a while since I've found an album, that I can listen to without skipping the odd track. Rihanna has come into her own with this album, the way Christina Aguilera did with the 'Stripped' album.
I highly recommend this album, you will not be disappointed.
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A very CD
Although the item took 2 weeks to deliver I was very impressed with the quality of the item due to there being no scratches etc, This album is very good if you are a Rihanna fan,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tashar
Kazza44
As previous review for Rihanna's "A Girl Like Me" loving this album too, bit more dance, but overall very pleased!
Published 4 months ago by Baldy
Some Songs Are A Let Down
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Published 5 months ago by TAYLORSWIFT
broken
when i received the package, both cd boxes was broken. one had a crack in its front, the other was broken 4 places.
Published 7 months ago by Cathrine
A Dark, Honest, And Briliant Return.
You'd be forgiven for expecting a good girl gone bad two or a chris brown basher of an album but rather what you get is an introspective startlingly honest portrait of a young... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Julia Havard
Love it!
I love this album! There are no tracks that i dislike, in fact it's a firm favourite of mine and hasn't left my car cd player in months. Read more
Published 14 months ago by sponting
Rated AWESOME!!!
This is Rihanna's fourth album and it is completely different. This time she has gone all diva but her voice is still brilliant. Mad house is short but my favourite. Read more
Published 15 months ago by jayjay123
Rihanna Rated
Mmmmm. Nice.
From the quirky "Mad House", through "Russian Roulette", a Bond theme tune if I've ever heard one, "Rude Boy" explicitly romantic, to "The Last Song",... Read more
From the quirky "Mad House", through "Russian Roulette", a Bond theme tune if I've ever heard one, "Rude Boy" explicitly romantic, to "The Last Song",... Read more
Published 18 months ago by C. P. Stephens
Rihanna's Best Album
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Published 18 months ago by R_rockstar
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