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Track Listing
1. S.O.S.
2. Kisses Don't Lie
3. Unfaithful
4. We Ride
5. Dem Haters - (featuring Dwane Husbands)
6. Final Goodbye
7. Break It Off - (with Sean Paul)
8. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - (with J-Status)
9. Selfish Girl
10. P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)
11. Girl Like Me, A
12. Million Miles Away, A - (bonus track, featuring Corey Gunz)
13. If It's Lovin' That You Want Part 2
Album Notes
New package w/ sampler.
Personnel: Rihanna (vocals); Dwane Husbands, Corey Gunz, Sean Paul (vocals).
Rihanna's "Pon the Replay" was the jam of summer 2005, and with good reason: its Caribbean-flavored rhythms and infectious, singalong chorus made it nearly irresistible. The Barbados-born singer's full-length, MUSIC OF THE SUN, performed well on the strength of the single, and offered more of Rihanna's commercially tailored dancehall-pop.
A GIRL LIKE ME, Rihanna's sophomore release, is less overtly dancehall-influenced than its predecessor. Instead, the album makes a more straightforward play for mainstream R&B appeal. The album's lead-off single and video "SOS," for example, centers on a sample from Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love" (including the immediately recognizable laser-gun sound), making for a bouncy, sexy pop confection. "Unfaithful" is an R&B ballad that finds Rihanna in torch mode, and sounds like a hit in the making. While there's nothing quite as striking as "Pon the Replay" here, there is plenty to power Rihanna's rise up the charts.
Industry Reviews
[With] effortlessly cool reggae-lite confections like 'Dem Haters' and 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'. -- Grade: B-
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he burning rock guitar of 'Kisses Don't Lie' and haunted strings of 'Unfaithful' help make A GIRL LIKE ME much more likable.
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