A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)
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| Studio album by Rihanna | ||||
| Released | April 11, 2006 | |||
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| Length | 46:16 | |||
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German 2 disc deluxe cover artwork
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| Entertainment Weekly | B− |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
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A Girl like Me is the second studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on April 11, 2006 by Def Jam Recordings. For the production of the album, Rihanna worked with Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Stargate, and J. R. Rotem with label-mate Ne-Yo who wrote the album's second single. A Girl like Me is a pop, reggae and R&B album influenced by Rihanna's Caribbean roots. It also incorporates dancehall and rock elements and ballads, which music critics were ambivalent towards.
Some critics gave the album positive reviews stating that she gracefully avoids the sophomore disappointment while others compared the album to her previous effort. A Girl like Me was released less than eight months after her debut album. It peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 album chart and on the UK Albums Chart. The album was successful in other countries, entering the top ten in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and Japan while topping the charts in Canada on the Canadian Albums Chart.
A Girl like Me spawned four singles: "SOS", which became her first single to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, "Unfaithful" and "Break It Off", both reaching the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, however, the third single, "We Ride", failed to reprise the success of the previous singles. The album was re-released as an expanded double-disc deluxe package in Germany, which includes remixes to both her debut single, "Pon de Replay" and "If It's Lovin' that You Want". The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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