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Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna album)

Good Girl Gone Bad
A young woman with black hair which is covering one of her eyes, wearing a white dress is posing in front of a black background. In the middle of the picture the word 'Rihanna' is written in blue-greenish capital letters. Under it 'Good Girl Gone Bad' is written in white letters.
Studio album by Rihanna
Released May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31)
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre
Length 46:02
Label
Producer
Rihanna chronology
A Girl like Me
(2006)		 Good Girl Gone Bad
(2007)		 Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
(2008)
Singles from Good Girl Gone Bad
  1. "Umbrella"
    Released: March 29, 2007
  2. "Shut Up and Drive"
    Released: May 13, 2007
  3. "Hate That I Love You"
    Released: August 21, 2007
  4. "Don't Stop the Music"
    Released: September 7, 2007
  5. "Rehab"
    Released: October 6, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4/5 stars
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars
Blender 3.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly B+
The Guardian 3/5 stars
Hot Press 2.5/5
The Observer 4/5 stars
Pitchfork Media 7.4/10
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars
Uncut 4/5 stars

Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Rihanna worked with various producers on the album, including Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "Dream" Nash, Neo da Matrix, Timbaland, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and StarGate. Inspired by Brandy Norwood's fourth studio album Afrodisiac (2004), Good Girl Gone Bad is a pop, dance-pop and R&B album with 1980s music influences. Described as a turning point in Rihanna's career, it represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous releases, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006). Apart from the sound, she also endorsed a new image for the release going from an innocent girl to an edgier and more sexual look.

Critics gave generally positive reviews of the album, praising its composition and Rihanna's new musical direction, though some criticized the album's lyrics and inconsistency. The album received seven Grammy Award nominations and one win in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category for "Umbrella" at the 2008 ceremony. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold 162,000 copies in its first week. Certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold more than 2.8 million copies in the United States. The album reached number one in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. As of 2009, the album had sold over 7 million copies worldwide.


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