Rihanna
Album : Good
Girl Gone Bad
Release Date : June 5, 2007
Label : Def
Jam
Review :
There’s a cool new
development in summer singles : they no longer need to be sunny. In fact, the
wetter the better. "Umbrella," the first single off Rihanna’s
ragingly good third album, may be her strongest ditty yet, and that’s saying
something considering her run of past summer chartbusters. More stylish than
"S.O.S." (from A Girl Like Me) and more interesting than "Pon
de Replay" (from Music of the Sun), "Umbrella" barrels forward
with big, brawny drums and a hot but haunted-sounding vocal. From there, the
upbeat numbers chug forth like chilled pina colada mix into a blender : "Breakin’
Dishes" trades skillfully on a recent vogue for man-directed venom, and
"Shut Up and Drive" borrows "S.O.S."-style from the ’80s
New Order song "Blue Monday." Both are irresistible. So, too, are
a couple of late tracks. "Rehab" and "Lemme Get That," both
produced by Timbaland, prove that being an island girl is no barrier to holding
one’s own amid a sizzling stew of urban beats. In fact, it’s a boon—one that’ll
register with pop music fans instantly.
Tracklisting
:
1. Umbrella feat.
JAY-Z
2. Push Up On Me
3. Don’t Stop The Music
4. Breakin’ Dishes
5. Shut Up and Drive
6. Hate That I Love You feat. Ne-Yo
7. Say It
8. Sell Me Candy
9. Lemme Get That
10. Rehab
11. Question Existing
12. Good Girl Gone Bad
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