Released: June 5, 2007

Rating:

Genre: pop/R&B

Quotable: “As pop as pop gets in 2007, each one of its 12 songs a potential hit in some territory.” – Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Album Tracks:

1. Umbrella [with 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 [with Ne-Yo]
7. Say It
8. Sell Me Candy
9. Lemme Get That
10. Rehab [with Justin Timberlake]
11. Question Existing
12. Good Girl Gone Bad

Sales (in millions):

2.0
0.3
3.0
7.59

Peak:

2
1 ¹

Singles/Hit Songs:

• Umbrella (4/21/07) #1 US, #1 UK, #4 RB, #28 AA, sales: 5.0 m, air: 0.3 m
• Shut Up and Drive (6/23/07) #15 US, #5 UK, #33 AA, sales: 0.17 m
• Hate That I Love You (9/15/07) #7 US, #15 UK, #20 RB, #32 AA, #20 RB
• Don’t Stop the Music (12/8/07) #3 US, #4 UK, #74 RB, 27 AA, sales: 2.76 m
• Take a Bow * (4/26/08) #1 US, #1 UK, #1 RB, #21 AC, #24 AA, sales: 2.33 m
• If I Never See You Again * (5/24/08) #51 US, #28 UK, #10 AA
• Disturbia * (7/5/08) #1 US, #3 UK, #88 RB, #20 AA, sales: 3.86 m, air: 0.4 m
• Rehab (11/22/08) #18 US, #16 UK, #52 RB

Notes: A deluxe edition of the album, called Good Girl Gone Bad – Reloaded, was released 6/17/08. It included three bonus tracks – “Take a Bow,” “If I Never See You Again” (with Maroon 5), and “Disturbia.”

Awards:

“There is, however, another ‘80s hit involved: just as ‘SOS’ appropriated Soft Cell’s version of ‘Tainted Love,’ Shut Up and Drive turns New Order’s ‘Blue Monday’ into a sleek, forthcoming proposition, one that is as undeniable and rocking as Sugababes’ 2002 U.K. smash ‘Freak Like Me’ (a cover of Adina Howard’s 1995 hit that swiped from another ‘80s single, Gary Numan’s ‘Are Friends Electric?’).” ^AK

“‘Shut Up and Drive’ is part of an all-upbeat opening sequence that carries through five songs. Rihanna knows exactly what she wants and is in total control at all times, even when she’s throwing things and proclaiming ‘I’m a fight a man’ amid marching percussion and synthesizers set on ‘scare’ during Breakin’ Dishes.” ^AK

“The album’s lead song and lead single, Umbrella, is her best to date, delivering mammoth if spacious drums, a towering backdrop during the chorus, and vocals that are somehow totally convincing without sounding all that impassioned – an ideal spot between trying too hard and boredom, like she might’ve been on her 20th take, which only adds to the song’s charm.” ^AK

“The album’s second half is relatively varied and a little heavier on acoustic guitar use, but it’s not lacking additional standouts. Three consecutive Timbaland productions, including one suited for a black college marching band and another that effectively pulls the romantically codependent heartstrings, enhance the album rather than make it more scattered.” ^AK

Review Source(s):

• ^AK Andy Kellman, All Music Guide