April 22nd, 2009 | Posted by
Rihanna recognized her dance-pop recommendation in summer 2005 with her debut smash hit, “Pon de Replay,” and nonstop to demonstrate such hit potential in succeeding years (e.g., “S.O.S.” in 2006; “Umbrella” in 2007; “Disturbia” in 2008). However, it was the singer’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad that made her a full-fledged worldwide pop star with a regular attendance atop the charts. Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, she exhibited a certain star advantage as a young child, often winning beauty and talent contests. Because she lived on the fairly remote island of Barbados in the West Indies, however, she never foresaw the sort of fame that would later befall her.
That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with Evan Rogers. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when he was introduced to Rihanna. Rogers had spent years producing pop hits for such superstar as NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Pausini, and Rod Stewart, and he offered the talented Rihanna a opportunity to record. Along with Rogers’ production partner, Carl Sturken (the other half of Syndicated Rhythm Productions), Rihanna recorded quite a lot of demos that sparked the interest of the Carter Administration — that is, the newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. This led to an audition, and Rihanna both received and accepted an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam.
Come summer 2005, Def Jam timely rolled out “Pon de Replay,” the lively leadoff single from Music of the Sun. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken, the song synthesized Caribbean rhythms with urban-pop songwriting. “Pon de Replay” caught fire almost right away, hiking all the way to number two on The Billboard Hot 100 and contesting the half-summer reign of Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” atop the chart. The debut album spawned one other hit, “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want,” which also broke the Top 40. Rihanna’s follow-up try, A Girl Like Me, saw even greater achievement and spawned three sizeable singles: a chart-topper (”S.O.S.”) and two Top Ten hits (”Unfaithful,” “Break It Off”).
Rihanna’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), continued her success while signaling a change of course. Whereas her past two albums had been unfair often weighed down by anonymous balladry and canned Caribbean-isms — Good Girl Gone Bad was a first-rate dance-pop album, stacked with several chart-topping singles and boasting collaborations with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, and StarGate. The lead single, “Umbrella,” shot to number one, as did “Take a Bow” and “Disturbia.” Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide….. Isn’t it cool?
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