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''A Girl like Me'' is the second studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on April 10, 2006. 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 incoprates dancehall and rock elments 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 U.S. ''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).〔Patrick Luce (July 24, 2006) ("Rihanna’s ‘A Girl like Me’ reaches Platinum with a million copies sold on the charts" ) ''monstersandcritics.com'' Retrieved on July 1, 2009.〕 == Background and title == Rihanna released her debut studio album ''Music of the Sun'' in August 2005. An R&B album, ''Music of the Sun'' incorporates musical elements of dance-pop and caribbean music genres such as dancehall and reggae.〔 The album received mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its dancehall and Caribbean-inspired songs, while others criticized some of the production.〔 ''Music of the Sun'' debuted at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and peaked in the top-forty of album charts in Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It produced two singles: "Pon de Replay" and "If It's Lovin' that You Want", the former of which peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart.〔〔 When discussing the conception for her second studio album with L.A. Reid—Chairman and CEO of The Island Def Jam Music Group—Rihanna talked about experimenting with different music by incorporating some rock on the album.〔 In February 2006, she announced that she is going to release her second studio album in April 2006 under the name ''A Girl like Me''.〔 When asked about the album, in an interview with MTV News, Rihanna stated, "Vocally I've matured so much, and lyrically I'm speaking about stuff I would never sing about (). "Now I'm singing about experiences that I've gone through and stuff that other 18-year-old girls go through, so it's all about progression."〔 In regards to the title of the album, Rihanna explained, "It's called A Girl like Me because it's a very personal album, It's my baby. It's all about what it's like to be a girl like me, speaking of personal experiences as well as things that girls like me have gone through."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Girl like Me (Rihanna album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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