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2007 studio album by Rihanna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Right after the release of her second album, A Girl like Me, the singer started preparing material for her third record. For the album, Rihanna worked with many record producers including C. "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "Dream" Nash, Neo da Matrix, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers and StarGate. Influenced by singer Brandy's 2004 studio album, Afrodisiac, Good Girl Gone Bad is a dance-pop, pop and R&B album and represents a departure from the West Indian sound present on Rihanna's previous releases, Music of the Sun and A Girl like Me.
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Good Girl Gone Bad received generally positive reviews from music critics who praised its composition and Rihanna's new musical direction, however, some of them criticized the lyrics and the diversity of the record. Good Girl Gone Bad earned Rihanna seven Grammy Award nominations and won the accolade for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" at the 2008 ceremony. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 162,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 2.8 million copies in the country. It also peaked at number one in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. As of November 2009, Good Girl Gone Bad sold over 7 million copies worldwide.
Good Girl Gone Bad produced five singles, including the international hits "Umbrella" and "Don't Stop the Music". To support the album, Rihanna embarked on her first worldwide concert tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. To celebrate its first anniversary, the album was reissued as Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded in June 2008. The reissue featured three new songs, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number one hits, "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia". The reissue was followed by Rihanna's first remix album, Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes, in January 2009, which featured remixes from Moto Blanco, Tony Moran, the Soul Seekerz and the Wideboys.