A Girl like Me

A Girl like Me is the second studio album released by Barbadian singer Rihanna. The album was released April 19, 2006 by Def Jam and SRP. Singles included "SOS", "Unfaithful", and "Break It Off". The album features more of a pop and R&B feel to it as well as staying true to Rihanna's reggae sound and also incorporated elements of other genres such as dancehall, rock, hip hop and dance.

A Girl like Me
Studio album by Rihanna
Released	April 19, 2006 (2006-04-19)
Genre	Pop dancehall R&B
Length	46:16
Label	Def Jam SRP
Producer	The Carter Administration (exec.) Carl Sturken (also co-exec.) Evan Rogers (also co-exec.) The Conglomerate Mike City Makeba Riddick J.R. Rotem Spanador StarGate Trackmasters
Rihanna chronology
Music of the Sun (2005) A Girl like Me (2006) Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)
Singles from A Girl like Me
"SOS" Released: February 14, 2006 "Unfaithful" Released: May 2, 2006 "We Ride" Released: August 21, 2006 "Break It Off" Released: November 13, 2006

Track listing

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"SOS"	Jonathan "J.R." Rotem E. Kidd Bogart Ed Cobb	Rotem Evan Rogers[a] Carl Sturken[a]	4:00
2.	"Kisses Don't Lie"	Rogers Sturken Robyn Fenty	Rogers Sturken	3:52
3.	"Unfaithful"	Shaffer Smith Tor Hermansen Mikkel Eriksen	StarGate Makeba Riddick[a]	3:48
4.	"We Ride"	Riddick Hermansen Eriksen	StarGate Rogers[a] Sturken[a]	3:56
5.	"Dem Haters" (featuring Dwane Husbands)	Michael Flowers Melanie Hallim Aion Clarke Vincent Morgan Fenty Rogers Sturken	Mike City Rogers[a] Sturken[a]	4:19
6.	"Final Goodbye"	Luke McMaster Charlene Gilliam Curtis Richardson	The Conglomerate Rogers[b] Sturken[b]	3:14
7.	"Break It Off" (featuring Sean Paul)	Donovan Bennett Sean Henriques Kirk Ford Fenty	Don Corleon	3:34
8.	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (featuring J-Status)	Rogers Sturken Dale Virgo Andrew Barwise Byron Barwise Oraine Stewart Andrew Thompson	Rogers Sturken	3:23
9.	"Selfish Girl"	Rogers Sturken	Rogers Fenty Sturken	3:38
10.	"P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)"	Rogers Sturken	Rogers Sturken	4:11
11.	"A Girl like Me"	Rogers Sturken Fenty	Rogers Sturken	4:18
12.	"A Million Miles Away"	Rogers Sturken	Rogers Sturken	4:11
13.	"If It's Lovin' that You Want – Part 2" (featuring Cory Gunz)	Jean Claude Olivier Samuel Barnes Riddick Alaxsander Mosely Scott LaRock Lawrence Parker	Poke and Tone Spanador[b] Rogers[a] Sturken[a]	4:09

International bonus track[1][2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Pon de Replay" (Full Phatt Remix)	Alisha Brooks Vada Nobles Rogers Sturken	Nobles Rogers Sturken	3:21

Japanese deluxe edition bonus tracks[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Who Ya Gonna Run To"	Rogers Sturken Fenty	Rogers Sturken	4:04
15.	"Pon de Replay" (Full Phatt Remix)	Brooks Nobles Rogers Sturken	Nobles Rogers Sturken	3:21
16.	"Coulda Been the One"	Rogers Sturken	Rogers Sturken	3:38

Deluxe edition bonus disc[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Ya Gonna Run To"	Rogers Sturken Fenty	Rogers Sturken	4:04
2.	"Coulda Been the One"	Rogers Sturken	Rogers Sturken	3:38
3.	"Should I?" (featuring J-Status)	Rogers Sturken J-Status	Al Hemberger Sturken Rogers StarGate
4.	"Hypnotized"	Rogers Sturken Fenty	StarGate	4:15
5.	"Unfaithful" (Nu Soul Remix)	Hermansen Eriksen Smith	Makeba Riddick Nu Soul	6:57
6.	"Unfaithful" (music video)			3:49
7.	"SOS" (music video)			4:00

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes a vocal producer
• ^{^b} denotes a co-producer
• "SOS" samples "Tainted Love", written by Ed Cobb and performed by Gloria Jones.

Personnel

Credits for A Girl like Me adapted from liner notes.^[5]

Musicians

Rihanna – lead vocals, composer Evan Rogers – backing vocals Mikkel S. Ericksen – multi-instrumentalist Sue Pray – viola Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett – multi-instrumentalist Ann Leathers – violin Andy Bassford – guitar Yuri Vodovoz – violin John Beal – bass Jill Jaffe – viola Luke McCaster – guitar Eugene Briskin – cello Kevin Batchelor – trumpet Yana Goichman – violin

Clark Gayton – trombone Marti Sweet – violin Richard Locker – cello Tor Erik Hermanson – multi-instrumentalist Maura Giannini – violin Carl Sturken – guitar, piano, keyboards, multi-instruments Abe Appleman – violin Cenovia Cummins – violin Jeanne Ingram – violin Jan Mullen – violin Gene Moye – cello Crystal Garner – viola Richard Sortomme – violin Katherine LiVolsi Stern – violin

Production

Carl Sturken – producer, executive producer, vocal producer Evan Rogers – producer, executive producer, vocal producer The Carter Administration – executive producer Augustus "Gussie" Clarke – producer Don Corleon – producer Poke & Tone – producer Mike City – producer, mixer James Auwarter – engineer Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett – engineer, mixer Dawn Boonyachlito – stylist, wardrobe Jay Brown – A&R Andrea Derby – production coordination Rob Heselden – production assistant Mikkel S. Ericksen – engineer Chris Gehringer mastering Franny "Franchise" Graham – engineer Jeremy Harding – engineer Al Hemberger – engineer, mixer Ted Hemberger – percussion

Patrick Viala – mixer Doug Joswick – package production Ann Leathers – concert master Debbie Mounsey – production assistant Rob Mounsey – conductor, string arrangements Adrienne Muhammad – A&R Malcolm Pollack – engineer Makeba Riddick – vocal producer J.R. Rotem – engineer Tippi Shorter – hair stylist Rob Skipworth – mixing assistant Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith – A&R Phil Tan – mixer Tiger Stylz – engineer Nichell Delvaille – photography, art coordinator Tracey Waples – marketing Alli Truch – art direction Tony Duran – photography Valerie Wagner – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 9 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 21 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 1 Czech Republic Albums (IFPI)[11] 7 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 14 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 30 French Albums (SNEP)[15] 18 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 13 Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 36 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[19] 6 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 7 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21] 28 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 36 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 81 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 29 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[26] 5 US Billboard 200[27] 5 US R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard)[28] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 56 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 59 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 77 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[32] 97 European Albums (IFPI)[33] 36 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 34 UK Albums (OCC)[35] 45 US Billboard 200[36] 49 US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[37] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[38]	Platinum	70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[39]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Germany (BVMI)[40]	Gold	150,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[41]	2× Platinum	30,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[42]	Gold	100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[43]	Gold	10,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44]	Platinum	30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45]	2× Platinum	600,000^
United States (RIAA)[46]	Platinum	1,400,000[47]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[48]	Platinum	1,000,000*
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition
Argentina[49]	April 10, 2006	Digital download	The Island Def Jam Music Group	Standard Edition
Australia[50]
Austria[51]
Brazil[52]
Czech Republic[53]
Denmark[54]
Finland[55]
Germany[56]
Hungary[57]
Italy[58]
Japan[59]
Netherlands[60]
New Zealand[61]
Norway[62]
Portugal[63]
Spain[64]
Sweden[65]
Switzerland[66]
Canada[67]	April 11, 2006
United States[68]
Italy[69]	April 19, 2006	CD	Universal Music
United Kingdom[70][71]	April 24, 2006		Mercury Records
	April 25, 2006	Digital download	The Island Def Jam Music Group
Canada[72]		CD	Universal Music Canada
United States[73]			The Island Def Jam Music Group
Germany[74]	April 28, 2006		Universal Music
Spain[75]	July 17, 2006
Germany[4]	November 17, 2006	Double CD		Limited Deluxe Edition
France[76]	March 26, 2009	CD	Universal Music	Standard Edition
Canada[77]	December 8, 2011		Universal Music Canada	Limited Edition

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Other websites

• ThisIsRihanna.com^{[permanent dead link]} — official website
• A Girl like Me at Discogs
• Album Review Archived 2013-10-06 at the Wayback Machine at About.com
• Album Review Archived 2010-08-26 at the Wayback Machine at IGN