Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Album Version) (2006)

Artist: Rihanna

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
8. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Album Version)	A Girl Like Me		3:22

(P) 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group

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Release Date: 4/25/2006

UPC: 00602498798973

Buy.com Sku: 202539901

Rihanna's "Pon the Replay" was the jam of summer 2005, and with good reason: its Caribbean-flavored rhythms and infectious, singalong chorus made it nearly irresistible. The Barbados-born singer's full-length, Music of the Sun, performed well on the strength of the single, and offered more of Rihanna's commercially tailored dancehall-pop. A Girl Like Me, Rihanna's sophomore release, is less overtly dancehall-influenced than its predecessor. Instead, the album makes a more straightforward play for mainstream R&B appeal. The album's lead-off single and video "SOS," for example, centers on a sample from Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love" (including the immediately recognizable laser-gun sound), making for a bouncy, sexy pop confection. "Unfaithful" is an R&B ballad that finds Rihanna in torch mode, and sounds like a hit in the making. While there's nothing quite as striking as "Pon the Replay" here, there is plenty to power Rihanna's rise up the charts.

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Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel include: Rihanna (vocals); Dwane Husbands, Corey Gunz, Sean Paul (vocals).
	Rihanna's "Pon the Replay" was the jam of summer 2005, and with good reason: its Caribbean-flavored rhythms and infectious, singalong chorus made it nearly irresistible. The Barbados-born singer's full-length, MUSIC OF THE SUN, performed well on the strength of the single, and offered more of Rihanna's commercially tailored dancehall-pop.
	A GIRL LIKE ME, Rihanna's sophomore release, is less overtly dancehall-influenced than its predecessor. Instead, the album makes a more straightforward play for mainstream R&B appeal. The album's lead-off single and video "SOS," for example, centers on a sample from Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love" (including the immediately recognizable laser-gun sound), making for a bouncy, sexy pop confection. "Unfaithful" is an R&B ballad that finds Rihanna in torch mode, and sounds like a hit in the making. While there's nothing quite as striking as "Pon the Replay" here, there is plenty to power Rihanna's rise up the charts.

Artist Overview

A green-eyed beauty with a sultry voice, Rihanna was discovered as a teenager on her island home of Barbados, and quickly signed with the venerable Def Jam records. Powered by a Soft Cell sample, her infectious dancehall/Caribbean single "Pon de Replay," from her album the MUSIC OF THE SUN, became the summer jam of 2005, peaking at number two on the charts. By 2006 she had become a worldwide sensation, and her second album, A GIRL LIKE ME, went platinum, boosted by a Nike ad song, guest appearances on ALL MY CHILDREN, and a film part in BRING IT ON: ALL OR NOTHING.

Artist Influences
Christina Aguilera
Faith Evans
Jennifer Lopez
Mary J. Blige
Missy Elliott
Natalia Oreiro
Shakira
Teena Marie

Artist Contemporaries
Ashanti (R&B)
Beyonce
Cassie (R&B)
Ciara
Gwen Stefani
Kelis
M.I.A. (Rap)
Teairra Mari

Technical Info


	Release Date : 04/25/2006
	Original Release Date : 2006
	Catalog ID : 0006165
	Label : Def Jam (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602498798973

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.98)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he burning rock guitar of 'Kisses Don't Lie' and haunted strings of 'Unfaithful' help make A GIRL LIKE ME much more likable."

Entertainment Weekly (p.135)
- "[With] effortlessly cool reggae-lite confections like 'Dem Haters' and 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'." -- Grade: B-

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