Albums Produced by Chase & Status (Music Guide) - Method to the Maadness, More Than Alot, No More Idols, Ora (Rita Ora Album), Rated R (Rihanna Album), (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 23. Chapters: Method to the Maadness, More than Alot, No More Idols, Ora (Rita Ora album), Rated R (Rihanna album), Talk That Talk, Won't Go Quietly. Excerpt: Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, released on November 20, 2009, by Def Jam Recordings. The album is a musical departure from her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, which contained up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs and heavily incorporated pop and dance-pop styles. Conceived after Rihanna's assault by her then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, Rated R features a foreboding and atmospheric tone in terms of musical and lyrical direction. It incorporates elements of hip hop, rock, and dubstep. The album also incorporated other musical genres, such as dancehall in the Jamaican inspired "Rude Boy" and Latin in "Te Amo." Recording sessions for the album took place during March to November 2009 at several recording studios throughout United States and Europe. The album features several distinct record producers, including Chase & Status, Stargate, The-Dream, Ne-Yo, and Brian Kennedy. The album also included several featured vocalists and instrumentalists, including Young Jeezy, will.i.am and Slash who played the guitars in "Rockstar 101." Upon its release, Rated R received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended Rihanna's mature performance and called the album as her most layered and heartfelt effort. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 181,000 copies in its first week in the United States. The album produced five singles, including the international hits "Russian Roulette," "Rude Boy" and "Te Amo," and in addition the US release "Hard." "Wait Your Turn" was also released as the album's promotional single. "Russian Roulette" was released as the...