AT JUST EIGHTEEN, RIHANNA HAS BEEN LABELLED THE NEW BEYONCE, BEEN TOUTED AS THE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF LAST YEAR AND IS FAST BECOMING POP'S HOTTEST PROPERTY. 'SOS', THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HER SECOND ALBUM 'A GIRL LIKE ME' ... more »HAS JUST SPENT A RECORD NUMBER OF WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE ARIA SINGLES CHARTS AND IS CERTIFIED PLATINUM. ALL THIS HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL PLATINUM SELLING 'PON DE REPLAY' AND TOP 10 HIT 'IF IT'S LOVIN THAT YOU WANT. RIHANNA WAS NOMINATED FOR "BEST NEW ACT" AT THIS YEAR'S MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS, AND NOMINATED FOR "BEST DANCE VIDEO" ('PON DE REPLAY') AT THIS YEAR'S MTV AUSTRALIAN VMA AWARDS. 'UNFAITHFUL' IS SET TO CONTINUE THE SMASH HIT TRADITION, AND IS A GLORIOUS BALLAD FEATURING RIHANNA'S TYPICALLY LUSH VOCALS AND ARRANGEMENTS, PRODUCED BY MENTOR, JAY Z.« less
AT JUST EIGHTEEN, RIHANNA HAS BEEN LABELLED THE NEW BEYONCE, BEEN TOUTED AS THE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF LAST YEAR AND IS FAST BECOMING POP'S HOTTEST PROPERTY. 'SOS', THE FIRST SINGLE FROM HER SECOND ALBUM 'A GIRL LIKE ME' HAS JUST SPENT A RECORD NUMBER OF WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE ARIA SINGLES CHARTS AND IS CERTIFIED PLATINUM. ALL THIS HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL PLATINUM SELLING 'PON DE REPLAY' AND TOP 10 HIT 'IF IT'S LOVIN THAT YOU WANT. RIHANNA WAS NOMINATED FOR "BEST NEW ACT" AT THIS YEAR'S MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS, AND NOMINATED FOR "BEST DANCE VIDEO" ('PON DE REPLAY') AT THIS YEAR'S MTV AUSTRALIAN VMA AWARDS. 'UNFAITHFUL' IS SET TO CONTINUE THE SMASH HIT TRADITION, AND IS A GLORIOUS BALLAD FEATURING RIHANNA'S TYPICALLY LUSH VOCALS AND ARRANGEMENTS, PRODUCED BY MENTOR, JAY Z.
CD Reviews
Get Faithfully Away
Michael Kerner | Brooklyn, New York U.S.A. | 07/25/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"There have been some really bad songs that were recorded within the past year, alongside the good ones like James Blunt's You're Beautiful. Arguably, for Rihanna, she has been one of those who unfortunately recorded a sappy, bad song. Unfaithful, the second single from her spohmore record, A Girl Like Me, really misses out on being a heartfelt ballad within the lyrics. The lyrics, I see him die a little each time, and the end to the chorus, I don't want to be a murderer, make it seem more like pleading rather than something with real heart. Rihanna hasn't really captured her voice to everybody like she did with Pon De Replay. She really needs to find it all over again, and I really hope she doesn't make a bad song like this ever again.
Song: F"
Faithfully But Dissapointed!!
Brian | Peru | 08/03/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"A simple CD-single which contained the original version, an instrumental version plus the remix / mix version of the original format. The song itself contained a mediocre/average lyrics though interestly it has a little twist on a very sober instrumental you would enjoy or as I did, dislike all alone on the Instrumental version.
The Tony Moran Edit is way too weak and I'm not surprisedat all the song is as weak that I can dance too. The depressing lyrics isn't very joyful at all. The video has nice look and it'd be enjoyable but I got tired of it on the overplay for channels such as MTV or BET. Now the single is nice, I got it cuz I had the S.O.S. one and really enjoyed. This one is far beyond and still demostrate that Rihanna has a lot to evolved as an artist or as a truly performer."
This Is, Like, Whateveeerrrrrrrr
Fish Cheeks | In Your Dreams | 07/25/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This song is just a bunch of whining. Waaaaa! Waaaaa! Waaaaaa! Oh, the screeching! You hear no emotion or maturity in this song. Just the typical emotional drama. I give props to the person who suggested to Rihanna to get bangs. She *really* needed those."
Great Song
08/07/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"reminds me of Everytime and is very similar to it, its definately out there but people like it, and this song has alot of emotion and
the piano and everything about it gets to me, GREAT TRACK, the remix adds another edge to it and the intrumental proves to you that the emotion isn't only in her voice!!
Love
Britneyfanforever"
A really bad ballad
AliceInWonderland | Madison, WI United States | 09/13/2006
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I really liked her Ponce de Replay song when I first heard it. It sounded so fresh and catchy, a song that begged for you to hit the dancefloor. It was such a fun summer song, vocally and delivery wise.
That's why I was really taken aback when I heard "Unfaithful" on the radio. I was like, why would any producer let anyone record a single w/ a delivery performance like that? It was like she was just going through the motion. And ballads really reveal weaknesses in her voice and how her style is not quite mature just yet. She also just doesn't have the power to belt out a power ballad like that. She should have passed it on to Mariah or Christina or Clarkson.
It's fair to say that it was a wrong song choice for her.
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