Music of the Sun
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| Studio album by Rihanna | |||||
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Publication |
September 5, 2005 |
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admission |
February 8 - May 29, 2005 |
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| Label (s) | Def Jam , SRP | ||||
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Title (number) |
12 (+12 dance remixes & 3 bonus tracks) |
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running time |
52:18 |
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Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Poke & Tone, Rudi Maya, Johnny Nice, Vada Nobles, Full Force, Stargate |
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Studio (s) |
various |
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Music of the Sun (en. For: "Music of the Sun" ) is Rihanna's debut album , which was recorded in 2005 and released on August 30 in the USA and on September 5 in Germany under her label Def Jam Recordings.
History and background
When she was 15, one of her best friends introduced Rihanna to producer Evan Rogers while on vacation in Barbados. Rogers and his partner Carl Sturken then enabled Rihanna to record demo material in the US, which was sent to various record labels , including Jay-Z , CEO of Def Jam Recordings, who signed her.
Track list
| # | title | Composers | length |
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| 1 | " Pon de Replay " | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Vada Nobles | 4:06 |
| 2 | "Here I Go Again" (featuring J-Status ) | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, J-Status, Rihanna Fenty | 4:11 |
| 3 | " If It's Lovin 'That You Want " | Jean Claude Oliver, Samuel Barnes | 3:28 |
| 4th | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (featuring Vybz Kartel ) | Ellas McDaniel, Willie Cobbs | 4:20 |
| 5 | "That La, La, La" | Full Force, D. Emile | 3:45 |
| 6th | "The Last Time" | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken | 4:53 |
| 7th | "Willing to Wait" | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rihanna Fenty | 4:37 |
| 8th | "Music of the Sun" | Diane Warren, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rihanna Fenty | 3:56 |
| 9 | "Let Me" | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Makeba Riddick | 3:56 |
| 10 | "Rush" (featuring Cardinal Offishall ) | Evan Rogers | 3:09 |
| 11 | "There's a Thug in My Life" (featuring J-Status ) | E. Jordan | 3:21 |
| 12 | "Now I Know" | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rihanna Fenty | 5:01 |
Bonus title
| # | title | Composers | length |
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| 13 | "Pon de Replay" (Remix featuring Elephant Man ) (International Bonus Title) | 3:37 | |
| 14th | "Should I?" (Featuring J-Status ) ( Japan and UK bonus titles) | 3:06 | |
| 15th | "Hypnotized" (Japan Bonus Title) | Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rihanna Fenty | 4:15 |
Chart successes
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2005 | Music of the Sun |
DE31 (7 weeks) DE |
AT45 (5 weeks) AT |
CH38 (10 weeks) CH |
UK35 (10 weeks) UK |
US10 (35 weeks) US |
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2005 | Pon De Replay |
DE6 (18 weeks) DE |
AT5 (22 weeks) AT |
CH3 (41 weeks) CH |
UK2 (48 weeks) UK |
US2 (33 weeks) US |
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| If It's Lovin 'That You Want |
DE25 (11 weeks) DE |
AT31 (11 weeks) AT |
CH19 (12 weeks) CH |
UK11 (24 weeks) UK |
US36 (20 weeks) US |
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publication
| country | date |
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 European Union
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August 26, 2005 |
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United Kingdom
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August 29, 2005 |
 Canada
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August 30, 2005 |
 Japan
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United States
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Germany
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September 5, 2005 |
 Australia
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September 26, 2005 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ hmv.com: music: music of the sun . HMV (UK). Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ Music Of The Sun: Rihanna . In: Amazon.ca . August 30, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ^ Rihanna - Music Of The Sun Germany . Bravado.de. September 5, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2011.