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''Good Girl Gone Bad'' is the third studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Rihanna worked with various producers on the album, including Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "Dream" Nash, Neo da Matrix, Timbaland, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers and StarGate. Inspired by Brandy Norwood's fourth studio album ''Afrodisiac'' (2004), ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' is a dance-pop, pop and R&B album with 1980s music influences. Described as a turning point in Rihanna's career, it represents a departure from the Caribbean sound of her previous releases, ''Music of the Sun'' (2005) and ''A Girl like Me'' (2006). Apart from the sound, she also endorsed a new image for the release going from an innocent girl to an edgier and more sexual look. Critics gave generally positive reviews of the album, praising its composition and Rihanna's new musical direction, though some criticized the record's lyrics and inconsistency. The album received seven Grammy Award nominations and one win in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration category for "Umbrella" at the 2008 ceremony. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and sold 162,000 copies in its first week. Certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), it sold more than 2.8 million copies in the United States. The album reached number one in Canada, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and it has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' spawned five singles, including the international hits "Umbrella" and "Don't Stop the Music"; ''Rolling Stone'' placed the former at number 412 on the magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. In support of the album, Rihanna embarked on her first worldwide concert tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour. The album was reissued as ''Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded'' in June 2008 with three new songs, including the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one hits "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia". It was followed by Rihanna's first remix album, ''Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes'', in January 2009, which featured remixes from Moto Blanco, Tony Moran, the Soul Seekerz and the Wideboys. ==Background and title== Rihanna's second studio album, ''A Girl Like Me,'' was released in April 2006. It is a pop-oriented record with dancehall and R&B influences. It had a mixed critical reception: some critics praised Rihanna's new musical direction, while others criticized some of the album's songs. Around its time of release, many critics felt that Rihanna's style, sound, and musical material were too similar to those of American singer Beyoncé. The album sold over 587,308 copies in the United Kingdom and more than 1,330,000 copies in the United States. In early 2007, Rihanna began work on her third studio album. In an interview with MTV News, she announced that "the new music is going in a different direction. Not on purpose, but I just want to hear something fresh and mostly uptempo. I think that's where I want to go on this one. You feel different every album, and () this stage I feel like I want to do a lot of uptempo ()."〔 The same year, Rihanna dismissed her innocent image for an edgier look with a new hairstyle, which was inspired by actress Charlize Theron's bob cut in the 2005 science fiction thriller ''Æon Flux''. Rihanna explained that she wanted to keep the audience dancing and be soulful at the same time.〔 She sought to make an album that people would listen to without skipping tracks. She cited ''Afrodisiac'' (2004), the fourth studio album by American singer Brandy Norwood, as her main inspiration for the album. In May 2007, Rihanna revealed that she called the album ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' because it represents her bolder and more independent image: "I'm not the innocent Rihanna anymore. I'm taking a lot more risks and chances. I felt when I cut my hair, it shows people I'm not trying to look or be anybody else. The album is very edgy." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Good Girl Gone Bad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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