Loud (Rihanna album)

Occupation

• Vocals: Rihanna
• Rap: Drake, Eminem, Nicki Minaj

Production

• Stargate
• Taio Cruz
• Sean Garrett
• Ne -Yo
• Shontelle
• Drake
• Nicki Minaj
• Eminem
• Timbaland
• David Guetta
• Rico Love
• The Runners
• Alex da Kid

Loud ( German loud) is the fifth studio album by Barbadian pop, R & B and hip- hop singer Rihanna, which was released in autumn 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. The recordings for the album began in February 2010 and lasted until August 2010. Published from singles were worldwide hits.

Background

In June 2010 it was announced that Rihanna working on her fifth studio album, and that this would be published at the end of the year. Songwriter and producer of the album are Taio Cruz, Alex da Kid, Sean Garrett, Ne- Yo, Rico Love, Timbaland, Shontelle, David Guetta and Drake.

• In an interview, Rihanna said:

" I miss the Rated- R era too much, but nothing can compare my new album with the others, I 'm sure gone that I do not disappoint you with the album. [ ... ] You've always stood by me, so you now have some great songs to justify it. [ ...] I do not want to present you with this album the follow up to Good Girl Gone Bad. I want to take on and take the next step in the evolution of Rihanna, and it has succeeded in our opinion, perfect. [ ... ] Everyone should be loud, crazy, get excited, because I give everything because I want a lot more of everything. On the album I 'm just myself, and that's the way how you want it, and that's what feels to be the best for me. I'm just normal, normal for me is " Loud"! Sweet, fun, flirty, energetic. [ ... ] Loud is the word, the name of the album that definitely reflects his statement, it's really adorable and anmachend and calls your attention, that's why I like it that way. The album takes you on a really very interesting, colorful journey. "

" I'm gonna miss the Rated R era too, but nothing compares to the album I just made ​​, I made sure not to let you down with my music. [ ... ] You guys are always defending me, so now you've got some great songs to justify it. [ ... ] I did not want to go backward and remake Good Girl Gone Bad. I wanted the next step in the evolution of Rihanna, and it's perfect for us. [ ... ] Get Loud everybody, get crazy, get excited, because I'm pumped. I'm just gonna be me, Because that's what you guys love the most, and that's what makes me feel best. Just being normal, normal for me is Loud! Sassy, fun, flirty, energetic. [ ... ] Loud is, the word, the name of the album definitely Reflects the attitude of it, it 's really sassy and flirty and it grabs your attention and that's why I enjoy it. It takes you through a really really interesting ride. So colorful the album. "

Music style

In the eleven songs on the album come with Drake in What's My Name? , Nicki Minaj at Raining Men and Eminem Love the Way You Lie ( Part II) three rappers / interior appearance. In many songs Rihanna raps himself a few verses. In Who's That Chick, a dance - oriented track, interacting with the French DJ and mixer David Guetta, who produced the entire song. Furthermore Stargate produced for the album rather complex dance-pop songs with club beats, songs like Only Girl ( In the World), What's My Name? and S & M. S & M is a Euro Dance song with influences of electro and dance - pop. What's My Name? , A duet with rapper Drake, is an R & B song with electronic influences. In an interview with Rihanna and Drake, the song was called "young", "fresh " and " sweet ". Cheers ( Drink to That) is a R & B song with funky guitar riffs. The song is sampling parts of the song I'm with You by Avril Lavigne. Fading is a pop / R & B song, which includes a sample of Enya One by One. Only Girl ( In the World) is a Euro dance song with strong influences of dance-pop, also it has an aggressive hip hop beat. California King Bed is an acoustic ballad with a rocking chorus. Man Down is a hip -hop song with reggae influences. In an interview, Rihanna described the Hip- Hop / R & B song Raining Men as " a really happy fun song that prepares every good mood. It is an up- tempo song, with good qualities and a hot rap my passionate friend and colleague, Nicki Minaj, my favorite rapper. "With Complicated is a dance-pop song. Skin is a song with influences of rock, R & B and synth pop.

Cover design

On the cover is to see Rihanna's full face. She has dyed red hair and wearing lipstick in the same shade. Rihanna lets her eyes closed and her mouth was slightly open. Her face is illuminated by a light source. On the neck you do not recognize individual segments of their tattoos, but the whole tattoo. Rihanna has turned her face to the left and you can see the shoulder in the lower section of the cover. The whole picture detail to loud Rihanna accurately represent the opposite of Loud. At the bottom in the middle is the white lettering titled Loud uppercase. At the top of the screen in the middle written in white letters the name of the performer Rihanna.

Title list

Charts

Publication and Promotion

The album was released on 12 November 2010 as a standard and deluxe version. A Platinum Edition was released on 16 November 2010, it contains a software program for the album and a DVD with a 30 -minute Making of Loud.

Rihanna was promoting the album for the first time on October 1, 2010 in London. She gave the BBC Radio 1 interview and said, "I just can not believe it's already my fifth album, [ ... ] ". "This album is something new. I had never been this creativity as with this album and it is quite simply a perfect Rihanna album, every song is inspired by myself, only I can sing these songs, there is something very private. Each of these songs is listening will know immediately that the true Rihanna sang these songs. The songs are just so complicated and so much of me that only I can sing these songs and no one else and that was to me one of the most important things on this album, each song should be such that only I can sing these songs. And my plan worked, I'm really proud and happy about this album, I even find it in any case my best work so far. [ ... ] "During the work on the album Rihanna had only one goal :" I want songs that are Rihanna songs, I really want only songs where listeners know that they are my songs. I want songs that only I can sing and no other. I do not want normal pop songs, like those of Kesha or Lady Gaga or my girlfriend Katy Perry, where everyone can create an exact cover. " In a club in London Rihanna presented during her promotional tour to five songs of the album. Rihanna said during the promotional tour that her other invaded most of the ideas for the songs of the album out of a sense of frustration about bad music. She explained: "If you go to a club or disco and you have you listen to bad music, but you wanted to have fun, you're just frustrated. So the idea arose for a few songs. I hate it when people find my music bad. So I wanted to make an album that everyone will find good. "

Tour

On June 4, 2011 Rihanna has started its fourth tour. The tour is for presentation of their fifth album Loud. It is after the announcement from the December 7, 2010 include 93 concerts, begonnend in Baltimore, United States, and is to end in London on 22 December 2011. Due to the demand in the UK, the tour was extended several times.

Singles

The first single Only Girl ( In the World) was published on 10 September 2010 and reached many countries in the top position. What's My Name? , A duet with rapper Drake, was released on 29 October 2010 as the second single from the album. S & M was released as the third single. The fourth single is Man Down and was mainly released in the U.S.. The ballad California King Bed Worldwide was published as the fifth single. As a sixth single 2011 Cheers ( Drink to That) was announced on July 24. In addition, the song Raining Men was released as a promo single.