Song:Umbrella
Album:3 CD Collector's Set
The 2007 single Umbrella was the breakthrough hit for Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Most of her success is based on sex appeal. Her voice is really thin but she works with top producers and they make her sound good. She's probably not as popular today as she was ten years ago. She was born Feb. 20, 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. She had a group when she was in high school and they auditioned for producer Evan Rogers. Among others, Rogers produced Debbie Gibson in the 90s. He immediately saw star quality in Rihanna and this led to a record deal with Def Jam. Jay-Z was CEO of Def Jam at the time. Rogers and partner Carl Sturken produced Rihanna's 2005 debut album Music of the Sun. she had two top ten hits and the album was certified Gold. They also produced her 2006 album A Girl Like Me which was certified 2XPlatinum. SOS was her first #1 pop hit. With the 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna got creative control. She made her music more uptempo and commercial. Umbrella was her first worldwide number one hit. The song was written and produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Kuk Harrell. They wrote it for Britney Spears but her label rejected it. A demo landed in LA Reid's hands and he thought it would be a good song for Rihanna. And there was the video which established Rihanna's sex appeal. She didn't want to be "the girl from the island". She wanted a more sophisticated image. The album was certified 6XPlatinum and it is her best seller to date. It's not available on CD but Def Jam has released a 3CD box set of Rihanna's first three albums. I was surprised they haven't released a greatest hits CD. Since then Rihanna has had five number one hits. She has faded a bit but that's to be expected. She's still a big star. But Umbrella is the song that really launched her career. Here's the video for Umbrella by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.
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