- Mad House [Chew Fu Straight Jacket Fix]
- Russian Roulette [Chew Fu Black Russian Fix]
- Rockstar 101 [Chew Fu Teachers Pet Fix]
- Wait Your Turn [Chew Fu Can't Wait No More Fix]
- Photographs [Chew Fu 35mm Fix]
- Rude Boy [Chew Fu Vitamin S Fix]
- Hard [Chew Fu Granite Fix]
- G4L [Chew Fu Guns in the Air Fix]
- Fire Bomb [Chew Fu Molotov Fix]
- Stupid in Love [Chew Fu Small Room Fix]
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0602527401775
Luigi Mazzocchi Soloist,Violin
Peter Nocella Viola
Bernt Rune Stray Guitar
James Fauntleroy Vocals (Background)
James J. Cooper III Celli,Soloist
Makeba Riddick Vocals (Background)
Brian Kennedy Keyboards
Ben Harrison Guitar
Jon Epcar Drums
Jessie Bonds Guitar
Davis Barnett Viola
Slash Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Tim Stewart Guitar
Caleb Speir Bass
Future Cut Keyboards
Gregory Teperman Violin
Olga Konopelsky Violin
Igor Szwec Violin
Charles Parker Violin
Keith Harris Strings
Jeezy Vocals,Featured Artist
will.i.am Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Beardyman Vocals
Allen White Guitar (Acoustic)
Glenn Fischbach Celli
Monte Neuble Keyboards
Alain Whyte Guitar (Acoustic)
Emma Kummrow Violin
Pater Martinez Assistant
Brian "B-Luv" Thomas Engineer
Carl Styrken Executive Producer
Xavier Stephenson Assistant,Assistant Engineer
William Adams Composer
Robyn Fenty Composer
Kevin KD Davis Mixing
Charles Harmony Composer
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Composer,Producer
Luis Navarro Assistant Engineer
Evan Rogers Executive Producer
S. Smith Composer
Ne-Yo Producer
Kevin Porter Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Antonio Reid Executive Producer
James Fauntleroy Composer
Rob Swire Composer
Andrew Wuepper Engineer
Giancarlo Lino Mixing Assistant
Paul Foley Engineer
Jason Sherwood Assistant Engineer
Ghazi Hourani Mixing Assistant
The-Dream Composer,Producer
Shaffer Smith Composer
Jared Newcomb Mixing Assistant
Marcos Tovar Engineer
Rick Friedrich Assistant Engineer
Jaime Martinez Mixing Assistant
Makeba Riddick Composer,Vocal Producer
M. Riddick Composer
Brian Seals Composer
R. Swire Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Brian Kennedy Producer,Programming
Jay Brown A&R
Alex Haldi Design
Daniel Parry Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith A&R
Tor Erik Hermansen Composer,Musician,Instrumentation
Ben Harrison Composer,Additional Production
Status Producer,Producer
B. Kennedy Seals Composer
Cedric Culnaert Assistant Engineer
Sebastien Salis Assistant Engineer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan Engineer
Marcos Taylor Engineer
Tyler Van Dalen Assistant Engineer
Ross Parkin Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Simon Henwood Design,Stylist,Photography,Art Direction
Padraic Kerin Engineer
Mike Johnson Engineer
Chase Producer,Producer
B. Kennedy Composer
Kevin Hanson Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stargate Producer
Chase & Status Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Dylan Dresdow Mixing
Future Cut Programming
Pat Thrall Engineer
Jean-Marie Horvat Mixing
Justin Timberlake Composer
Rihanna Design,Composer,Art Direction,Executive Producer
Mykael Alexander Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike "TrakGuru" Johnson Engineer
AJ Clark Assistant Engineer
T. Tendayi Composer
B. Harrison Composer
Michael McHenry Composer
Saul Milton Composer
Chew Fu Remixing,Programming,Remix Producer
Allan Pineda Composer
Tor Erik Germansen Composer
Takura Tendayi Composer
Christopher Stewart Composer
Terius Nash Composer
Will Kennard Composer
Ester Dean Composer
will.i.am Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Anthony Palazzole Mixing Assistant
J. Baptiste Composer
Steven Dennis Assistant Engineer
Charles Harmon Composer
Jay Jenkins Composer
Free School Additional Production
Mike McHenry Composer
Robin Tadross Composer
The Y's Producer
Ys Producer
Jean Baptiste Composer
Karl Heilbron Vocal Engineer
Ellen Von Unwerth Photography
Sean Tallman Engineer
Mariel Haenn Stylist
Ciarra Pardo Design,Art Direction
Antonio Resendiz Assistant
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Composer,Engineer,Musician,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
JP Robinson Design,Photography,Art Direction
Neil Tucker Assistant,Guitar Engineer
Alain Whyte Composer
Montez Roberts Assistant Engineer
C. Stewart Composer
Jaycen Joshua Mixing
Chuck Harmony Producer
Paper-Boy Additional Production
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Overview
"Russian Roulette," released weeks prior to Rated R, just hinted at Rihanna's sudden desire to provoke. Even with the realization that it is metaphorical, the song startles with its hesitant gasps, spinning cylinders, and verses that are glacially paced, where a cold piano line and the slight inflections in Rihanna's voice are front and center. And then there's an audible shudder followed by a discharged bullet -- the abrupt end to one of Rated R's most restrained moments. It's not the only instance where Rihanna's rise in fame, combined with being the victim in the decade's highest-profile felonious assault, added up to a perfect-storm scenario for a creative overhaul. Rated R is more like Good Girl Gone Evil, or Abused Girl Full of Vengeful Rage, not Good Girl Gone Bad, where the only casualties were some dishes. The closest the set gets to upbeat pop is "Rude Boy," and by any standard it is stern; needless to say, there is quite a difference between "Can you get it up?" and "You can stand under my umbrella." Much of this daring album is absolutely over the top, bleak and sleek both lyrically and sonically, but it's compelling, filled with as many memorably belligerent lines -- two of which, "I pitch with a grenade/Swing away if ya feeling brave" and "I'm such a fuckin' lady," set the tone early on -- as a rap album made ripe for dissection. "G4L," over a low-slung and sleek production, is the most fantastical of all, in which Rihanna leads a band of homicidal women, opening with "I lick the gun when I'm done 'cause I know that revenge is sweet" and "Any mothaf*cka wanna disrespect/Playin' with fire finna get you wet." The breakup song "Fire Bomb," even though it is also metaphorical, is a close second in terms of lyrical extremity: "I just wanna set you on fire so I won't have to burn alone." Some of the breathers -- the songs that are less intense -- hold the album back since Rihanna sounds detached from them. The one exception is the wistful, bittersweet "Photographs," a rare instance of the singer dropping her guard, but it really sticks out since it is surrounded by material that has her taking the variably authentic roles of abused lover, dominatrix, and murderer. Whether the album seems ridiculous or spectacular (or both), Rihanna's complete immersion in the majority of the songs cannot be disputed. That is the one thing that is not up for debate. [Rated R: Remixed was released in May 2010, containing ten dance mixes of Rated R cuts from Chew Fu.] ~ Andy Kellman
Product Details
Release Date: | 05/25/2010 |
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Label: | Def Jam / Universal |
UPC: | 0602527401775 |
Rank: | 123933 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Rihanna Primary ArtistLuigi Mazzocchi Soloist,Violin
Peter Nocella Viola
Bernt Rune Stray Guitar
James Fauntleroy Vocals (Background)
James J. Cooper III Celli,Soloist
Makeba Riddick Vocals (Background)
Brian Kennedy Keyboards
Ben Harrison Guitar
Jon Epcar Drums
Jessie Bonds Guitar
Davis Barnett Viola
Slash Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Tim Stewart Guitar
Caleb Speir Bass
Future Cut Keyboards
Gregory Teperman Violin
Olga Konopelsky Violin
Igor Szwec Violin
Charles Parker Violin
Keith Harris Strings
Jeezy Vocals,Featured Artist
will.i.am Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Beardyman Vocals
Allen White Guitar (Acoustic)
Glenn Fischbach Celli
Monte Neuble Keyboards
Alain Whyte Guitar (Acoustic)
Emma Kummrow Violin
Technical Credits
Bobby Campbell AssistantPater Martinez Assistant
Brian "B-Luv" Thomas Engineer
Carl Styrken Executive Producer
Xavier Stephenson Assistant,Assistant Engineer
William Adams Composer
Robyn Fenty Composer
Kevin KD Davis Mixing
Charles Harmony Composer
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Composer,Producer
Luis Navarro Assistant Engineer
Evan Rogers Executive Producer
S. Smith Composer
Ne-Yo Producer
Kevin Porter Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Antonio Reid Executive Producer
James Fauntleroy Composer
Rob Swire Composer
Andrew Wuepper Engineer
Giancarlo Lino Mixing Assistant
Paul Foley Engineer
Jason Sherwood Assistant Engineer
Ghazi Hourani Mixing Assistant
The-Dream Composer,Producer
Shaffer Smith Composer
Jared Newcomb Mixing Assistant
Marcos Tovar Engineer
Rick Friedrich Assistant Engineer
Jaime Martinez Mixing Assistant
Makeba Riddick Composer,Vocal Producer
M. Riddick Composer
Brian Seals Composer
R. Swire Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Brian Kennedy Producer,Programming
Jay Brown A&R
Alex Haldi Design
Daniel Parry Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith A&R
Tor Erik Hermansen Composer,Musician,Instrumentation
Ben Harrison Composer,Additional Production
Status Producer,Producer
B. Kennedy Seals Composer
Cedric Culnaert Assistant Engineer
Sebastien Salis Assistant Engineer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan Engineer
Marcos Taylor Engineer
Tyler Van Dalen Assistant Engineer
Ross Parkin Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Simon Henwood Design,Stylist,Photography,Art Direction
Padraic Kerin Engineer
Mike Johnson Engineer
Chase Producer,Producer
B. Kennedy Composer
Kevin Hanson Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stargate Producer
Chase & Status Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Dylan Dresdow Mixing
Future Cut Programming
Pat Thrall Engineer
Jean-Marie Horvat Mixing
Justin Timberlake Composer
Rihanna Design,Composer,Art Direction,Executive Producer
Mykael Alexander Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike "TrakGuru" Johnson Engineer
AJ Clark Assistant Engineer
T. Tendayi Composer
B. Harrison Composer
Michael McHenry Composer
Saul Milton Composer
Chew Fu Remixing,Programming,Remix Producer
Allan Pineda Composer
Tor Erik Germansen Composer
Takura Tendayi Composer
Christopher Stewart Composer
Terius Nash Composer
Will Kennard Composer
Ester Dean Composer
will.i.am Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Anthony Palazzole Mixing Assistant
J. Baptiste Composer
Steven Dennis Assistant Engineer
Charles Harmon Composer
Jay Jenkins Composer
Free School Additional Production
Mike McHenry Composer
Robin Tadross Composer
The Y's Producer
Ys Producer
Jean Baptiste Composer
Karl Heilbron Vocal Engineer
Ellen Von Unwerth Photography
Sean Tallman Engineer
Mariel Haenn Stylist
Ciarra Pardo Design,Art Direction
Antonio Resendiz Assistant
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Composer,Engineer,Musician,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
JP Robinson Design,Photography,Art Direction
Neil Tucker Assistant,Guitar Engineer
Alain Whyte Composer
Montez Roberts Assistant Engineer
C. Stewart Composer
Jaycen Joshua Mixing
Chuck Harmony Producer
Paper-Boy Additional Production
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