Music of the Sun

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Music of the Sun
Studio album by Rihanna
Released	August 30, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2005
Genre	R&B/Dancehall
Length	52:25
Label	Def Jam Records
Producer(s)	Evan Rogers Carl Sturken Poke & Tone Rudy Maya Johnny Nice Vada Nobles Full Force
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Rihanna chronology
	Music of the Sun (2005)	A Girl Like Me (2006)

Music of the Sun is the 2005 debut album from reggae, dancehall, and R&B singer Rihanna, released on August 30, 2005 via Def Jam Records. The album was co-written by her and the SRP label imprint. The album features twelve songs and a remix of "Pon de Replay" with Elephant Man. For her debut album Rihanna stuck with her Caribbean background style. Music of the Sun includes the singles "Pon de Replay", "If It's Lovin' That You Want", and "Let Me". The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 and at #6 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, selling 69,000 albums in its first week. This is co-incidentally the same amount as labelmate Teairra Mari's self-titled debut album, the difference being that Mari's album debuted at #5 and sold 255 copies more in the opening week. To date it has sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S. and 2 million worldwide.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Leftover tracks

[edit] Track listing

1. "Pon De Replay" – 4:06
2. "Here I Go Again" (featuring J-Status) – 4:11
3. "If It's Lovin' That You Want" – 3:28
4. "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" (feat Vybz Kartel) – 4:20
5. "That La, La, La" – 3:45
6. "The Last Time – 4:53
7. "Willing To Wait" – 4:37
8. "Music Of The Sun" – 3:56
9. "Let Me" – 3:56
10. "Rush" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) – 3:09
11. "There's A Thug In My Life" (featuring J-Status) – 3:21
12. "Now I Know" – 5:01

Bonus Tracks

1. "Pon De Replay (Remix)" (featuring Elephant Man) (Bonus Track) – 3:37
2. "Should I" (featuring J-Status) (UK Bonus Track) – 4:01
3. "Hypnotized" (Japanese Bonus Track) – 3:52

[edit] Charts

Year	Chart	Position	Sales
2005	Poland Album Chart	1	46,700
2005	Japan Album Chart	3	168,000
2005	Philippine Album Chart	4	56,000
2005	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	6
2005	Canada Album Chart	7	100,000+
2005	The Billboard 200	10	500,000+
2005	Mexico Album Chart	18	79,000
2005	New Zealand Album Chart	26
2005	Germany Album Chart	31	30,000
2005	UK Album Chart	35	90,000+
2005	Switzerland Album Chart	38
2005	Puerto Rico Album Chart		100,000
2005	Venezuela Album Chart		100,000
2005	Italy Album Chart		2,000
2005	Russia Album Chart		1,000
2005	Colombia Album Chart		1,000

[edit] Personnel

• Avril Brown - violin
• Kenneth Burward-Hoy - violin
• Cenovia Cummins - violin
• Stephanie Cummins - cello
• Lawrence Glazener - bass
• Yana Goichman - violin
• Ann Leathers - violin
• Vince Lionti - viola
• Richard Locker - cello
• Jan Mullen - violin
• Elizabeth Nielson - violin
• Mark Orrin Shuman - cello
• Sue Pray - viola
• Debra Shufelt - violin
• Marti Sweet - violin
• Uri Vodoz - violin
• Carol Webb - violin

[edit] Production

• Executive producers: Carter Administration
• Co-executive producers: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
• Producer: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Poke & Tone, Rudy Maya, Johnny Nice, Vada Nobles, Full Force
• Vocal producer: Full Force, Evan Rogers
• Vocal assistance: Full Force
• Engineers: Al Hemberger, Matt Noble, Malcolm Pollack
• Assistant engineers: Jason Agel, Roy Matthews, Alex Pinto
• Mixing: Jason Goldstein, Jason Groucott, Al Hemberger
• Mastering: Chris Gehringer
• A&R: Jay Brown, Adrienne Muhammad, Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith
• Design: Tai Linzie
• Art Direction: Andy West
• Photography: Tai Linzie, Mark Mann, Ivan Otis

[edit] Leftover tracks

• "Hurricane" (featuring Rupee) [1]
• "My Name Is Rihanna"
• "Don't Even Try"
• "Bring It Back"
• "Get Up, Stand Up" [2]