Rihanna and Bobby Valentino CD Reviews

Rihanna has released her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, which features the track Umbrella.

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Rihanna looks to reign for a third summer straight on the charts and Bobby Valentino releases his second album. Get the goods on these new CDs right here.

Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad

Two years ago, new artist Rihanna became the sound of the summer with her first single, Pon de Replay. Last year, millions of people grooved to SOS and this summer, you can look forward to more radio-friendly tunes from this Barbadian beauty. With songs like Umbrella, Don't Stop the Music and Shut Up and Drive, Good Girl Gone Bad is guaranteed to get a lot of play. If you're looking for your ultimate summer disc, look no further. Rihanna has done it again.

Special Occasion is Bobby Valentino's second album.

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Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Fun Facts

Def Jam President, Jay Z, is featured on the first single from Good Girl Gone Bad, Umbrella.

Several songs on the album sample from old songs - Push Up on Me features samples from the Lionel Richie song Running With the Night and Don't Stop the Music samples Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Something.

Justin Timberlake wrote the song Rehab and can be heard on the background vocals for the song.

Rihanna teams up with Ne-Yo again on this album. He produced three songs including the title track.

Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad Hot Tracks

Umbrella; Don't Stop the Music; Breakin' Dishes; Shut Up and Drive; Lemme Get That

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Bobby Valentino - Special Occasion

Bobby Valentino's latest album is so generic that you're likely to forget you ever listened to it. Each song blends into the next, with the exception of the songs he collaborated with other artists on. If you're a fan of the Mario/Omarion/Ray J scene, you might enjoy Bobby's new disc. But, if you're looking for a collection of soulful tunes, skip Special Occasion and throw on Ne-Yo's CD instead.

Bobby Valentino - Special Occasion Fun Facts

Bobby Valentino has said there is a ten-song guarantee on his new album. If you don't like at least 10 songs, you'll get your money back. No word on how you go about doing this.

Special Occasion features big-name producers like Timbaland (who is featured on the track Anonymous) and Ludacris (featured on the song Rearview).

Special Occasion was originally supposed to be released on December 12, 2006 but was bumped back twice.