Rated R | 
| Artist: Rihanna
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
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Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 74
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 52 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602527259901
EAN: 0602527259901
ASIN: B002QB1910
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Mad House | | • | Wait Your Turn | | • | Hard | | • | Stupid In Love | | • | ROCKSTAR 101 | | • | Russian Roulette | | • | Fire Bomb | | • | Rude Boy | | • | Photographs | | • | G4L | | • | Te Amo | | • | Cold Case Love | | • | The Last Song |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Forget Rated R, those widely circulated photos of Robyn Rihanna Henty after her assault at the hands of ex-lover Chris Brown were X-rated stuff. All of which adds a certain poignancy to her fourth album, and first release since unwittingly becoming a poster girl for victims of domestic violence--certainly her sadder songs now seem loaded with a previously unsuspected melancholy. The new empowered Rihanna is a saucy, scary minx, dressed up in dramatic fetish gear by German photographer Ellen von Unwerth, and a long long way from the Bajan beauty queen who charmed us with the sunny "Pon De Replay". A hit as huge as "Umbrella", its chart reign longer than a British winter, redefines expectations, and unsurprisingly Rated R is full of slick, expensive sounding contemporary R&B confections such as the single "Hard", featuring a turn by Young Jeezy, and the defiant "Wait Your Turn". More intriguing are ballads such as the unusually bleak "Stupid In Love" and the heartfelt "Russian Roulette", with its implicit challenge to a tormentor. "Rockstar 101" features Slash, to no great effect, but "Photographs", produced and penned by the astute Will.I.Am, sounds like another smash hit in waiting. Oddest of all is the corny flamenco of "Te Amo", where a Sapphic senorita proposes lady love to an unenthusiastic Rihanna. To be honest you’d think she might be off men for a while, but that would place Rated R in a totally different category.--Steve Jelbert
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great alternate direction... November 16, 2009
M. Catchpole (Sheffield, England)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
Being a fan of metal music mostly, artists in the mainstream don't generally appeal to me, but Rihanna has always had a sort of pulling factor for me. However, I've never bought her albums before - only downloaded selected songs, but upon hearing the first listen of this album, even I was blown away by most of the songs on it.
Yes, it's darker and edgier than her previous work, but that makes no difference as it works alongside Rihanna's stunning vocals. It's definitely an album that's in the same vein as the song "Disturbia", so if you're looking for something along the lines of her "S.O.S" or "Umbrella" songs, then this may not be the album for you.
Album highlights for me include Rockstar 101, Russian Roulette, Fire Bomb, G4L, The Last Song and my personal favourite, Cold Case Love. Definitely one I'll be buying...
A fantastic progression November 16, 2009
G. W. Hope
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ultimately, Rated R is an absolutely fantastic album with pretty much no fillers. This album has taken Rihanna to stronger and more powerful new heights that I'm sure nobody ever imagined would happen. Can you believe this is the same artist that released "Pon De Replay" and "SOS"?
Rated R is a very personal journal of the events that Rihanna has been through the past year; she experiments with new musical sounds completely, such as on the lead single "Russian Roulette," which is very reminiscent of "Question Existing" from the smash "Good Girl Gone Bad," though much better in quality (not to say the latter wasn't good, which it was!). Though while she investigates new and unheard musical adventures that the public would never come to expect from RiRi, she also keeps it within her boundaries by achieving success with the likes of "Wait Your Turn," which still isn't the generic-sounding same old you hear from most of Rihanna's peers these days. Other songs exploring her new side are the pop-rock/alternative number "Fire Bomb," as well as "Cold Case Love," an epic six minute build-up that is one heck of a song. She also maintains the catchiness of her past music on tracks such as "Rude Boy," which wouldn't go amiss on "Good Girl Gone Bad," and fierce, over the top tracks such as "G4L" bring out the more agressive, angry side in Rihanna, similar to the likes of "Breakin' Dishes," though she takes it up a level here.
There is honestly no filler on this effort, believe me when I say. People need to take this album as it is, instead of complaining about the lack of dance songs, or leave it. It's a shame the sole one-star review on this page has reviewed the album based on a simple case of parental advisory instead of the actual quality, which shows STRONG artistic development and creativity.
All in all, fantastic. Absolutely recommended.
The wait is over, and she delivers. November 14, 2009
Daniel T. Young (UK)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
Yes, Rihanna's style this time around, sonically and physically, is darker, raw, edgy and explicit. Yes there are those that are saying she's trying too hard, is now trying to be some sort of gothic rocker chick, but this is all clearly ignorance. If you appreciate artistic development, if you appreciate growth, this is the album for you. This is by far her best album to date (in my opinion) and I see 'Disturbia' from the Good Girl Gone Bad re-release as being the perfect introduction to her new sound and image. The album features production from The Y's (new production team Justin Timberlake is a part of), will.i.am, upcoming UK act Chase & Status, Polow da Don, Ne-Yo and The-Dream with Tricky Stewart. The album is explicit, yes, and I was shocked at first to hear her say the f word, and mother f, but it fits with the whole vibe. She is maturing and developing into a true artist. She could've went with another GGGB and been considered a generic sellout, but she chose to progress, and progress she has. I'll definitely be buying this album when it's out, and I've just ordered Good Girl Gone Bad since I don't have a physical copy yet. The tracks on this are catchy, deep, raw and artistic. If you like tight production, great vocals and clever writing, and of course..Rihanna, then this is the album for you. Definitely in my top 5 of 2009, and I've loved at least 30 new albums this year. I've not included a track by track review or a favourite track note, because I love every song.
Rated - Excellent! December 5, 2009
Bianca Lace (England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rihanna has made the album of her life! Every track is great. The album is much darker then her previous album 'Good Girl Gone Bad' and emotional.
Stand out tracks for me are 'Russian Roulette' (powerful lyrics), 'Stupid In Love' (you will like this if you liked her single 'Unfaithful') and 'Photographs', featuring Will I Am.
It's been a while since I've found an album, that I can listen to without skipping the odd track. Rihanna has come into her own with this album, the way Christina Aguilera did with the 'Stripped' album.
I highly recommend this album, you will not be disappointed.
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