iTunes Notes
These days, its hard to imagine that Rihanna debuted on the R&B scene as a beauty queen from Barbados who sang cheerful urban tunes with a Carribean inflection. But when she realised her dark side was her strongest, she embraced the role of Good Girl Gone Bad. Her sixth album, Talk That Talk, solidifies her position as the princess of pop oblivion with an array of sensual songs tinged with despair. She wears her heart on her sleeve on "We All Want Love" and "Farewell". Meanwhile, she takes the reigns on "Watch n' Learn" and "You da One". Her sound has gravitated closer to dance music with each release. She references The xx on "Drunk on Love" and reaches for Calvin Harris' exhilarating synthesizer-driven touch on "We Found Love". With every high and low, from the agony to the ecstasy, Talk That Talk is the album Rihanna fans have been waiting for.