If you have been reading the older posts, you’ll know that multiple tracks from Rihanna’s upcoming LP Talk That Talk were featured. Now the album has finally arrived and, for those who did not download the leak, once again Rihanna strives to reach the same success achieved with her previous two works. With Talk that Talk Rihanna continues to experiment with new sounds to show off her growth towards a more pop/dance sound.
Continuing her success from Loud, Rihanna’s Talk that Talk reassures fans that she is still the resident “bad-girl” with a good girl heart. Beginning with a very pop and light song “You Da One,” she still stays true to the image that gained her so much success from Good Girl Gone Bad with lines like “Shouldn't have hit it like that/Had me yelling like that.” Following is the standout hit of the album “We Found Love.” A Calvin Harris UK dance/pop produced track sound that is reminiscent of her Grammy award winning “Only Girl in the World” and carries the recurring theme of love heard throughout the album (“We All Want Love,” “Drunk on Love,” and “Fool in Love”). She continues this need to find love with the dubstep/dance track “Where Have You Been.” However with the following tracks “Talk that Talk,” “Birthday Cake,” “Red lipstick,” and “Do Ya Thang,” Rihanna assures her listeners that she is not just looking for anyone to give her that soft Taylor Swift kind of love to hug and kiss her good night but a man that can handle her sexual, edgy vibe. She asks you to “Suck her Cockiness, lick her Persuasion” while still being her “sex slave” in “Cockiness (Love It).” With “Watch n’ Learn” she stays true to the dancehall, Caribbean sound that she found success with but adds a more light and annoyingly catchy beat that her fans have grown to love. One thing that definitely stood out was the extensive choice of ballads. It will be interesting to see if this is more then just great production or raw talent from the singer.
With A-List producers Alex Da Kid, StarGate, Mr. Bangladesh, The-Dream, and many more, Talk that Talk has both international appeal and a more mature sound from Rihanna. Although she may seem hard and sometimes blatantly obvious with sexual innuendos (“I Love it when you eat it”), this album is a solid pop record that keeps the same charisma of previous LP’s but fails in innovation.
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