music sun music sun debut studio album singer rihanna released august prior signing rihanna discovered record producer barbados helped rihanna record demo tapes send record labels jay-z chief executive officer ceo president given rihanna demo jam invited audition label hearing turned single replay auditioned jay-z ceo president record label group signed spot prevent signing record label rihanna signed jay-z continued work rogers production partner music producers chin stargate music sun features vocals canadian rapper music group jamaican singer music incorporates caribbean music reggae dance pop ballads music sun received generally mixed reviews music critics complimented caribbean inspired songs criticized production album debuted number number chart album peaked album charts germany new_zealand switzerland united_kingdom produced singles replay want peaked number billboard hot chart number dance club songs chart music sun certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa denoting shipments copies background signing rihanna discovered home country barbados american record producer met december mutual friends rihanna rogers wife couple vacation barbados rihanna friend told rogers wife aspiring singer singing performing meeting time rogers asked rihanna come hotel room performed renditions destiny child emotion mariah carey hero rihanna renditions impressed rogers took new_york accompanied mother record demo tapes sent record labels recorded demo year intermittently rihanna able record school holidays age rihanna signed rogers production company assigned lawyer manager completed demo tape distributed record labels world late respond demo tape jay-z recently appointed president ceo rihanna auditioned music office looking audition meeting jay-z rihanna explained interview felt walking room saying got nervous like god right look look look remember extremely quiet shy cold entire time butterflies sitting star struck audition rihanna performed cover love replay time written produced rogers included debut album jay-z initially skeptical signing rihanna felt replay big saying song big hard new artist come don sign songs sign artists audition resulted rihanna signing album record deal february day audition jay-z saying ways door sign deal window meaning going let leave signing record deal signing rihanna cancelled meetings record labels relocated barbados new_york live rogers wife rihanna explained concept title album saying sun representative native caribbean culture album consists music heritage recording composition rihanna worked producers continued work rogers previously written produced replay time rihanna demo tape rihanna stated heard replay want record expressing felt song sing grew like song end recording process interview rihanna explained pair helped develop song writing abilities saying rogers worked recording artists including britney_spears christina_aguilera music sun caribbean influenced urban dance pop album dance pop songs complemented ballads lead single replay written rogers produced simple dance pop song beats reggae vocal lyrically song asking play protagonist favorite song dancing club time written produced rogers acoustic guitar driven ballad know stripped string driven song addition working rogers majority album rihanna worked production teams stargate wrote produced second single released album want rihanna described fun song song want song girl telling boy girl boy wants remix song entitled want features rap vocals included bonus track rihanna sophomore album girl like alongside rogers stargate wrote produced let appears ninth song album music sun contains remake jamaican singer don love features recording artist critical reception music sun received generally mixed reviews music critics new_york_times viewed album combination pop resulted replay summer biggest seductive club tracks felt rihanna sounds stranded beat sing rolling_stone found lacking replay value rhythm single generic vocal caribbean charm sal_cinquemani slant_magazine called album teen described lead single replay pop mixture owes plenty sweat beyoncé baby boy entertainment_weekly wrote rihanna vibrant vocals lift tracks like let bland debut filled production arrangements block robert_christgau village_voice rated album indicating bad record details rarely merit thought positive review commented album presents rihanna managed set apart urban dance pop artists beyoncé stated music sun descends slow jams overall consistency attributes picks pace end result engaging urban dance pop albums year jamaica observer complimented hip hop composition songs including replay rush let music sun writing listener feel happy commercial performance united_states sold debuted number billboard album chart chart issue dated september album spent total weeks chart music sun debuted chart number chart issue spent total weeks chart months release album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa january denoting shipments copies november album sold copies united_states canada debuted peaked number seven canadian albums_chart chart issue september dropped following week months release album certified platinum shipments copies outside united_states canada failed achieve comparable level chart success united_kingdom album debuted peaked number albums_chart chart issue october second week charting music sun fell positions number dropped official following week album certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi denoting shipments copies europe album debuted swiss albums chart number chart issue september peaked number weeks later austria music sun debuted austrian albums_chart number chart issue september peaked number following week album debuted peaked number french albums_chart chart issue september netherlands debuted peaked number dutch albums_chart chart issue april spent week chart new_zealand album debuted new zealand albums_chart number chart issue september september october music sun dropped albums chart entry number october fourth week charting album peaked number singles replay released album lead single song peaked number new_zealand_singles_chart number billboard hot chart singles chart accompanying music video directed features rihanna club environment want released second final single music sun december song failed replicate chart success replay experienced peaking number billboard hot chart inside multiple charts accompanying music video directed features rihanna beach setting track listings notes denotes producer denotes vocal producer personnel credits music sun adapted allmusic musicians production mixed charts certifications release history
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