The Singles Collection

~ Release by Rihanna (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Pon de Replay
recording of:
Pon de Replay
writer:
Alisha Brooks, Vada Nobles, Evan Rogers (musician/producer) and Carl Sturken
publisher:
AMP Group Publishong LLC, Bayjun Beat Music, Below Da Belt Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), VNM Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Rihanna4:08
2If It's Lovin' That You Want
recording of:
If It's Lovin' That You Want
writer:
Samuel Barnes, Jean Claude Oliver, Lawrence Parker, Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick), Alexander Mosely and Scott Larock
is based on:
The Bridge Is Over
Rihanna3:27
3Let Me
recording of:
Let Me
writer:
Tor Erik Hermansen, Makeba (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick), Mikkel S.E., Evan Rogers (musician/producer) and Carl Sturken
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4Sos (Rescue Me)
recording engineer:
Al Hemberger and Jonathan Rotem
producer:
Evan Rogers (musician/producer) (lead vocals), Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem and Carl Sturken (lead vocals)
assistant mixer:
Rob Skipworth
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
background vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) and Evan Rogers (musician/producer)
mixed for:
RiotpProof Productions, Inc.
produced for:
NetWorth Music Publishing
recorded at:
Barmitzvah Hall Studios in Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Silent Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
samples:
Tainted Love by Soft Cell (1980s English synth‐pop duo)
recording of:
SOS
writer:
E. Kidd Bogart and Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem
additional composer:
Ed Cobb
quotes music from:
Tainted Love
Rihanna3.853:59
5UnfaithfulRihanna3:48
6We Ride
recording engineer:
James Auwarter, Al Hemberger and Mikkel Eriksen
producer:
Evan Rogers (musician/producer) (lead vocals), StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team) and Carl Sturken (lead vocals)
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
background vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
mixed for:
RiotpProof Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Delirious Blacksmith Management, Ltd.
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States, Blue Wave Studios in Barbados, Hinge Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States and The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
mixed at:
Silent Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
We Ride
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Makeba Riddick (R&B vocal producer, singer / songwriter - Makeba Riddick)
Rihanna2.53:53
7Break It Off
engineer:
Donovan Bennett (Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett, jamaican record producer, songwriter, and mixer) and Jeremy Harding
producer:
Don Corleon (Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett, jamaican record producer, songwriter, and mixer)
mixer:
Donovan Bennett (Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett, jamaican record producer, songwriter, and mixer)
instruments:
Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett (Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett, jamaican record producer, songwriter, and mixer)
guest vocals:
Sean Paul (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2006) and VP Records (in 2006)
produced for:
Don Corleon Records
recorded at:
2 Hard Studios in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Break It Off
writer:
Donovan Bennett (Donovan “Vendetta” Bennett, jamaican record producer, songwriter, and mixer), Kirk Ford (Hip-hip producer and songwriter), Robyn Fenty (Rihanna, Barbadian R&B/pop singer) and Sean Henriques (Jamaican reggae/dancehall)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Kirk Ricardo Ford Pub Designee, Music by Greensleeves and Ultra Empire Music
Rihanna2.23:34
8Umbrella
recording of:
Umbrella
lyricist:
Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
composer:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Thaddis Harrell
Rihanna53:46
9Shut Up & Drive
assistant recording engineer:
Terence Franklyn
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Hemberger
assistant executive producer and assistant producer:
Rob Heselden
producer:
Evan Rogers (musician/producer) and Carl Sturken
assistant mixer:
Roy Matthews
instruments:
Carl Sturken
background vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) and Evan Rogers (musician/producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
instruments arranger:
Carl Sturken
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2007)
produced for:
Syndicated Rhythm Productions
recorded at:
Sunwatch in Barbados and The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
samples:
Blue Monday (original 12″ version) by New Order (UK synth pop band)
music videos:
Shut Up and Drive (edited) by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
recording of:
Shut Up and Drive
writer:
Evan Rogers (musician/producer) and Carl Sturken
composer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Bayjun Beat Music, Be Music (US hip‐hop) and Songs of Universal (SOCAN)
is based on:
Blue Monday
Rihanna4.053:33
10Don't Stop the Music
assistant recording engineer:
Phillip Ramos and Tim Sturges
recording engineer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Al Hemberger
producer:
StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant mixer:
Josh Houghkirk
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
instruments:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen
mixed for:
RiotProof Productions, inc
produced for:
Delirious Blacksmith Management, Ltd.
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
samples:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
music videos:
Don’t Stop the Music by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
part of:
Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 70)
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”) and Tawanna Dabney
is based on:
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
Rihanna44:27
11Hate That I Love You
assistant recording engineer:
Ricardo "Slick" Hinkson, Deepu Panjwani and Phillip Ramos
recording engineer:
Al Hemberger, Michael Tocci and Mikkel S. Eriksen
producer:
Ne‐Yo (task: vocal) and StarGate (Norwegian production/songwriting team)
assistant mixer:
Josh Houghkirk
mixer:
Phil Tan (Malaysian-American audio engineer)
guitar:
Espen Lind
instruments:
Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen
lead vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
produced for:
Delirious Blacksmith Management, Ltd. and RiotProof Productions
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States, Lethal Studios in Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados and Westlake Studios (founded as Westlake Audio in the early 1970s) in West Hollywood, California, United States
mixed at:
Soapbox Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
music videos:
Hate That I Love You by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer) feat. Ne‐Yo
recording of:
Hate That I Love You
writer:
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen and Shaffer Chimere Smith
recording of:
Hate That I Love You
translated version of:
Hate That I Love You
Rihanna feat. Ne‐Yo2.63:39
12Final Goodbye
recording engineer and mixer:
Al Hemberger
programming:
Carl Sturken
assistant producer:
Debbie Mounsey
co-producer:
Evan Rogers (musician/producer) and Carl Sturken
producer:
The Conglomerate (Composer)
bass:
John Beal (American Broadway bassist) and Judy Sugarman
cello [cellos]:
Eugene Briskin, Gene Moy and Richard Locker (cellist)
guitar [guitars]:
Luke McMaster
keyboard [keyboards]:
Carl Sturken
viola [violas]:
Crystal Garner, Mary Hammann, Jill Jaffe and Sue Pray
violin [violins]:
Abe Appleman, Cenovia Cummins, Yana Goichman, Jean Ingraham (violinist), Katherine Livolsi-Stern, Ann Leathers (US violinist), Maura Gianni, Jan Mullen, Richard Sortomme (violinist/composer), Marti Sweet and Uri Vodovoz
background vocals:
Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
conductor:
Rob Mounsey
strings arranger:
Rob Mounsey
concertmaster:
Ann Leathers (US violinist)
co-produced for:
Syndicated Rhythm Productions
recorded at:
Blue Wave Studios in Barbados and The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville, New York, United States
recording of:
Final Goodbye
writer:
Charlene Gilliam, Luke McMaster and Curtis Richardson (Songwriter, producer and A&R)
Rihanna2.653:14
13Rehab
assistant recording engineer:
Marcos Tovar (engineer) and Shane “Bermuda” Woodley
recording engineer and mixer:
Demacio Castellón
co-producer:
Hannon Lane
producer:
Timbaland and Justin Timberlake (task: vocal)
cello and violin:
Stevie Blackie
keyboard [keyboards]:
Hannon Lane
background vocals:
Justin Timberlake
mixed for:
Storm Circle Entertainment
co-produced for:
Mag's Son Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Timbaland Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Roc the Mic Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
music videos:
Rehab by Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
recording of:
Rehab
writer:
Hannon Lane, Justin Timberlake and Timothy Mosley
Rihanna3.754:54