Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, November 30, 2011, Page 11, Image 11

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Rihanna Borrows from H erself
‘Talk, Talk,
Talk,’ a top-
notch effort
(A P) — If the form ula isn't broke,
don't fix it. C all it the D e f Jam way.
R ih a n n a 's la te s t, " T a lk T h at
T alk," is h er version o f M ariah
C a re y ’s "E (equals)M C 2," and it's
the follow -up to last year's "Loud,"
a top-notch effort from the pop
singer.
"Talk that T alk" is ju st as good as
"Loud," full o f upbeat jam s and some
slow er ones (albeit those are the
w eaker tracks), all helm ed by today's
top hitm akers.
C alvin H arris, a singer and DJ
from L ondon, produced the album 's
best track and lead single, "W e
Found L ove." H e w orks w ith m eg a­
hitm aker Dr. L uke on the danceable
"Where H ave Y ou B een," and Dr.
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op en er "Y ou D a O ne," an o th er hit
R ih a n n a ’s rau n ch y th ro u g h o u t
on the charts. M ore than the p ro ­ the new di s c — h er sixth effort in six
ducers, R ihanna's secret w eapon is years — and it w orks. She's d o w n ­
E s te r D e a n , o n e o f th e b e s t right nasty and dem anding on the
songw riters in contem porary m u ­ ad d ictiv e "B irth d ay C ake," p ro ­
sic. D ean co-w rote seven o f the 11 duced by T h e-D ream and T ricky,
and she's schooling h er m an in the
b ed ro o m on the fun "W atch N '
Learn."
T h o u g h s e x u a lly c h a r g e d ,
R ihanna can get aw ay w ith having
these p lay ed on the radio, and w e're
not sure if anyone else could. She
did it w ith "S& M ," and w ill surely
do it again.
R ihanna m ay have m astered the
upbeat sound, but h er slow er songs
need w ork: "W e All W ant L ove,"
produced by N o ID (K anye W est,
C om m on), drags, as does the album
clo ser "Farew ell," helm ed the A lex
d a K id , w h o a ls o p r o d u c e d
R ihanna's hit w ith E m inem , "Love
R ih a n n a
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