Barbadian singer Rihanna has recorded music for her eight studio albums and has collaborated with other artists for duets and featured songs on their respective albums, which also includes charity songs. After signing a record contract with the Def Jam Recordings in February 2005,[1] Rihanna began to work with producers Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, who co-wrote and co-produced 12 out of the 15 songs on her 2005 debut album, Music of the Sun.[2] Award-winning songwriter Diane Warren co-wrote the title track,[2][3] while Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Deniece Williams co-wrote the song "Willing to Wait".[4] Sturken and Rogers co-wrote and co-produced 9 songs out of 16 on Rihanna's 2006 album A Girl like Me.[5] The album's lead single "SOS" was written by Evan "Kidd" Bogart and J. R. Rotem.[5] It contains a sped-up sample of "Tainted Love",[6] written in 1965 by Ed Cobb, who was credited as a co-writer on "SOS".[7]
Rihanna's third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad was developed by songwriters and producers with whom she had previously collaborated as well as different artists. Sturken and Rogers co-wrote and co-produced 2 songs out of 13.[8] Different writers and producers, including Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Timbaland and Norwegian production team Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen) significantly contributed to the album, writing and producing a total of nine songs between them.[8] "Don't Stop the Music", the third single to be released from Good Girl Gone Bad, contains a sample of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and attributes to Jackson as a co-writer.[8] The album was re-released in 2008 and featured new songs written by then-boyfriend Chris Brown and Maroon 5.[8] Rated R, Rihanna's fourth studio album, presented a new creative direction for the singer.[9] Ne-Yo, "Tricky" Stewart, Hermansen and Eriksen produced tracks for the album, as well as Chase & Status and Justin Timberlake.[10] The lyrical content cast an ominous, dark and foreboding tone over Rated R, which critics noted as a step away from her more care-free persona of past albums.[11]
Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud saw the singer return to her dancehall roots.[12] Stargate composed three tracks for the album—"Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" and "S&M". Fellow Barbadian singer-songwriter Shontelle co-wrote the reggae-infused song "Man Down".[13][14] The singer's sixth studio album in as many years, Talk That Talk, incorporated predominantly R&B songs. Tracks were produced by Calvin Harris, Dr. Luke and Stargate.[15] The album's lead single "We Found Love" was written and produced solely by Harris.[15] Dr. Luke co-wrote and co-produced three songs for the album: "You da One", "Where Have You Been" and "Fool in Love".[15] The lead single from Rihanna's seventh studio album, Unapologetic, is entitled "Diamonds".
Songs
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Unreleased songs
edit| Song | Writer(s) | Album(s) | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Ah!" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [52] |
| "Abort" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Answer" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Talk That Talk | 2011 | [54][55] |
| "Body, Soul & Mind" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Brand New" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Bring it Back" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup A Girl Like Me | 2006 | |
| "Bubble Pop" | Makeba Riddick Faløn King Will Adams Kevin Saunderson |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2008 | [56] |
| "Burritos" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2014 | |
| "Cause It Don't Matter" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Cigarettes & Lipstick" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [52] |
| "Dream Come On Up" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Danger" | Benito Benites John Virgo Garrett III Giorgio Tuinfort David Guetta |
— | 2021 | [57] |
| "Drive Alone" | Priscilla Renea Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson Alexander Delicata |
Music removed from the lineup Loud | 2010 | [58] |
| "Drop That" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [52] |
| "Freeze It" | Aleicia Renee Gibson Tyshane Thompson Robyn Fenty Simon Plummer Almando Cresso |
— | 2019 | [58] |
| "Garden" | Jonathan David Bellion Robyn Fenty Stephen David McGregor Travis Franklyn Mendes Dwayne Richard Chin-Quee |
— | 2019 | [59] |
| "Goodbye" | Carl Sturken Evan Rogers Robyn Fenty |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [60] |
| "Gwan Look Pon It" | Rachel Derrus Jon Mills Robyn Fenty Garfield Spence Royah Sydnee Knox Brown Jon Asher |
— | 2019 | [58] |
| "Hatin' on the Club" Rihanna featuring The-Dream |
Terius Nash Tricky Stewart |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2008 | [61] |
| "Hot Gyal" XXXTENTACION featuring Rihanna & Mavado |
Unknown | Bad Vibes Forever | 2019 | |
| "How I Like It" | Makeba Riddick Solomon "King" Logan Johnkenun Spivery |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | |
| "I Hate It" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [52] |
| "Just Be Happy" | Marcus Allen Melvin Sparkman Shaffer Smith |
Promotional release only | 2006 | [62][63] |
| "Just Feel It" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2018 | [64] |
| "Only One Who Knows" | Rihanna Raquelle Anteola Jake Broido Ryan Gladieux Salva Tiarra Thomas |
Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53][65] |
| "One Way Ticket" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "PND" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Put It Up" Rihanna featuring Chris Brown |
Unknown | — | 2015 | |
| "Same Old Love" | Charlotte Aitchison Ross Golan Tor Erik Hermansen Mikkel S. Eriksen Benjamin Levin |
Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2018 | [31] |
| "Suffer" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
| "Sexuality" | Philip Taj Jackson Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2008 | [66] |
| "Taurus" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [52] |
| "Tip Pon Toe" | Angela Hunte Peter Keusch Jason Poras |
Music removed from the lineup Music Of The Sun | 2005 | |
| "Turn Up the Music (Remix)" Chris Brown featuring Rihanna |
Alexander "Fuego" Palmer Chris Brown Damon Thomas Harvey Mason Jr. Michael "Mike J" Jimenez Robyn Fenty Terence Cole Agent X |
— | 2012 | [67] |
| "Used To (Nobody)" Rihanna featuring Chris Brown |
Unknown | — | 2017 | [68] |
| "Whipping my Hair" | Terius Nash Tricky Stewart |
Music removed from the lineup Good Girl Gone Bad | 2007 | [69] |
| "World Peace" Rihanna featuring Martha Redbone |
Ester Dean | Didn't make the cut Unapologetic | 2014 | [70] |
| "Walk Away" | Unknown | Music removed from the lineup Anti | 2015 | [53] |
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