Music of the Sun

Music of the Sun is the debut studio album released by Barbadian singer Rihanna. The album was released on August 30, 2005 by Def Jam and SRP with the singles "Pon de Replay" and "If It's Lovin' that You Want. The album features a wide range types of music, including dancehall, reggae and R&B as well as elements of hip hop and Latin and features guest appearances from Vybz Kartel, Kardinal Offishall, J-Status and Elephant Man.

 Singles 
"Pon de Replay" (2005)
"If It's Lovin' That You Want" (2005)

Track listing

Personnel
Credits for Music of the Sun are adapted from AllMusic.

Musicians

 Rihanna – vocals, composer
 Rob Mounsey – arranger/conductor
 Full Force – vocals (background)
 Carl Sturken – composer, guitar, keyboards, piano,
 Evangeline Evelyn – guitar
 Lawrence Glazener – bass
 Avril Brown – violin
 Kenneth Burward-Hoy - violin
 Yana Goichman – violin
 Ann Leathers – violin
 Cenovia Cummins – violin
 Jan Mullen – violin
 Elizabth Nielson – violin

 Debra Shufelt – violin
 Marti Sweet – violin
 Uri Vodoz – violin
 Carol Wener – violin
 Stephanie Cum – cello
 Richard Locker – cello
 Mark Orrin Shuman – cello
 Lian Truffle – cello
 Tristan Hart – viola
 Vince Lionti – viola
 Sue Pray – viola

Production

 Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken – Executive producers
 Full Force, Evan Rogers – Vocal production
 Full Force – Additional vocal production
 Al Hemberger, Matt Noble, Malcolm Pollack – Engineers
 Jason Agel, Roy Matthews, Alex Pinto – Assistant engineers
 Jason Goldstein, Jason Groucott, Al Hemberger – Mixing

 Chris Gehringer  – Mastering
 Jay Brown, Adrienne Muhammad, Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith – A&R
 Tai Linzie – Design
 Andy West – Art Direction
 Tai Linzie, Mark Mann, Ivan Otis – Photography

 Johnny Nice- Mixed by

 Charts 

Chart (2005-06) Peakposition Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)18 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)26scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" US Billboard 200 10 US R&B/Hip Hop Albums (Billboard) 6

Certifications

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!scope="row"| Canada (CRIA)
| Platinum
| 80,000
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!scope="row"| United Kingdom (BPI)
| Gold
| 100,000
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!scope="row"| United States (RIAA)
| Gold
| 623,000
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Release history
 Region Date Format Label Canada August 30, 2005 CD Universal United States Def Jam Germany September 5, 2005 Universal United Kingdom August 19, 2005 Mercury

References

Category:2005 albums
Category:Rihanna albums
Category:Debut albums
Category:Def Jam Recordings albums
Category:Hip hop albums
Category:Dancehall albums
Category:R&B albums