Loud (album)

***Loud*** is the fifth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released November 12, 2010. This record produced several hit songs, including number one hits *Only Girl (In the World)*, ''What's My Name?* and *S&M*. The album received mostly positive reviews from the music critics.
The album has sold over 3 milion copies and was fifth on the *Billboard'' 200. The album was more upbeat and happy compared to 2009's *Rated R* and features a more dance-pop, hip hop and R&B sound. The album also marks a return to Rihanna's early reggae sound from her first two albums. Several rappers made an appearance on the album including Eminem, Drake and Nicki Minaj.

## Track listing
;Notes
*  signifies a vocal producer
* "Cheers (Drink to That)" contains samples from "I'm with You" (2002), as performed by Avril Lavigne and written by Lavigne, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards and Lauren Christy.

## Release formats
;*Loud* (Ultra Couture edition) [CD+DVD]
* Deluxe cover art signed by Rihanna herself (lithograph)
* Enhanced clear couture cover
* Deluxe edition of *Loud* [CD+DVD]
* "Making of Loud" video DVD
* 20 page full size photobook

;*Loud* (Couture edition) [CD+DVD]

;Musicians

* Rihanna&nbsp;– vocals, art direction, creative director, design, executive producer
* Stacy Barthe&nbsp;– background vocals
* Nuno Bettencourt&nbsp;– lead guitar
* Alex Delicata&nbsp;– acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
* Eminem&nbsp;– vocals
* Eric England&nbsp;– bass

* Tor Erik Hermansen&nbsp;– instrumentation
* Cristyle Johnson&nbsp;– background vocals
* Priscilla Renea&nbsp;– background vocals
* Theron Thomas&nbsp;– background vocals

;Production

* Camilla Akrans&nbsp;– photography
* Veronika Bozeman&nbsp;– additional production, vocal producer
* Leesa D. Brunson&nbsp;– A&R
* Noel Cadastre&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Bobby Campbell&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer, mixing assistant
* Ariel Chobaz&nbsp;– vocal recording
* Cary Clark&nbsp;– engineer
* Corey Shoemaker&nbsp;– engineer
* Carol Corless&nbsp;– package production
* Karin Darnell&nbsp;– make-up
* Ester Dean&nbsp;– producer, background vocals
* Mikkel S. Eriksen&nbsp;– engineer, instrumentation
* Jesus Garnica&nbsp;– mixing assistant
* Chris Gehringer&nbsp;– mastering
* Brad Palmer – design, video director
* Brian Palmer – video director, video producer
* Josh Gudwin&nbsp;– vocal recording
* Mariel Haenn&nbsp;– stylist
* Alex Haldi&nbsp;– art direction, design
* Inaam Haq&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Kuk Harrell&nbsp;– vocal producer, vocal recording
* Koby Hass Assistant&nbsp;– vocal engineer
* Jaycen Joshua&nbsp;– mixing
* Brandon Joner&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Terese Joseph&nbsp;– A&R
* JP Robinson&nbsp;– art direction, design
* Rob Katz&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Alex da Kid&nbsp;– engineer, producer
* Karen Kwak&nbsp;– A&R
* Damien Lewis&nbsp;– assistant engineer, engineer
* Dane Liska&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Erik Madrid&nbsp;– mixing assistant
* Deborah Mannis-Gardner&nbsp;– sample clearance

* Scott Marcus&nbsp;– A&R
* Manny Marroquin&nbsp;– mixing
* Dana Nielsen&nbsp;– engineer
* Ben O'Neill&nbsp;– assistant engineer
* Ciarra Pardo&nbsp;– art direction, creative director, design
* Christian Plata&nbsp;– mixing assistant
* Polow da Don&nbsp;– producer
* Antonio "L.A." Reid&nbsp;– executive producer
* Antonio Resendiz&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Makeba Riddick&nbsp;– vocal producer
* Evan Rogers&nbsp;– executive producer
* Chad "C Note" Roper&nbsp;– engineer
* The Runners&nbsp;– producer
* Brad Shea&nbsp;– assistant vocal engineer
* Noah Shebib&nbsp;– vocal recording
* StarGate&nbsp;– producer
* Ursula Stephen&nbsp;– hair stylist
* Jay Stevenson&nbsp;– engineer
* Christopher "Tricky" Stewart&nbsp;– producer
* Mike Strange&nbsp;– vocal recording
* Carl Sturken&nbsp;– executive producer
* Phil Tan&nbsp;– mixing
* Bu Thiam&nbsp;– A&R
* Brian "B-Luv" Thomas&nbsp;– engineer
* Marcos Tovar&nbsp;– mixing, vocal recording
* Sandy Vee&nbsp;– engineer, instrumentation, mixing, producer
* Jeff "Supa Jeff" Villanueva&nbsp;– engineer
* Miles Walker&nbsp;– engineer
* Kyle White Assistant&nbsp;– vocal engineer
* Andrew Wuepper&nbsp;– engineer
* Robert Zangardi&nbsp;– stylist
* Dana Nielsen&nbsp;- engineer

## Charts
### Weekly charts
### Year-end charts
## Certifications
## Release history
## References