Talk That Talk

This article is about the Rihanna album. For other uses, see Talk That Talk (disambiguation).

Talk That Talk
Rihanna with her left hand on her head and her tongue sticking out to her lips. The album's title is seen tattooed on her arm. An stylized "R" is seen on the top left, with various text on it forming the "R".
Standard edition artwork
Studio album by
Rihanna
ReleasedNovember 18, 2011 (2011-11-18)
RecordedJune–November 2011
Genre
Length37:29
Label
Producer
Rihanna chronology
Loud
(2010) 		Talk That Talk
(2011) 		Unapologetic
(2012)
Singles from Talk That Talk
  1. "We Found Love"
    Released: September 22, 2011
  2. "You da One"
    Released: November 14, 2011
  3. "Talk That Talk"
    Released: January 17, 2012
  4. "Birthday Cake"
    Released: March 6, 2012
  5. "Where Have You Been"
    Released: April 17, 2012
  6. "Cockiness (Love It)"
    Released: August 18, 2012

Talk That Talk is the sixth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 18, 2011 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Talk That Talk was recorded during the Loud Tour between February and November 2011. It was originally planned to be a reissue of her previous studio album Loud (2010). As executive producer, Rihanna enlisted a wide range of producers including Alex da Kid, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, No I.D., and Stargate to achieve her desired sound. Following in the same vein as Loud, Talk That Talk is a dance-oriented pop/R&B crossover album that incorporates elements of hip hop, dubstep, electronic and house music. The album also contains subtle dancehall influences while its lyrical content and themes revolve around a nihilistic, romantic, and lascivious lover.

Talk That Talk received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album's lyrics. Others were less favorable of its themes. Talk That Talk debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 198,000 copies and went on to sell 1.15 million copies in the United States by June 2015. The album also peaked at number one in Austria, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 163,000 copies in its first week. As of April 2012, the album has been certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 900,000 copies. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Talk That Talk was the ninth global best-selling album of 2011.[4] As of March 2013, the album has sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide.

The album produced six singles, including the international hit "We Found Love" which was released as the album's lead single. "We Found Love" became Rihanna's eleventh number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100, and topped the charts in twenty six additional countries. "You da One", "Talk That Talk" (featuring rapper Jay-Z) and a remix of "Birthday Cake" (featuring Chris Brown) experienced moderate success, while "Where Have You Been" reached the top ten of twenty countries around the world. A remixed form of "Cockiness (Love It)" (featuring rapper ASAP Rocky) was released as the sixth and final single from the album.

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  3. ^ Nguyen, Tuyet (November 22, 2011). "Review: Rihanna: Talk That Talk · Music Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Talk The Talk hits on all the obvious points. It's a pop/R&B crossover with commercial dance-club appeal that simultaneously plays up Rihanna's aggressive sexuality and her Juliet-in-waiting naïveté.
  4. ^ "Global Music Report 2012" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. p. 34. Retrieved June 8, 2012.