
It peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200 and on the UK Albums Chart. A Girl like Me was released less than eight months after Rihanna's debut album. Some critics gave the album positive reviews, stating that Rihanna gracefully avoided the sophomore disappointment while others compared the album to her previous effort. The album also incorporates elements of dancehall and rock, as well as ballads, which music critics were ambivalent towards. A Girl like Me is a pop and reggae album influenced by Rihanna's Caribbean roots. Rotem, and label-mate Ne-Yo, who wrote the album's second single.


For the production of the album, Rihanna worked with Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Stargate, J. It was released on April 10, 2006, by Def Jam Recordings. A Girl like Me is the second studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna.
