Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (Special Edition CD): version 2
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# Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (Special Edition CD) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00602498785751
name: Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (Special Edition CD)
family: family/a-girl-like-me
default_observation: uk-special-edition
summary: UK/Irish special-edition enhanced CD of Rihanna's second studio album, released by Def Jam Recordings under licence to Mercury Records Ltd in April 2006.
brand: brand/def-jam-recordings
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: GB, IE
pack_format: jewel case
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/mercury-records | GB, IE | | | | sourced | ^discogs | Label and back cover: recording exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Ltd., a Universal Music company (quoted by Discogs) |
| licensed_from | company/island-def-jam-music-group | | | | | sourced | ^discogs | ℗ and © 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group, owner of the sound recording copyright |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| GB | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release event United Kingdom 2006-04-24 for barcode 602498785751; Discogs files the same barcode as a UK release (^discogs) | | | | |
| IE | sourced | ^musicbrainz | MusicBrainz release event Ireland 2006-04-21 for barcode 602498785751 | | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| A Girl Like Me | name | en | | |
| Rihanna A Girl Like Me | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Rihanna
label: brand/def-jam-recordings
record_company: company/mercury-records
copyright: © 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
phonographic_copyright: ℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
catalogue_number: 9878575
label_code: LC 08427
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2006-04-21
release_country: GB, IE
genre: R&B, Pop, Dancehall
runtime_min: 53.9
languages: en
edition: Special Edition (enhanced CD with two bonus tracks)
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- | ------------ | ------------------------------ | ------- |
| 1 | S.O.S. | Rihanna | 3:59 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs lists the title as SOS | |
| 2 | Kisses Don’t Lie | Rihanna | 3:53 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 3 | Unfaithful | Rihanna | 3:47 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 4 | We Ride | Rihanna | 3:57 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 5 | Dem Haters | Rihanna feat. Dwane Husbands | 4:18 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 6 | Final Goodbye | Rihanna | 3:14 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 7 | Break It Off | Rihanna & Sean Paul | 3:33 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 8 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Rihanna feat. J-Status | 3:22 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 9 | Selfish Girl | Rihanna | 3:37 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 10 | P.S. (I’m Still Not Over You) | Rihanna | 4:10 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 11 | A Girl Like Me | Rihanna | 4:16 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 12 | A Million Miles Away | Rihanna | 4:10 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 13 | If It’s Lovin That You Want, Pt. 2 | Rihanna feat. Cory Gunz | 3:30 | ^musicbrainz | Bonus track | |
| 14 | Pon de Replay (Full Phatt remix) | Rihanna | 4:06 | ^musicbrainz | Bonus track | |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------ | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Packaging | Jewel case with twelve-page booklet | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz also gives Jewel Case (^musicbrainz) | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Enhanced content | CD enhancement giving access to download videos of three singles; the disc holds no video material | | ^discogs | | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Made in | Made in the EU | | ^discogs | Some pressings carry MADE IN THE UK in the matrix | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | 9878575 01; 9878575 02 | | ^discogs | Eight pressing variants documented by Discogs, some with four Universal logos and MADE IN THE UK | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastering SID code | IFPI L135 | | ^discogs | Same on all documented variants | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Mould SID codes | IFPI 0408; 04AY; 04AP & 0416; 0496 & 8717; 0469; 0410; 0457; 0414 | | ^discogs | One per documented pressing variant | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
| Mastered at | Sterling Sound, New York | | ^discogs | Mastered by Chris Gehringer | uk-special-edition | | | | known | printed | |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| uk-special-edition | UK/Irish Special Edition enhanced CD, catalogue 9878575 | edition | GB, IE | en | | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Two Discogs entries (1098380, 19653571) and a Europe entry (6257580) carry this barcode with the same copyright text | | | | jewel case | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ------------------ | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---- |
| uk-special-edition | Carl Sturken | Producer (tracks 2, 8–12, 14); co-executive producer | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Evan Rogers | Producer (tracks 2, 8–12, 14); co-executive producer | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | StarGate | Producer (tracks 3, 4) | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | The Carter Administration | Executive producer | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Chris Gehringer | Mastering | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Phil Tan | Mixing (tracks 1, 3, 4) | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Al Hemberger | Mixing (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8–12); recording | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Alli Truch | Art direction | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Valerie Wagner | Design | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Tony Duran | Photography | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Nichell Delvaille | Photography; art coordination | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Sean Paul | Featured artist (track 7) | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | Dwane Husbands | Featured artist (track 5) | ^discogs | |
| uk-special-edition | J-Status | Featured artist (track 8) | ^discogs | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
| | relationships | unknown | The pressing plant is not named: the pack says Made in the EU and some matrices MADE IN THE UK, but no source names the plant, so no manufactured_by row | |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the registrant of GS1 prefix 0602498 for this barcode; gs1_prefix_owner omitted | |
| | markets | not_researched | Current availability not established: no retailer listing printing this barcode could be fetched (eBay UK and hmv.com answered 403); status and last_seen left blank | |
| | images | unknown | No openly licensed cover photo found; Discogs and Cover Art Archive images carry no reuse licence | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from MusicBrainz and two Discogs entries that share the barcode; runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz track lengths (disc TOC), durations are not printed on the release.
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-a85a7039.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b | 14539790827 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b/14539790827.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b/14539790827-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:05:37.795Z | 602498785751 | barcode | 1 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 600 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/1098380 | Discogs release 1098380: Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (CD, Album, Enhanced, Special Edition, UK, 2006) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 1098380 | identifiers, labels, companies, notes, tracklist, credits | | | |
| discogs-2 | https://api.discogs.com/releases/19653571 | Discogs release 19653571: Rihanna – A Girl Like Me (CD, Enhanced, Special Edition, UK, 2006) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 19653571 | identifiers, notes | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+release-groups | MusicBrainz release: A Girl Like Me (special edition, Enhanced CD) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | c4388a2b-128d-4f59-8224-3662281b4a7b | barcode, label-info, release-events, packaging, media | CC0 | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_Like_Me_(Rihanna_album) | Wikipedia: A Girl Like Me (Rihanna album) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-defjam | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Jam_Recordings | Wikipedia: Def Jam Recordings | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-idj | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Def_Jam_Music_Group | Wikipedia: Island Def Jam Music Group | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| ch-mercury | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00586873 | Companies House: MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED (00586873) | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | 00586873 | | | | |
| ch-mercury-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00586873/persons-with-significant-control | Companies House: MERCURY RECORDS LIMITED persons with significant control | 2026-09-13 | Companies House | registry | | 00586873 | | | | |
| old-barcodepedia | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201175922/http://en.barcodepedia.com/602498785751/rihanna-a-girl-like-me | Archived Barcodepedia page (2008): Rihanna - A Girl Like Me | 2026-09-13 | Barcodepedia (Wayback Machine) | catalogue | 2008-12-01 | | Description: UK pressing. Def Jam. 2006. | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
A Girl Like Me is the second studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released in April 2006 by SRP Records and Def Jam Recordings.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the UK and Irish special edition, an enhanced CD in a jewel case with a twelve-page booklet, catalogue number 9878575, carrying fourteen tracks including two bonus tracks.[^discogs] MusicBrainz dates its release to 21 April 2006 in Ireland and 24 April 2006 in the United Kingdom.[^musicbrainz] The recording is copyright The Island Def Jam Music Group and exclusively licensed to Mercury Records Ltd., a Universal Music company, and the disc is marked Made in the EU.[^discogs] The old Barcodepedia page described it in 2008 as a UK pressing on Def Jam.[^old-barcodepedia]
The album peaked at number five on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart and produced the singles "SOS", "Unfaithful", "We Ride" and "Break It Off".[^wiki-album]
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