Rich Girl
Studio album by
Angie Stone
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2012
Length50:31
LabelSaguaro Road Rhythm
Producer
  • Angie Stone (also exec.)
  • Sammy Blues
  • Korey Bowie
  • Bobby Brass
  • Mike City
  • J & J2 Productions
  • Warren Jones
  • Isaac Lewis
  • Demond Mickens
  • Levi Stephens
  • Corey "Co-T" Tatum
Angie Stone chronology
Unexpected
(2009)		 Rich Girl
(2012)		 Dream
(2015)

Rich Girl is the sixth studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was released on September 25, 2012, by Saguaro Road Rhythm,[1] selling 4,000 units in the US in its first week of release. The lead single, '"Do What U Gotta Do" was released on June 5, 2012, and the music video premiered on July 21, 2012.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Daytona Beach News-Journal[3]

Washington Post critic Bill Friskics-Warren found that on Rich Girl Stone "sounds as assured as ever with a groove-steeped mix of ballads and mid-tempo testimonials to self-possession and resilience [...] Without a misstep among the pressing beats and handclaps that animate these 15 tracks, the redoubtable Stone proves herself to be in complete command of the smart, sexy neo-soul she's been perfecting ever since the release of her signature 1999 single, "No More Rain (In This Cloud)"."[4] Biana Roach from Associated Press called the album a "triumphant return" and described it as a "a collection of positive, in-your-face, fresh funky tunes" as well as an "easy listening."[3]

L. Michael Gipson, writing for SoulTracks, called Rich Girl "classic Angie Stone old school cry." Less impressed with the uptempo material which he felt was "enjoyable, but just shy of must-listen artistry," Gipson noted that "ballads here fare better."[5] Allmusic editor Andy Kellman remarked that "this album doesn't offer as many high points as her two previous Stax albums, and it's as scattered quality-wise as it is stylistically diverse. Stone's beaming, easygoing nature and typically excellent vocals save the majority of the substandard material [...] If Stone really wanted to get back to basics, she could have made a whole album with the terminally undervalued Mike City. His smacking but smoothened grooves are a great fit [...]"[2]

Chart performance

Rich Girl debuted and peaked at number 109 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of October 13, 2012, selling 4,000 units in its first week of release.[6] The second-highest debut on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, it also debuted and peaked at number 15 on the chart.[7]

Track listing

Rich Girl track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro: Real Music"StoneStone0:48
2."Do What U Gotta Do"
  • Isaac Lewis
  • Levi Stephens
  • Warren Jones
  • Y'anna Crawley
  • Lewis
  • Stephens
  • Jones
3:24
3."Backup Plan"
Mike City3:26
4."Proud of Me"
  • Stone
  • James Owens Jr.
  • James Owens Sr.
  • Joi Campbell
J & J2 Productions3:54
5."First Time"
  • Ametria Dock
  • Demond Mickens
  • Kameron Jones
  • Kevin D. Owens
  • Montsho Eshe
  • Temeka Gaither
  • Korey Bowie
  • Mickens
3:30
6."Guilty"
  • Aaron Lyles
  • Robert Gerongco
  • Samuel T. Gerongco
5:01
7."Interlude" (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner)Jamal-WarnerStone1:07
8."Alright"
  • Stone
  • Owens Jr.
  • Owens Sr.
J & J2 Productions3:52
9."Livin' It Up"
  • Bowie
  • Mickens
  • Bowie
  • Mickens
3:39
10."Rich Girl"
  • Lewis
  • Stephens
  • Jones
  • Crawley
  • Jared X.G. Anderson
  • Lewis
  • Stephens
  • Jones
3:38
11."Right in Front of Me"
  • Stone
  • Flowers
City3:03
12."I Can't Take it"
  • Stone
  • Corey "Co-T" Tatum
  • Stone
  • Tatum
3:21
13."Push N' Pull"
  • Stone
  • Owens Jr.
  • Owens Sr.
  • Gary Noel
J & J2 Productions3:25
14."U Lit My Fire"
  • Stone
  • Carnell Damahn Bowden
  • Tatum
Tatum4:11
15."Sisters" (featuring Y'Anna Crawley, Tweet, Danetra Moore and Diamond Stone)
Stephens4:14
Total length:50:33

Charts

Weekly performance for Rich Girl
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 109
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 15

Release history

Release dates and formats for Rich Girl
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various September 25, 2012 Saguaro Road Rhythm [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Angie Stone: Rich Girl". Amazon.
  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Rich Girl > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Roach, Bianca. "CD Reviews". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Friskics-Warren, Bill. "Angie Stone, 'Rich Girl' album review". Washington Post. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gipson, L. Michael. "Angie Stone – Rich Girl (2012)". SoulTracks. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramirez, Rauly (October 10, 2012). "Chart Juice: Lupe Fiasco's 'Food' Album Debuts at No. 1, Weeknd Does Double Duty". Billboard.com. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Angie Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rich Girl, Angie Stone". Spotify. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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