Release date: 2012-09-11
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Release date: 2006-06-20
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Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Album Description - In preparation for her new album, Loose, NELLY FURTADO tried out collaborations with a who's who of producers, and she tried to create a music more of the body than the mind. A prime example of the latter is first single "PROMISCUOUS," a duet with Loose producer TIMBALAND, known far and wide for his groundbreaking work with, among others, MISSY ELLIOTT, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and AALIYAH.
It stands to reason that gold and multiplatinum certifications (for 2003's Folklore and 2000's Whoa, Nelly!, respectively), a pair of Top 10 singles ("I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light"), and a Grammy Award (for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), to name just a few accomplishments, would afford a certain level of confidence. But nothing has inspired Furtado to throw caution to the wind more than motherhood. "Motherhood makes you fearless," she says. "The album is very youthful-sounding," Furtado continues, "and I think that's partly due to the presence of this two-year-old in my life. I was with her all day every day and then I'd go to the studio at night, and I think that translated into a playful energy I feel onstage but that hasn't really been heard on my records."
Starting with her longtime production team of Track & Field, she also knew she wanted to check out a variety of producers. "Working with new producers," she hazards, "is like trying on new clothes - you never know what you look good in until you try it on. And sometimes they will see something in you that neither you nor anyone else could see." So she traveled with her daughter from Toronto to London to work with NELLEE HOOPER; to Los Angeles to work with LESTER MENDEZ (who produced, "Te Busque," her moving duet with JUANES) and RICK NOWELS (co-writer and producer of the gorgeous ballad "In God's Hands"); and to Miami to work with PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SCOTT STORCH and finally, TIMBALAND.
Indeed, the raw, lighting-in-a-bottle spontaneity of the collaborative process is at the heart of Loose. "This record shows who I am in a jam-type environment, where I really feel the excitement of the creativity flowing," Furtado reveals. "It's who I am at my most artistic. I live for that, and I'm very grateful to be able to share it."
Amazon.com - The buzz for Nelly Furtado's Loose began before the music was even recorded, with the announcement that legendary hip-hop knob-twirler Timbaland (Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake) would act as co-producer. The question on fans' minds: what would it sound like when a hip-hop kingpin collaborated with an artist who culls inspiration not just from pop music, but also her own Portuguese roots?
As it turns out, Loose incorporates a number of different styles along its journey, but is--surprisingly--primarily divided between '80s-influenced electronica and latin-infused pop. This disc is very different from Furtado's previous CDs, a fact immediately evident from track one, the new wave-affected "Afraid." A strong opener, the song is the beginning of a 1-2-3 punch of uptempo, infectious dance floor beats. The second cut, "Maneater," also proves to be incredibly catchy, but the verses and keyboard sound too much like they were plucked from electroclash artist Peaches' tree, and originality is lost. The perfect summer pop song follows, the massive hit "Promiscuous," which features clever interplay between Furtado and Timbaland on their sassy duet. From that point, Loose oscillates between the Miami-affected sounds of R&B, Latino pop, and reggaeton ("Showtime," "Te Busque," and "No Hay Igual" respectively) and the aforementioned '80s vibe ("Glow," "Do It"). Fans will hear Furtado at her vocal best on "Say It Right" and "In God’s Hands"--two of the most lyrically compelling tracks on the disc. --Denise Sheppard
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Release date: 2010-11-16
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Catalog: Music
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Product Description - THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER'S FIRST RETROSPECTIVE, FEATURES ALL HER HITS PLUS FAN FAVORITES AND THREE NEW SONGS, INCLUDING "NIGHT IS YOUNG"
Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian "Walk of Fame" inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (Geffen Records). The album features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.
Of the previously unreleased recordings, "Night Is Young," the album's first single, was coproduced by Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse) and Staybent Krunk-ADelic, and co-written by Nelly Furtado. Producer Remi and Furtado also co-wrote "Girlfriend" while "Stars," was produced by Lester Mendez who co-wrote the track with Furtado.
The Best Of Nelly Furtado looks back at a simply sensational and genuinely global first decade for the acclaimed Canadian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese heritage. She has won and/or been nominated for seven Grammy awards, has a BRIT Award win, and has been awarded numerous Junos (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy), including Album Of The Yearfor Loose as well as an MTV Europe Music Award. Furthermore, she has been nominated for a handful of Billboard Latin Music Awards and a Grammy for her groundbreaking 2009 album Mi Plan that further solidifies her vibrant and successful career as a dual language superstar.Embracing different cultures, musical styles and even languages, Nelly Furtado has helped define musical diversity for a new generation.
Nelly's eclectic 2000 double platinum debut Whoa, Nelly! which spawned "I'm Like A Bird" was followed by the gold 2003 Folklore, whose "Forca" became the official anthem of the 2004 European Cup Football Championship. 2006's double platinum, #1-debuting Loose spotlighted the platinum, Grammy-nominated "Promiscuous" along with the hits "Say It Right" and"Maneater." Loose has been certified platinum in 32 countries and sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide and won the 2007 Brit Award for the International Female Solo Artist. In 2009, Mi Plan>, her first album entirely in Spanish, made history when the single "Manos al Aire" soared to#1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart, marking it the highest debut of 2009 for Latin Pop album and the first time a North American artist had reached the top spot with a song originally written in Spanish. The album went on to be a #1 hit on Billboard's "Top Latin Album," as well as iTunes and Amazon Latin music charts. In 2010, Nelly joined producer Bob Ezrin and Young Artists For Haiti in singing K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag" where all proceeds go to Free The Children,War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.
Furtado's highly anticipated fifth original album will be released in 2011.
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Release date: 2000-10-24
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Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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Product Description - Asian exclusive reissue of her 2000 debut album includes one bonus track on the first CD, 'Onde Estas' plus 8 bonus tracks on the audio/video CD. The VCD (viewable on most DVD players) tracks are her videos to, 'On The Radio (Remember The Days)', 'Turn Off The Light', 'Hey, Man!' & 'I'm Like A Bird'. The bonus audio tracks are, 'I'm Like A Bird' (Acoustic), 'I'm Like A Bird' (Nelly Vs. Asha Bhosle Remix), 'Turn Off The Light' (Yogie's Sunshine Reggae Mix) & 'Shit On The Radio (Remember The Days) (Dan The Automator Remix)'. Packaged in a slipcase with an exclusive cover.
Amazon.com - Blame it on the bossa nova, but this chick has got soul. By filtering her Portuguese roots through the trip-hop she was weaned on, Nelly Furtado creates a hypnotic form of R&B/alternapop that at times sounds like Fiona Apple, Macy Gray, and Gwen Stefani all rolled into a Portishead song. Cutting her teeth at four Lilith Fair dates before even having a record contract, Furtado seems accelerated far beyond her 21 years. Listen, and you can hear the Portuguese fado tradition, Brazilian beats, flashy urban rhymes--enough snap, crackle, and pop to fill your breakfast bowl. Put your ear closer to the speaker, though, and you can sense that this is the sound of a multicultural young woman finding her own identity through all the pop she's been fed. If you're someone who likes to sing along to soaring vocals or who likes to get hip to a new star before she goes supernova, this is an album to own. --Heidi Sherman
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Release date: 2009-09-15
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Manufacturer: Universal Latino
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Album Description - After the huge success of her critically acclaimed album "Loose" which allowed her to be the number 1 artist in global sales in 2007, Nelly decides to do her musical dream of making her first full Spanish language album.
She had done many successful collaborations with artists all over the world in all different genres, but the collaborations with the Latin artists left her with this huge desire of expressing herself in this language, and that is how this new album was born.
"Mi Plan" (My plan) is Nelly's 4th studio album which reflects once again her artistry, diversity and the uniqueness of everything which she writes. The album, as all her albums, is written and co-produced by her in collaboration with top writers and producers, as well as young new talent she believes in. She doesn't feel this is a "Latin Album", she says that this is just her soul speaking in Spanish, as all her albums "just music for the world". Music is a universal language and in this album she has brought the world together, working with musicians, writers and producers from all over the globe.
The album is filled with fresh, enthusiastic, fun, freeing, unique, strong and passionate songs that reflect the great moment that Nelly is currently experiencing.
The first single of this album, "Manos al Aire" (Hands in the air or I surrender), is a mid-tempo song that brings you in faster than you can understand to what she is trying to tell her loved one. The tip of an iceberg that will outlive the barrier of language, culture and time!
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Release date: 2003-11-25
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Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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Album Description - Japanese edition of the followup to her blockbuster 2000 debut album 'Whoa, Nelly!'. Folklore features 14 tracks including two bonus tracks, 'Powerless (Say What You Want)' (alternative acoustic mix) & 'Try' (acoustic version), plus enhanced material. Universal. 2003.
Amazon.com - On her second album, Nelly Furtado takes a hard left turn. The colorful but incomplete fusion of her debut, Whoa, Nelly!, gives way on the tellingly titled Folklore to an approach that lets in some acoustic sounds that take the music in an entirely different, richer direction. At times sounding like a dead ringer for singer-writer Sam Phillips (whose work colors each episode of the TV series "Gilmore Girls"), Furtado aims for more rock-oriented ground without losing the Brazilian influences that are so much a part of her identity. Her voice and tunes are strong, and both words and music paint a young woman still very much in movement, change, flux. It’s an intriguing sound, and one that thoughtful listeners will cherish. --Rickey Wright
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Release date: 2010-11-16
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Catalog: Music
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Product Description - THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER'S FIRST RETROSPECTIVE, FEATURES ALL HER HITS PLUS FAN FAVORITES AND THREE NEW SONGS, INCLUDING "NIGHT IS YOUNG"
Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian "Walk of Fame" inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (GeffenRecords). The album features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.
Of the previously unreleased recordings, "Night Is Young," the album's first single, was coproduced by Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse) and Staybent Krunk-ADelic, and co-written by Nelly Furtado. Producer Remi and Furtado also co-wrote "Girlfriend" while "Stars," was produced by Lester Mendez who co-wrote the track with Furtado.
The Best Of Nelly Furtado looks back at a simply sensational and genuinely global first decade for the acclaimed Canadian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese heritage. She has won and/or been nominated for seven Grammy awards, has a BRIT Award win, and has been awarded numerous Junos (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy), including Album Of The Yearfor Loose as well as an MTV Europe Music Award. Furthermore, she has been nominated for a handful of Billboard Latin Music Awards and a Grammy for her groundbreaking 2009 album Mi Plan that further solidifies her vibrant and successful career as a dual language superstar.Embracing different cultures, musical styles and even languages, Nelly Furtado has helped define musical diversity for a new generation.
Nelly's eclectic 2000 double platinum debut Whoa, Nelly! which spawned "I'm Like A Bird" was followed by the gold 2003 Folklore, whose "Forca" became the official anthem of the 2004 European Cup Football Championship. 2006's double platinum, #1-debuting Loose spotlighted the platinum, Grammy-nominated "Promiscuous" along with the hits "Say It Right" and"Maneater." Loose has been certified platinum in 32 countries and sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide and won the 2007 Brit Award for the International Female Solo Artist. In 2009, Mi Plan, her first album entirely in Spanish, made history when the single "Manos al Aire" soared to#1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart, marking it the highest debut of 2009 for Latin Pop album and the first time a North American artist had reached the top spot with a song originally written in Spanish. The album went on to be a #1 hit on Billboard's "Top Latin Album," as well as iTunes and Amazon Latin music charts. In 2010, Nelly joined producer Bob Ezrin and Young Artists For Haiti in singing K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag" where all proceeds go to Free The Children,War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.
Furtado's highly anticipated fifth original album will be released in 2011.
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Release date: 2010-11-16
Catalog: Digital Music Album
Manufacturer: Interscope
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Product Description - THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER'S FIRST RETROSPECTIVE, FEATURES ALL HER HITS PLUS FAN FAVORITES AND THREE NEW SONGS, INCLUDING "NIGHT IS YOUNG"
Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian "Walk of Fame" inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (GeffenRecords). The album features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.
Of the previously unreleased recordings, "Night Is Young," the album's first single, was coproduced by Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse) and Staybent Krunk-ADelic, and co-written by Nelly Furtado. Producer Remi and Furtado also co-wrote "Girlfriend" while "Stars," was produced by Lester Mendez who co-wrote the track with Furtado.
The Best Of Nelly Furtado looks back at a simply sensational and genuinely global first decade for the acclaimed Canadian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese heritage. She has won and/or been nominated for seven Grammy awards, has a BRIT Award win, and has been awarded numerous Junos (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy), including Album Of The Yearfor Loose as well as an MTV Europe Music Award. Furthermore, she has been nominated for a handful of Billboard Latin Music Awards and a Grammy for her groundbreaking 2009 album Mi Plan that further solidifies her vibrant and successful career as a dual language superstar.Embracing different cultures, musical styles and even languages, Nelly Furtado has helped define musical diversity for a new generation.
Nelly's eclectic 2000 double platinum debut Whoa, Nelly! which spawned "I'm Like A Bird" was followed by the gold 2003 Folklore, whose "Forca" became the official anthem of the 2004 European Cup Football Championship. 2006's double platinum, #1-debuting Loose spotlighted the platinum, Grammy-nominated "Promiscuous" along with the hits "Say It Right" and"Maneater." Loose has been certified platinum in 32 countries and sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide and won the 2007 Brit Award for the International Female Solo Artist. In 2009, Mi Plan, her first album entirely in Spanish, made history when the single "Manos al Aire" soared to#1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart, marking it the highest debut of 2009 for Latin Pop album and the first time a North American artist had reached the top spot with a song originally written in Spanish. The album went on to be a #1 hit on Billboard's "Top Latin Album," as well as iTunes and Amazon Latin music charts. In 2010, Nelly joined producer Bob Ezrin and Young Artists For Haiti in singing K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag" where all proceeds go to Free The Children,War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.
Furtado's highly anticipated fifth original album will be released in 2011.
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Release date: 2012-04-17
Catalog: Digital Music Album
Manufacturer: Interscope / Mosley
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Product Description - THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER'S FIRST RETROSPECTIVE, FEATURES ALL HER HITS PLUS FAN FAVORITES AND THREE NEW SONGS, INCLUDING "NIGHT IS YOUNG"
Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian "Walk of Fame" inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (GeffenRecords). The album features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.
Of the previously unreleased recordings, "Night Is Young," the album's first single, was coproduced by Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse) and Staybent Krunk-ADelic, and co-written by Nelly Furtado. Producer Remi and Furtado also co-wrote "Girlfriend" while "Stars," was produced by Lester Mendez who co-wrote the track with Furtado.
The Best Of Nelly Furtado looks back at a simply sensational and genuinely global first decade for the acclaimed Canadian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese heritage. She has won and/or been nominated for seven Grammy awards, has a BRIT Award win, and has been awarded numerous Junos (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy), including Album Of The Yearfor Loose as well as an MTV Europe Music Award. Furthermore, she has been nominated for a handful of Billboard Latin Music Awards and a Grammy for her groundbreaking 2009 album Mi Plan that further solidifies her vibrant and successful career as a dual language superstar.Embracing different cultures, musical styles and even languages, Nelly Furtado has helped define musical diversity for a new generation.
Nelly's eclectic 2000 double platinum debut Whoa, Nelly! which spawned "I'm Like A Bird" was followed by the gold 2003 Folklore, whose "Forca" became the official anthem of the 2004 European Cup Football Championship. 2006's double platinum, #1-debuting Loose spotlighted the platinum, Grammy-nominated "Promiscuous" along with the hits "Say It Right" and"Maneater." Loose has been certified platinum in 32 countries and sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide and won the 2007 Brit Award for the International Female Solo Artist. In 2009, Mi Plan, her first album entirely in Spanish, made history when the single "Manos al Aire" soared to#1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart, marking it the highest debut of 2009 for Latin Pop album and the first time a North American artist had reached the top spot with a song originally written in Spanish. The album went on to be a #1 hit on Billboard's "Top Latin Album," as well as iTunes and Amazon Latin music charts. In 2010, Nelly joined producer Bob Ezrin and Young Artists For Haiti in singing K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag" where all proceeds go to Free The Children,War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.
Furtado's highly anticipated fifth original album will be released in 2011.
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Release date: 2006-06-20
Catalog: Digital Music Album
Manufacturer: Mosley / Geffen
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Product Description - THE BEST OF NELLY FURTADO
ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER'S FIRST RETROSPECTIVE, FEATURES ALL HER HITS PLUS FAN FAVORITES AND THREE NEW SONGS, INCLUDING "NIGHT IS YOUNG"
Multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning global superstar, actress, philanthropist and recent Canadian "Walk of Fame" inductee, Nelly Furtado, will celebrate her first 10 years of recording with her first greatest hits compilation, The Best Of Nelly Furtado (GeffenRecords). The album features #1 Pop smashes, collaborations and three previously unreleased recordings and will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.
Of the previously unreleased recordings, "Night Is Young," the album's first single, was coproduced by Salaam Remi (Nas, The Fugees, Amy Winehouse) and Staybent Krunk-ADelic, and co-written by Nelly Furtado. Producer Remi and Furtado also co-wrote "Girlfriend" while "Stars," was produced by Lester Mendez who co-wrote the track with Furtado.
The Best Of Nelly Furtado looks back at a simply sensational and genuinely global first decade for the acclaimed Canadian-born singer-songwriter of Portuguese heritage. She has won and/or been nominated for seven Grammy awards, has a BRIT Award win, and has been awarded numerous Junos (Canada's equivalent of the Grammy), including Album Of The Yearfor Loose as well as an MTV Europe Music Award. Furthermore, she has been nominated for a handful of Billboard Latin Music Awards and a Grammy for her groundbreaking 2009 album Mi Plan that further solidifies her vibrant and successful career as a dual language superstar.Embracing different cultures, musical styles and even languages, Nelly Furtado has helped define musical diversity for a new generation.
Nelly's eclectic 2000 double platinum debut Whoa, Nelly! which spawned "I'm Like A Bird" was followed by the gold 2003 Folklore, whose "Forca" became the official anthem of the 2004 European Cup Football Championship. 2006's double platinum, #1-debuting Loose spotlighted the platinum, Grammy-nominated "Promiscuous" along with the hits "Say It Right" and"Maneater." Loose has been certified platinum in 32 countries and sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide and won the 2007 Brit Award for the International Female Solo Artist. In 2009, Mi Plan, her first album entirely in Spanish, made history when the single "Manos al Aire" soared to#1 on Billboard's "Hot Latin Songs" chart, marking it the highest debut of 2009 for Latin Pop album and the first time a North American artist had reached the top spot with a song originally written in Spanish. The album went on to be a #1 hit on Billboard's "Top Latin Album," as well as iTunes and Amazon Latin music charts. In 2010, Nelly joined producer Bob Ezrin and Young Artists For Haiti in singing K'NAAN's "Wavin' Flag" where all proceeds go to Free The Children,War Child Canada and World Vision Canada.
Furtado's highly anticipated fifth original album will be released in 2011.
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