Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)

Folklore
Folklore
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released	5 November 2003
Recorded	2003
Studio	The Gymnasium; 4th Street Recordings; (Santa Monica, California); Metalworks Studios; (Mississauga, Ontario); Left Brain Studios; 1st Congregational Church; (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	World; pop rock;
Length	50:26
Language	English; Portuguese;
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Mike Elizondo; Nelly Furtado; Lil' Jaz; Gerald Eaton; Brian West;
Nelly Furtado chronology
Singles from Folklore
	"Powerless (Say What You Want)"; Released: 6 October 2003; "Try"; Released: 23 February 2004; "Força"; Released: 7 June 2004; "Explode"; Released: 27 September 2004; "The Grass Is Green"; Released: 14 February 2005;

Folklore is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released on 5 November 2003 through DreamWorks Records. While the album did not match the success of her previous album in such markets as the United States and Australia, it did however become a success in several European countries.^[1] Folklore spawned five singles: "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Try", "Força", "Explode" and "The Grass Is Green". As of 2008, the album had sold 2 million copies worldwide.^[2]

Primarily a world^[3] and pop rock^[4] album, Folklore also incorporates ethnic,^[5] pop,^[5] folk,^[5] alternative pop^[6] and worldbeat^[6] elements.

^ "Billboard". 25 December 2004.
^ Qilson, Jen (1 August 2008). "Five Rings To Rule Them All". Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Rosen, Jody (June 2006). "Nelly Furtado: Loose". Blender (49). New York: 101. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2020. the mocha-java world music stylings of 2003's Folklore
^ Cinquemani, Sal (24 March 2017). "Nelly Furtado: The Ride | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2019. responding to her initial urban-crossover success with the rustic pop-rock set Folklore in 2003
^ ^a ^b ^c Gianni Sibilla (20 January 2004). "Folklore - Nelly Furtado". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2018. Questi accostamenti tra pop e musica etnica in alcuni momenti funzionano [...] "Folklore", da un lato, cerca di mantenere un'identità pop (e quindi di essere "smerciabile" su canali di massa), dall'altra cerca una via più originale di rielaborare fonti, per l'appunto, "folk"
^ ^a ^b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Folklore at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[1] "Billboard". 25 December 2004.

[billboard2-2] Qilson, Jen (1 August 2008). "Five Rings To Rule Them All". Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[3] Rosen, Jody (June 2006). "Nelly Furtado: Loose". Blender (49). New York: 101. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2020. the mocha-java world music stylings of 2003's Folklore

[Slant-4] Cinquemani, Sal (24 March 2017). "Nelly Furtado: The Ride | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2019. responding to her initial urban-crossover success with the rustic pop-rock set Folklore in 2003

[Sibilla-5] Gianni Sibilla (20 January 2004). "Folklore - Nelly Furtado". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2018. Questi accostamenti tra pop e musica etnica in alcuni momenti funzionano [...] "Folklore", da un lato, cerca di mantenere un'identità pop (e quindi di essere "smerciabile" su canali di massa), dall'altra cerca una via più originale di rielaborare fonti, per l'appunto, "folk"

[allmusic-6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Folklore at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)

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