Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)

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Folklore
Folklore cover.png
Studio album by
Released5 November 2003
Recorded2003
Studio
Genre
Length50:26
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
Label DreamWorks
Producer
Nelly Furtado chronology
Whoa, Nelly!
(2000)
Folklore
(2003)
Loose
(2006)
Singles from Folklore
  1. "Powerless (Say What You Want)"
    Released: 6 October 2003
  2. "Try"
    Released: 23 February 2004
  3. "Força"
    Released: 7 June 2004
  4. "Explode"
    Released: 27 September 2004
  5. "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]

Contents

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.

Background

The album's title was influenced by Furtado's parents' immigration to Canada, "When I look at my old photo albums, I see pictures of their brand-new house, their shiny new car, their first experiences going to very North American-type places like Kmart. When you have that in your blood, you never really part with it  it becomes your own personal folklore." [7] Furtado attributed the mellowness of the album to the fact that she was pregnant during most of its recording. [7] "Saturdays" features vocals by Jarvis Church and "Island of Wonder" features vocals by Caetano Veloso. [8]

Folklore includes the single "Força" (meaning "carry on" or "strength" in Portuguese), which was written as the official anthem of the UEFA Euro 2004. Furtado performed the song at the championship's final in Lisbon, in July 2004. [9] Other singles included the ballad "Try" and "Powerless (Say What You Want)", in which she embraces her Portuguese heritage; the song deals with "the idea that you can still feel like a minority inside, even if you don't look like one on the outside". [7] Additional singles were released in certain territories; "Explode" in Canada and Europe, and "The Grass Is Green" in Germany.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 60/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Entertainment Weekly A− [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Spin 6/10 [16]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]
Village Voice (favorable) [18]
Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [19]

Folklore received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that "[w]hile there are some interesting musical moments on Folklore -- enough to make it worth a listen -- the dogged seriousness and didactic worldview become a bit overbearing not long before the album is a quarter of the way finished, particularly since the fusion of worldbeat and adult alternative pop often seems heavy-handed." [6] Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review stating that "exultant music goes on its merry, multicultural way". [12] While Rolling Stone gave a negative review, calling Folklore "slick, multicultural hodgepodge" but "without a single as good as 'I'm Like a Bird'." [14] As she focused more on the songwriting, rather "than on frenetically switching genres five times in one song", [7] BBC felt that it had "twice the originality" of her debut. [20] The A.V. Club wrote that while "few tracks on Folklore stand out, the album hangs together agreeably..." [21]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number eighteen on the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 10,400, [22] and at number thirty-eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 68,000 in its first week. [23] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it had sold 425,000 copies in the US by August 2008. [24] It was not as successful as Furtado's debut album, Whoa, Nelly! (2000), partly because of troubles at DreamWorks Records and the less poppy sound. [20] It lacked promotion because DreamWorks was sold to Universal Music Group at the time of Folklore's release, and it spent only eleven weeks on the US Billboard 200 chart. In 2005, DreamWorks Records was shut down and many of its artists, including Furtado, were absorbed into Geffen Records. [25] Furtado noticed that the album was particularly successful in Germany, where it reached the top 5 on the albums chart, and said, "Why do Germans love this album? I think I figured it out: It's so cerebral. It's great in its own way, but that's a different side." [26]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton and Brian West, except for "The Grass Is Green" which is produced by Furtado and Mike Elizondo and "Island of Wonder" which is produced by Furtado, Lil' Jaz, Eaton and West.

Folklore Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One-Trick Pony" (featuring Kronos Quartet)
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
4:47
2."Powerless (Say What You Want)"3:53
3."Explode"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
3:45
4."Try"
  • Furtado
  • West
4:38
5."Fresh Off the Boat"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
3:16
6."Força"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
3:40
7."The Grass Is Green"
  • Furtado
  • Elizondo
3:51
8."Picture Perfect"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
5:16
9."Saturdays" (featuring Jarvis Church)Furtado2:05
10."Build You Up"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
4:58
11."Island of Wonder" (featuring Caetano Veloso)
3:48
12."Childhood Dreams"Furtado6:33
Folklore UK edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
13."Try" (acoustic)4:41
Folklore Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (alternative acoustic mix)3:49
14."Try" (acoustic)4:41
Folklore Latin American re-issue
No.TitleLength
13."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (featuring Juanes)3:57
Samples

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Folklore liner notes. [27]

Production

  • Nelly Furtado: producer
  • Track: producer, programming
  • Field: producer, programming, engineering
  • Lil’ Jazz: producer, programming, additional engineering
  • Mike Elizondo: producer, programming
  • Brad Haehnhel: mixing, engineering
  • Joseph Lobato: engineering
  • Adam Hawkins: engineering
  • Marcelo Sabola: engineering
  • Steve Chahley: assistant engineering
  • Ian Bodzasi: assistant engineering
  • Chris Gordon: assistant engineering
  • Neil Couser: assistant engineering
  • Brian Gardner: mastering
  • Bernie Grundman: mastering
  • Beth Halper: A&R
  • Jennifer Ross: A&R coordinator
  • Frances Pennington: creative director
  • Gravis Inc.: art direction, design
  • Warrick Saint: cover photo
  • Isabel Snyder: photography

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Folklore
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [49] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [50] Platinum100,000^
Germany (BVMI) [51] 2× Platinum400,000
Netherlands (NVPI) [52] Gold40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] Gold7,500^
Portugal (AFP) [54] Gold20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [55] Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] Gold245,000 [2]
United States (RIAA) [57] Gold425,000 [24]
Summaries
Worldwide2,000,000 [2]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, label, editions and reference
RegionDateLabelEdition(s)Ref
United States5 November 2003 Digital download SKG [58]
Australia23 November 2003 CD Universal Music [59]
Germany24 November 2003 [60]
United Kingdom Polydor [61]
Canada25 November 2003Universal Music [62]
Ukraine [63]
United States DreamWorks [64]
Japan21 January 2004Universal Music [65]

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