Lovely Difficult

Last updated
Lovely Difficult
Lovely difficult cover.jpg
Studio album by
Mayra Andrade
ReleasedNovember 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)
Recorded Brighton and Hove [1]
Genre Gypsy jazz, bossa nova, funaná samba, Cuban bolero, slow funaná, coladeira, R&B, reggae, soft rock
Label RCA Victor / Sony Music
Mayra Andrade chronology
Studio 105
(2010)		Lovely Difficult
(2013)

Lovely Difficult is the fourth album by Mayra Andrade, released on November 11, 2013 in Cape Verde, Brazil, and much of western Europe. [2] [3] Compared to her first three albums, Lovely Difficult is less traditional and more pop, with collaborations with artists from the United States, Israel, France, and England [4] and songs in Portuguese, Cape Verdean creole, French, and English. [5] The first single, "We Used to Call It Love", was released in September 2013. [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Music StoryStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Brazil Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The album was nominated in the Best World Music Album category at the 2014 Victoires de la Musique. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ténpu Ki bai"Mayra Andrade3:48
2."We used to call it love"Pascal Danae, Mayra Andrade3:56
3."Build it up"Krystle Warren3:46
4."Ilha de Santiago" Mário Lúcio Sousa 3:44
5."Le jour se lève" Yann Walcker, Yael Naïm 3:38
6."A-mi n kre-u txeu"Mayra Andrade4:24
7."Rosa"Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn3:14
8."96 days"Hugh Coltman3:08
9."Les mots d'amour" Tété 3:47
10."Trés mininu"Mayra Andrade, Piers Faccini 3:58
11."Téra Lonji"Mayra Andrade, Pascal Danae4:24
12."Simplement" Benjamin Biolay 3:48
13."Meu farol"Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn3:31

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Music of Cape Verde</span>

Cape Verde is known internationally for morna, a form of folk music usually sung in the Cape Verdean Creole, accompanied by clarinet, violin, guitar and cavaquinho. Funaná, Coladeira, Batuque and Cabo love are other musical forms.

The coladeira is a music genre from the Cape Verde islands in the central Atlantic Ocean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mayra Andrade</span> Cape Verdean singer (born 1985)

Mayra Andrade is a Cape Verdean singer who lives and records in Lisbon, Portugal.

Corsino António Fortes was a Cape Verdean writer, poet and diplomat. He served as the first Ambassador of Cape Verde to Portugal from 1975 until 1981 following his country's independence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cachupa</span>

Cachupa is a famous dish from the Cape Verde islands, West Africa. It is a slow-cooked stew of corn (hominy), beans, cassava, sweet potato, fish or meat, and often morcela. Referred to as the country's national dish, each island has its own regional variation. The version of the recipe called cachupa rica tends to have more ingredients than the simpler cachupa pobre.

The Batuque is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde.

Cape Verdeans in France are residents of France who are from Cape Verde or have Cape Verdean ancestry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paula Fernandes</span> Brazilian singer, songwriter and arranger

Paula Fernandes de Souza is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and arranger. In 2011 she was one of the most searched people on Google Brazil. She won a Latin Grammy Awards for her album Amanhecer in 2016.

Vincent Ségal is a French cellist and bassist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anitta (singer)</span> Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1993)

Larissa de Macedo Machado, known professionally as Anitta, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, television host, and actress. She rose to national fame with the release of her single "Show das Poderosas" in 2013.

Hernani Almeida is a Cape Verdean musician. In 1994 he formed his first rock band named What and has recorded and produced many albums. He was named Best Guitarist (2005) and Best Artist (2006) of the nation prize "Nos Musica" given to recognize Capeverdean artists.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Andrade</span> Cape Verdean footballer

Erickson Patrick Correia Andrade is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Partizan and the Cape Verde national team.

Orlando Monteiro Barreto, better known as Orlando Pantera was a Cape Verdean singer and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elida Almeida</span> Cape Verdean singer (born 1993)

Elida Almeida is a Cape Verdean singer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mário Lúcio</span> Musical artist

For the Brazilian footballer, see Mário Lúcio da Silva Junior

The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Cape Verde.

The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Cape Verde.

Jenifer Solidade Almeida is a singer from Cape Verde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rouge (group)</span> Brazilian pop girl group

Rouge is a Brazilian pop girl group formed in 2002, through the SBT and Disney Channel talent show Popstars produced by RGB. The group comprised singers Aline Wirley, Fantine Thó, Karin Hils, Li Martins and Lu Andrade.

References

  1. ↑ "Mayra Andrade Anuncia Novo Álbum "Lovely Difficult"" (in Portuguese). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  2. ↑ Charles Clement (October 8, 2013). "4e Album de Mayra Andrade : Lovely Difficult". Afriquinfos. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-25. (French)
  3. 1 2 Fátima Valente and Karina Gomes (October 15, 2013). "Mayra Andrade lança novo álbum com músicas em inglês". Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 2013-11-13. (Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Cláudia Marques (August 21, 2013). "Já não tenho justificações a dar, quis agora fazer algo por prazer". Sapo Musica. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-22. (Portuguese)
  5. ↑ Marcelo Monteiro (August 22, 2013). "Entre África, Europa e Brasil: ouça o novo single de Mayra Andrade". O Globo . Retrieved 2013-08-23. (Portuguese)
  6. ↑ Robin Denselow (April 10, 2014). "Mayra Andrade: Lovely Difficult review – charming, confident set from Cape Verde's top singer". The Guardian . Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  7. ↑ François Alvarez. "Chronique de Lovely Difficult". Music Story. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  8. ↑ Marcos Lauro (14 February 2014). "Guia de CDs - Lovely Difficult". Rolling Stone Brazil . Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Les nommés des 29ème Victoires de la Musique sont..." Premiere. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-14. (French)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.