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| The Canadian warbler grows up on her lilting soph set. Build You Up, Powerless (Say What You Want), Try, The Grass Is Green, Explode, One-Trick Pony, more. |
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| 1 One-Trick Pony |
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| 2 Powerless (Say What You Want) |
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| 3 Explode |
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| 4 Try |
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| 5 Fresh off the Boat |
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| 6 Força |
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| 7 The Grass Is Green |
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| 8 Picture Perfect |
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| 9 Saturdays |
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| 10 Build You Up |
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| 11 Island of Wonder |
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| 12 Childhood Dreams |
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Album Review
Unlike some of her modern-day neo-singer/songwriter peers, Nelly Furtado never hid her ambition or her desire to be an "important" artist, which was part of the charm of her debut, "Whoa, Nelly!" Despite (or perhaps because of) her youth, she was willing to try anything, blending a number of sounds and styles, all of which were tied together by her sincerity and audacious desire to say something grand, or at least say everything grandly. Her musical restlessness was underpinned by a sensibility that was fundamentally serious but leavened by sly humor, all of which made "Whoa, Nelly!" a bracing listen. Her second album, "Folklore", is a bit of a different situation. Released three years after her debut, it picks up where the first record leaves off, but it's a much more serious affair, a situation telegraphed by the album covers. "Whoa, Nelly!" and "Folklore" mirror each other -- both bear the same Nelly Furtado logo and both feature a reclining Furtado, but where the debut was bright, girlish, and rather innocent, finding her lying to the right in a field, she's now bathed in warm, dark colors, looking rather sultry as she lies to the left among a bunch of leaves. The artwork implies she's more mature, and it's a sentiment that's mirrored in the album titles, since the plainspoken "Folklore" lacks the humor of "Whoa, Nelly!" and suggests she'd rather play it straight than play around. Furtado's songs play like entries in a diary. To a certain extent, this was true on "Whoa, Nelly!", but since she had yet to reach stardom, she was writing about more universal subjects. Plus, her thrill in making her first album was palpable, giving the album a naïve, exciting charm. There are some interesting musical moments on "Folklore"; Furtado has skills and ambition, which make her music interesting. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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Other albums by: Nelly Furtado |
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