| Product Summary | | Label: Universal Music Group | | UPC: 00600445050099 | | Release Date: 11/25/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60620407 | | Item#: MXCFGY | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2003 SKG Music L.L.C.
(C) 2003 SKG Music L.L.C.
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"A euphoric mix of wild Latin rhythms, electronic surges, soothing acoustic sounds and just about every instrument imaginable." E! Online
"Folklore is about the joy of making something new out of random elements..." Entertainment Weekly
"...the album hangs together agreeably, thanks to its parade of offbeat influences and guest stars." The Onion A.V. Club
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Nelly Furtado (vocals, acoustic guitar); Caetano Veloso (vocals); Manuela Furtado (whistling); James Bryan (acoustic & electric guitars); Field (acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, programming); Rafael Gomez (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Mike Elizondo (slide guitar, bass); George Doering (Hawaiian guitar, banjo, cavaquinto, dulcimer, mandolin); Bela Fleck (banjo); Alex Alessandroni (piano, harmonium); Track (harmonium, programming, background vocals); Alan Molnar, Bob Leatherbarrow (vibraphone); Justin Meldal Johnsen (bass); Russ Miller (drums, percussion); Joey Waronker (drums); Gurpreet Chana (tabla); Daniel Stone (percussion); Lil Jaz (programming, vinyl scratches); Kronos Quartet. | | Producers include: Track, Field, Nelly Furtado, Lil Jaz, Mike Elizondo. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel: Nelly Furtado (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Caetano Veloso (vocals, background vocals); Manuela Furtado (whistling); James Bryan (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Field (guitar, acoustic guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonium, organ); Mike Einziger (guitar); Rafael Gomez (acoustic guitar); Mike Elizondo (slide guitar, programming); George Doerling (banjo, cavaquinho, dulcimer, mandolin); Steve Carnelli (banjo, mandolin); B?la Fleck (banjo); Vonette Yanaginuma (harp); David Wadley, Jef Ten Kortenaar, David Harrington, John Sherba (violin); Amanda Goodburn, Hank Dutt (viola); Orly Bitou, Jennifer Culp (cello); Kronos Quartet (strings); Kyle Erwin (pipe, organ, chimes); Luis Simao (accordion); Alex Alessandroni (piano, harmonium); Jon Levine (piano); The Track (harmonium, tambourine, background vocals); Allan Molnar, Bob Leatherbarrow (vibraphone); Mike Fratantuno (upright bass); Russ Miller (drums, percussion); Joey Waronker (drums); Daniel Stone (congas, finger cymbals, shekere, caxixi, percussion); Gurpreet Chana (tabla); Lil' Jazz (programming, scratches); Track & Field (programming); Jarvis Church (background vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Brad Haehnel. | | Recording information: 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA; AR Studios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; ist Congregational Church, The Pilgrim School, Los Ange; Left Brain Studos; Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; The Gymnasium, Santa Monica, CA. | | Introduction by: Field. | | Photographer: Isabel Snyder. | | Translator: Manuela Furtado. | | Arranger: David Campbell . | | Portugese-Canadian songstress Nelly Furtado's 2000 debut album, WHOA NELLY!, hit like a bolt out of the blue, its single "I'm Like a Bird" becoming a runaway smash. On the follow-up, FOLKLORE, she asserts her staying power straight out of the gate; the first song finds her repeatedly declaring that she's not just a "One-Trick Pony." Musical proof of that statement can be found throughout the album. Where WHOA NELLY! mixed pop, rock, and R&B production techniques, its successor goes further. The aforementioned opening track for example, features accompaniment by renowned new music ensemble the Kronos Quartet, while "Forca" finds Furtado's celebratory exultation framed by the banjo arpeggios of Bela Fleck, mixed with an electronic rhythm track and percolating tabla. | | If that's not enough, even the king of Tropicalia, Caetano Veloso, drops in for a duet on the fanciful flamenco-meets-hip-hop reverie "Island of Wonder." The album closes on the quiet, introspective "Childhood Dreams," which slowly builds up moody, atmospheric layers of texture that neatly sign off on Furtado's bid for artistic longevity. |
Engineer: Joseph Lobato; Joe Labado; Lil' Jazz; Marcelo Saboia; Brian West; Adam Hawkins; Brad Haehnel |
Musical Guests | | Kronos Quartet | | Caetano Veloso | | Bela Fleck |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/25/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 000100712 | | Label : Dreamworks SKG | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00600445050099 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Spin (01/04, p.98)
- "...FOLKLORE's nicely realized conceit, involving identity and heritage, lets the multiculti Canadian Furtado get her Portugese on..." - Grade: BEntertainment Weekly (12/26/03, p.145)
- Ranked #13 in Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "Records of the Year" Entertainment Weekly (11/28/03, p.123)
- "...FOLKLORE is about the joy of making something new out of random elements, and few other albums this year have captured that pleasure as well as this one does..." - Rating: A- Q (1/04, p.114)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[S]he's certainly got a great way with a melody, as 'Powerless' clearly demonstrates." Mojo (Publisher)
(12/03, p.122)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "Furtado uses her second album to stretch her perky voice and choice of styles..." |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Production |  5 | | Performance | 5 | | Composition | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Folklore digging further into Furtado Saturday, December 06, 2003
yournamehere87 from Chicago, IL
Nelly Furtado is back! With a more mature sound, Nelly is out to give fans a sample of who Nelly Furtado really is. Nelly starts the album by declaring that she isn't a "One-Trick Pony" and moves right into vilifying the media w/lyrics “paint my face w/your magazines / make it look whiter than it seems / paint me over w/your dreams / shove away my ethnicity”. “Explode” is a feverous, rhythmic tune that entices listeners w/its odd use of instruments while “Try” is a definite radio-friendly ballad that will last. “Fresh Off the Boat” will surely be Nelly’s big hip-hop hit, as “Forca” will probably be heard on many movie soundtracks… Overall, “Folklore” is a fun-filled album w/maturity yet it still has the loveable trip-hop, hip-hop, “folky”, rock sound that makes Nelly Furtado a person to respect and love for ever and ever (amen)! Was this review helpful?  
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