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Loose
It stands to reason that gold and multiplatinum certifications (for 2003's Folklore and 2000's Whoa, Nelly!, respectively), a pair of Top 10 singles ("I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light"), and a Grammy Award (for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), to name just a few accomplishments, would afford a certain level of confidence. But nothing has inspired Furtado to throw caution to the wind more than motherhood. "Motherhood makes you fearless," she says. "The album is very youthful-sounding," Furtado continues, "and I think that's partly due to the presence of this two-year-old in my life. I was with her all day every day and then I'd go to the studio at night, and I think that translated into a playful energy I feel onstage but that hasn't really been heard on my records."
Starting with her longtime production team of Track & Field, she also knew she wanted to check out a variety of producers. "Working with new producers," she hazards, "is like trying on new clothes - you never know what you look good in until you try it on. And sometimes they will see something in you that neither you nor anyone else could see." So she traveled with her daughter from Toronto to London to work with NELLEE HOOPER; to Los Angeles to work with LESTER MENDEZ (who produced, "Te Busque," her moving duet with JUANES) and RICK NOWELS (co-writer and producer of the gorgeous ballad "In God's Hands"); and to Miami to work with PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SCOTT STORCH and finally, TIMBALAND.
Indeed, the raw, lighting-in-a-bottle spontaneity of the collaborative process is at the heart of Loose. "This record shows who I am in a jam-type environment, where I really feel the excitement of the creativity flowing," Furtado reveals. "It's who I am at my most artistic. I live for that, and I'm very grateful to be able to share it."
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326 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
I Love this CD!
Must buy this cd. Nelly Furtado is awesome. All the songs have a really good beat to them. Timbaland hooked her up.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 02, 2008 Type: User Review |
Really Sad!
I remember the first time I heard Nelly, it was back in 1999/2000. I am sad to see great musicians fold under the weight of the music industry. She sold-out big time and will never be the same. The album title is very appropriate as she is nothing...
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Still playing it
This album is one of the best pop albums to come out over the last few years - I still play it all the time, and I've had it for a few years. My favorite songs are All Good Things and Afraid, beautiful and haunting.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 03, 2008 Type: User Review |
Much better than other "pop stars"
Nelly Furtado is one of my favorite artists. Hip hop is my favorite genre of music. Timbaland is one of the best producers in music. So when I heard of this collaboration, I thought this had a chance to be an amazing CD. However, I was also a bit...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 11, 2008 Type: User Review |
Nelly Furtado is really Loose with this album
I Love This CD. I am glad I purchased it. This album shows that she has tried writing rhymes and rapping, she tried out collaborations with a who's who of producers. The album is very youthful-sounding. This album is called a hip-hop workshiop....
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 13, 2008 Type: User Review |
Nelly lost her way with this one
I did not even bother buying this album after I heard Promiscuous on the radio. While it's a great album to dance to, and other songs on it, like Maneater and Say It Right, are infectious, this album was a disappointment to me. I was so excited...
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1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 29, 2008 Type: User Review |
Nelly Furtado Reinvents Herself
When Nelly Furtado released her first CD, it was refreshing in her innocent little voice. Now, we get a sultry song with kinky moves in this latest CD. Plus, Nelly has a couple of songs with some friends, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake....
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 28, 2008 Type: User Review |
hot music
while the most popular song was on the radio a lot, there are a number of other catchy, dancy songs here that you'd never have heard elsewhere
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 20, 2008 Type: User Review |
Wonderful Cd
I enjoyed the whole Cd even the spanish song that i don't understand. Saw her in concert and she is great live. If you like one song you will love them all.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 16, 2008 Type: User Review |
Could have been better
About half of the tracks are good, the rest sound the same. Tries to be a rapper or something. She has a great voice and should concentrate on her material more. The album doesn't have an identity Is it Rock, Rap, Club? What?
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 3.00/5 |
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