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Folklore
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released	November 25, 2003; (See release history)
Recorded	2002-2003; The Gymnasium and 4th Street Recordings; (Santa Monica, California)Metalworks Studios; (Mississauga, Ontario); Left Brain Studios and 1st Congregational Church; (L.A., California)
Genre	Pop, folk, R&B
Length	50:26
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Track & Field, Nelly Furtado, Lil' Jaz, Jacques Morelenbaum
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; The A.V. Club (favorable) link; Blender link; Entertainment Weekly (A-) link; The Guardian link; Rolling Stone link; Slant link; Spin link; The Times link; Village Voice (favorable) link; Yahoo! Music UK link;
Nelly Furtado chronology
Singles from Folklore
	"Powerless (Say What You Want)"; Released: 8 December 2003; "Try"; Released: 15 March 2004; "Força"; Released: 14 June 2004; "Explode"; Released: 27 September 2004; "The Grass Is Green"; Released: 28 February 2005;

Folklore is the second album by portuguese-canadian pop singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released by DreamWorks Records in North America on 25 November 2003 (see 2003 in music).

[edit] Production and release

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."^[1] The album also displayed a diverse sound but with a more rock-oriented, acoustic approach.^[2] Furtado attributed the mellowness of the album to the fact that she was pregnant during most of its recording.^[1]

Folklore includes the single "Força" (meaning "carry on" or "strength" in Portuguese), which was written as the official anthem of the 2004 European Football Championship. Furtado performed the song at the championship's final in Lisbon, in July 2004.^[3] 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".^[1] Additional singles were released in certain territories; "Explode" in Canada and Europe, and "The Grass Is Green" in Germany.

The album debuted at number eighteen on the Canadian albums chart with first-week sales of 10,400,^[4] and at number thirty-eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 68,000 in its first week.^[5] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it had sold 425,000 copies in the U.S. by August 2008.^[6] 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.^[7] It lacked promotion because DreamWorks was sold to Universal Music Group at the time of Folkore's release, and it spent only eleven weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. In 2005 DreamWorks Records was shut down, and many of its artists, including Furtado, were absorbed into Geffen Records.^[8] An enhanced CD, Folklore sold two million copies worldwide^[9] and was most successful in Germany. Furtado 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."^[10] Worldwide it has sold 3,000,000 copies, making it double platinum.

[edit] Critical reception

Folklore received mixed reviews from critics. Allmusic's Stephan Thomas 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."^[11] 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 "good as a single as I'm Like A Bird"^[13] As she focused more on the songwriting rather "than on frenetically switching genres five times in one song",^[1] BBC felt that it had "twice the originality" of her debut.^[7]

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One-Trick Pony"	Nelly Furtado	Track & Field	4:47
2.	"Powerless (Say What You Want)"	Brian West, Furtado, Gerald Eaton	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	3:52
3.	"Explode"	Furtado, Eaton	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	3:44
4.	"Try"	West, Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	4:39
5.	"Fresh Off the Boat"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	3:16
6.	"Força"	West, Furtado, Eaton	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	3:40
7.	"The Grass Is Green"	Furtado, Mike Elizondo	Nelly Furtado, Mike Elizondo, Track & Field	3:50
8.	"Picture Perfect"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	5:16
9.	"Saturdays"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	2:05
10.	"Build You Up"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	4:58
11.	"Island of Wonder"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	3:49
12.	"Childhood Dreams"	Furtado	Nelly Furtado, Track & Field	6:33

UK bonus tracks

13. "Try" (acoustic version)
14. CD-ROM video footage

Japanese bonus tracks

13. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" (alternative acoustic mix)
14. "Try" (acoustic version)

Latin American re-issue

13. "Powerless (Say What You Want)" featuring Juanes

[edit] Singles

[edit] Limited CD/DVD Edition

^[14]

CD 1: DVD

"I'm Like a Bird" [music video]
"Turn Off the Light" [music video]
"...On the Radio (Remember the Days)" [music video]
Making of Folklore

CD 2: CD

"Fresh Off the Boat" [medley]
"Powerless (Say What You Want)" [medley]
"Explode" [medley]
"Try" [medley]
Nelly Furtado talks about Folklore

[edit] Release history

Country	Release date
Canada	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
United States	November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003/2004)	Peak position^[15]
Austria Top 75^[16]	10
Australian Albums Chart	82
Canadian Albums Chart	18
France Top 200^[17]	122
German Albums Chart^[18]	4
Italy Top 75^[19]	35
Mexican Albums Chart^[20]	8
Netherlands Top 100^[21]	4
Portugal Top 30^[22]	2
Switzerland Top 100^[23]	13
U.S. Billboard 200^[24]	38
UK Albums Chart	11

[edit] Sales and certifications

Chart	Certification	Sales/shipments
Brazil (ABPD)	-	10,000
Canada (CRIA)	Platinum^[25]	100,000
France (SNEP)	-	12,000^[26]
Germany (IFPI)	Platinum^[27]	200,000
India (IMI)	Gold	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Gold	35,000
New Zealand (RIANZ)	Gold	10,000^[28]
Portugal (AFP)	Gold^[29]	10,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	Platinum^[30]	30,000
UK (BPI)	Gold^[31]	239,000^[32]
U.S. (RIAA)	Gold^[33]	425,000^[34]
Worldwide		3,000,000^[35]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Interview: Nelly Furtado". Interview. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_10_33/ai_109085151. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
^ "Folklore". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DFZZA/102-4956428-7887337?v=glance&n=5174. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
^ "Nelly Furtado Gets Her Kicks". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/35794/articles/story/5937297. Retrieved 9 December 2005.
^ Williams, John. "New Furtado stumbles on chart". Jam! Showbiz. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
^ Dansby, Andrew. "Jay-Z Bounces Britney". Rolling Stone. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard - Divalicious". Billboard. 8 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Folklore". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
^ "Universal Music Snags DreamWorks Records". Blogcritics.org. http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/12/122339.php. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
^ Pattenden, Mike. "The big cd - Nelly Furtado". The Times. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
^ Anderson, Jason. "Bustin' Loose". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.
^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ua9fs39wa3ng
^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547678,00.html
^ http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/294060/folklore
^ "Limited CD/DVD Edition tracklisting"
^ Maria-Charts.com
^ "Austrian Albums Chart"
^ "French Albums Chart
^ Details - "Musicload"
^ "Italy Top 75 Albums"
^ "Amprofon Top 100 Albums"
^ "Dutch Albums Chart
^ "Portuguese Albums Chart"
^ "Switzerland Albums Chart"
^ Nelly Furtado discography - Folklore
^ Platinum Certifications
^ "Estimated album sales"
^ "Sound Recording Canada"
^ New Zealand Chart Facts
^ "Portuguese Top Albums Chart"
^ "Switzerland certification". Retrieved 24 March 2007.
^ "Platinum Awards Content"
^ "Nelly Furtado's sales on UK"
^ "Folklore" Certifications
^ "Ask Billboard"
^ "Rolling Stone Magazine review of Folklore"

[interview-0] "Interview: Nelly Furtado". Interview. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_10_33/ai_109085151. Retrieved 29 May 2006.

[amazon-1] "Folklore". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DFZZA/102-4956428-7887337?v=glance&n=5174. Retrieved 28 May 2006.

[2] "Nelly Furtado Gets Her Kicks". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/35794/articles/story/5937297. Retrieved 9 December 2005.

[3] Williams, John. "New Furtado stumbles on chart". Jam! Showbiz. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2007.

[4] Dansby, Andrew. "Jay-Z Bounces Britney". Rolling Stone. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 29 January 2007.

[5] Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard - Divalicious". Billboard. 8 August 2008.

[folklore-6] "Folklore". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml. Retrieved 28 May 2006.

[7] "Universal Music Snags DreamWorks Records". Blogcritics.org. http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/12/122339.php. Retrieved 29 May 2006.

[8] Pattenden, Mike. "The big cd - Nelly Furtado". The Times. Retrieved 29 January 2007.

[9] Anderson, Jason. "Bustin' Loose". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.

[10] ttp://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ua9fs39wa3ng

[11] ttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547678,00.html

[12] ttp://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/294060/folklore

[13] "Limited CD/DVD Edition tracklisting"

[14] Maria-Charts.com

[15] "Austrian Albums Chart"

[16] "French Albums Chart

[17] Details - "Musicload"

[18] "Italy Top 75 Albums"

[19] "Amprofon Top 100 Albums"

[20] "Dutch Albums Chart

[21] "Portuguese Albums Chart"

[22] "Switzerland Albums Chart"

[23] Nelly Furtado discography - Folklore

[24] Platinum Certifications

[25] "Estimated album sales"

[26] "Sound Recording Canada"

[27] New Zealand Chart Facts

[28] "Portuguese Top Albums Chart"

[29] "Switzerland certification". Retrieved 24 March 2007.

[30] "Platinum Awards Content"

[31] "Nelly Furtado's sales on UK"

[32] "Folklore" Certifications

[33] "Ask Billboard"

[34] "Rolling Stone Magazine review of Folklore"

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