Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)

Folklore
Furtado, desaturated, lies on her side looking at the camera in front of a floral design. 60s-inspired letters read "NELLY FURTADO" and then "Folklore" in small cursive letters.
Studio album by
Nelly Furtado
Released5 November 2003
Recorded2003
Studio
Genre
Length50:26
Language
  • English
  • Portuguese
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
Nelly Furtado chronology
Whoa, Nelly!
(2000) 		Folklore
(2003) 		Loose
(2006)
Singles from Folklore
  1. "Powerless (Say What You Want)"
    Released: 6 October 2003
  2. "Try"
    Released: 23 February 2004
  3. "Força"
    Released: 7 June 2004
  4. "Explode"
    Released: 27 September 2004
  5. "The Grass Is Green"
    Released: 14 February 2005

Folklore is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released on 5 November 2003 through DreamWorks Records. While the album did not match the success of her previous album in such markets as the United States and Australia, it did however become a success in several European countries.[1] Folklore spawned five singles: "Powerless (Say What You Want)", "Try", "Força", "Explode" and "The Grass Is Green". As of 2008, the album had sold 2 million copies worldwide.[2]

Primarily a world[3] and pop rock[4] album, Folklore also incorporates ethnic,[5] pop,[5] folk,[5] alternative pop[6] and worldbeat[6] elements.

  1. ^ "Billboard". 25 December 2004.
  2. ^ Qilson, Jen (1 August 2008). "Five Rings To Rule Them All". Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ Rosen, Jody (June 2006). "Nelly Furtado: Loose". Blender (49). New York: 101. Archived from the original on 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2020. the mocha-java world music stylings of 2003's Folklore
  4. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (24 March 2017). "Nelly Furtado: The Ride | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2019. responding to her initial urban-crossover success with the rustic pop-rock set Folklore in 2003
  5. ^ a b c Gianni Sibilla (20 January 2004). "Folklore - Nelly Furtado". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 7 November 2018. Questi accostamenti tra pop e musica etnica in alcuni momenti funzionano [...] "Folklore", da un lato, cerca di mantenere un'identità pop (e quindi di essere "smerciabile" su canali di massa), dall'altra cerca una via più originale di rielaborare fonti, per l'appunto, "folk"
  6. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Folklore at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2010.