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''Folklore'' received mixed reviews from critics. [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] 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."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r659364|pure_url=yes}}|title="Folklore" Overview|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=25 July 2010}}
''Folklore'' received mixed reviews from critics. [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] 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."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r659364|pure_url=yes}}|title="Folklore" Overview|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=25 July 2010}}
</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave a positive review stating that "exultant music goes on its merry, multicultural way".<ref name="EW">{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547678,00.html|title="Folklore" Review|publisher=EW.com|accessdate=25 July 2010|date=24 November 2003}}</ref> While ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave a negative review, calling ''Folklore'' "slick, multicultural hodgepodge" but "without a single as good as '[[I'm Like a Bird]].'"<ref name="RS">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/folklore-20031120|author=Jenny Eliscu|title="Folklore" Review|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=20 November 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218172323/www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/294060/folklore|archivedate=18 December 2007|deadurl=no|accessdate=25 July 2010}}</ref> As she focused more on the songwriting, rather "than on frenetically switching genres five times in one song",<ref name=interview/> [[BBC]] felt that it had "twice the originality" of her debut.<ref name=folklore>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml|title=Folklore|work=BBC|accessdate=28 May 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060524001435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 24 May 2006}}</ref> The [[AV Club]] wrote that while "few tracks on Folklore stand out, the album hangs together agreeably..."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/nelly-furtado-emfolkloreem-11661 |title=Nelly Furtado: ''Folklore'' |date=December 9, 2003 |last=Murray |first=Noel |work=AV Club |accessdate=July 29, 2016}}</ref>
</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave a positive review stating that "exultant music goes on its merry, multicultural way".<ref name="EW">{{cite news |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,547678,00.html|title="Folklore" Review|publisher=EW.com|accessdate=25 July 2010|date=24 November 2003}}</ref> While ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave a negative review, calling ''Folklore'' "slick, multicultural hodgepodge" but "without a single as good as '[[I'm Like a Bird]].'"<ref name="RS">{{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/folklore-20031120|author=Jenny Eliscu|title="Folklore" Review|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=20 November 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218172323/www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/294060/folklore|archivedate=18 December 2007|deadurl=no|accessdate=25 July 2010}}</ref> As she focused more on the songwriting, rather "than on frenetically switching genres five times in one song",<ref name=interview/> [[BBC]] felt that it had "twice the originality" of her debut.<ref name=folklore>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml |title=Folklore |work=BBC |accessdate=28 May 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524001435/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/urban/reviews/furtado_folklore.shtml |archivedate=24 May 2006 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> The [[AV Club]] wrote that while "few tracks on Folklore stand out, the album hangs together agreeably..."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/nelly-furtado-emfolkloreem-11661 |title=Nelly Furtado: ''Folklore'' |date=December 9, 2003 |last=Murray |first=Noel |work=AV Club |accessdate=July 29, 2016}}</ref>


==Commercial performance==
==Commercial performance==
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Folklore is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado. It was released on 23 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.[2] Folklore spawned five singles; Powerless (Say What You Want), Try, Força, Explode and The Grass Is Green. The album has sold three million copies worldwide.[3]

Background

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."[4] The album also displayed a diverse sound but with a more rock-oriented, acoustic approach.[5] Furtado attributed the mellowness of the album to the fact that she was pregnant during most of its recording.[4] "Saturdays" features vocals by Jarvis Church and "Island of Wonder" features vocals by Caetano Veloso.[6]

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.[7] 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".[4] Additional singles were released in certain territories; "Explode" in Canada and Europe, and "The Grass Is Green" in Germany.

Label change

It was announced on 11 November 2003 that Universal Music Group reached an agreement to acquire DreamWorks Records from DreamWorks SKG for "about $100 million".[8] The purchase came at a time when the music business was "going through major changes" as it struggled to "counter falling sales and the impact of unofficial online music sales". Mo Ostin, the principal executive at DreamWorks Records, said: "Despite the challenges of the music business today, Universal is acquiring a wonderful asset and the sale will assure the strongest possible future for our artists".[9] DreamWorks Records was folded into the Interscope Geffen A&M umbrella label in January 2004. Furtado's recording contract was then absorbed into Geffen Records.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(60/100)[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Blender[13]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[14]
The Guardian[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
Slant[17]
Spin(6/10)[18]
The Times[19]
Village Voice(favorable)[20]
Yahoo! Music UK[21]

Folklore received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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."[12] Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review stating that "exultant music goes on its merry, multicultural way".[14] While Rolling Stone gave a negative review, calling Folklore "slick, multicultural hodgepodge" but "without a single as good as 'I'm Like a Bird.'"[16] As she focused more on the songwriting, rather "than on frenetically switching genres five times in one song",[4] BBC felt that it had "twice the originality" of her debut.[22] The AV Club wrote that while "few tracks on Folklore stand out, the album hangs together agreeably..."[23]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number eighteen on the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 10,400,[24] and at number thirty-eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 68,000 in its first week.[25] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it had sold 425,000 copies in the U.S. by August 2008.[26] 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.[22] 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.[27] 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."[28]

Track listing

Folklore – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One-Trick Pony" (featuring Kronos Quartet)
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
4:47
2."Powerless (Say What You Want)"
3:53
3."Explode"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
3:45
4."Try"
  • Furtado
  • West
4:38
5."Fresh Off the Boat"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
3:16
6."Força"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
3:40
7."The Grass Is Green"
  • Furtado
  • Elizondo
3:51
8."Picture Perfect"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
5:16
9."Saturdays" (featuring Jarvis Church)Furtado2:05
10."Build You Up"
  • Furtado
  • Eaton
  • West
4:58
11."Island of Wonder" (featuring Caetano Veloso)
3:48
12."Childhood Dreams"Furtado6:33
Folklore – UK edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
13."Try" (acoustic)4:41
Folklore – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
13."Powerless (Say What You Want)" (alternative acoustic mix)3:49
14."Try" (acoustic)4:41

Charts

Chart (2003–04)[29] Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30] 82
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 12
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 18
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 4
French Albums (SNEP) 122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI) 111
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 65
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 13
UK Albums (OCC)[32] 11
US Billboard 200[33] 38

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (CRIA) Platinum[34] 100,000
France (SNEP) 12,000[35]
New Zealand (RIANZ) Gold 7,500[36]
Portugal (AFP) Gold[37] 10,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum[38] 30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold[39] 239,252[40]
United States (RIAA) Gold[41] 500,000[42]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 5 November 2003 Digital download SKG [43]
Australia 23 November 2003 CD Universal Music [44]
Germany 24 November 2003 [45]
United Kingdom Polydor [46]
Canada 25 November 2003 Universal Music [47]
Ukraine [48]
United States DreamWorks [49]
Japan 21 January 2004 Universal Music [50]

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