Loose (Nelly Furtado album)

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Loose is Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado's third studio album and was released on June 20, 2006, in Canada and the U.S. and on June 9 or June 12 in the rest of the world. On June 7 2006, the Japanese version of the album was leaked onto various file sharing mediums.

Achievements

The album marks the first time in music history three different lead singles have been released simultanously to promote an upcoming album. The dance track "No Hay Igual" has been shipped to Mexico and South America, "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland to Australasia and North America, and "Maneater" to stations in Eurasia.

Production history

Timbaland and Danja produced ten of the twelve tracks on the album. Another producer featured on the album is Lester Mendez (of Shakira's "La Tortura"). Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Juanes (whom Furtado collaborated on the hit record "Fotografía" from his Latin Grammy Award-winning album Un Día Normal) also appear on the album. Furtado also recorded with producers The Neptunes and Scott Storch but in the end none of their songs made the final cut. Another song, "I Am," leaked to the internet in early 2006 and circulated rumours that it would be on the finalized tracklist to Loose. However, as the release dates became finalized, as did the tracklists, and "I Am" was not featured.

On June 7, 2006, it was reported that Chris Martin's vocals in "All Good Things (Come To An End)" will be excluded from the song after a request by Martin's label EMI. The song is said to still be included in the album, however only Furtado's vocals will be featured.[2] On Tuesday, June 27th, the version of "All Good Things (Come To An End)" leaked to the internet featuring Chris Martin's vocals.

Track listing

1. "Afraid" featuring Attitude (Nelly Furtado, Tim Clayton, Nate Hills, Tim Mosley) – 3:35
2. "Maneater" (Furtado, Jim Beanz, Hills, Mosley) – 4:19
3. "Promiscuous" featuring Timbaland (Furtado, Clayton, Hills, Mosley) – 4:08
4. "Glow" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Nisan Stewart) – 4:02
5. "Showtime" (Furtado, Hills) – 4:15
6. "No Hay Igual" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Stewart) – 3:46
7. "Te Busqué" featuring Juanes (Furtado, Juanes Vásquez, Lester Mendez) – 3:39
8. "Say It Right" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley) – 3:42
9. "Do It" (Furtado, Stewart, Mosley) – 3:41
10. "In God's Hands" (Furtado, Rick Nowels) – 4:54
11. "Wait For You" (Furtado, Hills, Mosley) – 5:52
12. "All Good Things (Come To An End)" (Furtado, Hills, Chris Martin, Mosley) – 5:11

Bonus tracks

• "Maneater featuring Da Weasel" - 3:32 (Portuguese Bonus)
• "Te Busqué (Spanish)" featuring Juanes (U.S./Latin America Bonus) – 3:37
• "What I Wanted" (Nelly Furtado, Lester Mendez) (Japanese Bonus) – 4:37
• "Let My Hair Down" – 3:38 (Ireland/Japanese/UK Bonus)
• "Somebody to Love" – 4:56 (Portuguese/Australia/Ireland/Japanese/UK/Brazil Bonus)
• "Undercover" (Furtado, Mendez) – 4:03 (iTunes Bonus)
• "Runaway" - 4:14 (Target Bonus)

Critical and commercial response

So far, the album is looking to be a worldwide success, with "Maneater" being her first number-one success on the UK Singles Chart and "Promiscuous" being her first number-one single on the Canadian Singles Chart and the U.S. Hot 100.

The album has already been certified Gold in Switzerland, while the album hasn't charted there yet. The official Swiss Charts announced that over 15,000 copies of the albums have been sold already. In the UK Loose sold 33,263 copies in its first week.

On June 22, Furtado confirmed the second single in North America will not be "Maneater" as previously believed, but rather "Say It Right". The new single is expected to hit airwaves in early August internationally.

Loose debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling more than 34,000 copies in its first week. On the U.S. Billboard 200, the album also debuted at number one with sales of 219,000.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
German Albums Chart	1 (2 weeks)
Swiss Albums Chart	1 (2 weeks)
Canadian Albums Chart	1 (1 week)
U.S. Billboard 200	1 (1 week)
Mexican Albums Chart	5
UK Albums Chart	5
Irish Albums Chart	14
Australian Albums Chart	21

Chart trajectories

Australian Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	21

Canadian Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	1	2	2

German Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	1	1	3	3

Irish Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	14	17	17	20	22

Mexican Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	6	6	5	5

Swiss Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	1	1	2	3	2

UK Albums Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	5	9	14	19	32

U.S. Billboard 200 trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	1	3	2

United World Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	12	1	3	2
Total	99,000	432,000	626,000	799,000

Worldwide sales and certifications

Chart	Certification	Sales
Canada	Gold	50,000+
Switzerland IFPI	Gold	15,000+
Germany IFPI	Gold	100,000+

Total Estimated Worldwide Sales for Loose (so far): 799,000

Personnel

• Rusty Anderson – acoustic guitar
• David Campbell – conductor
• Robert Cani – violin
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Maria DeLeon – violin
• Joel Derouin – violin
• Danja – piano, keyboard, drums, percussion
• Hilario Duran – piano
• Amen Garabedian – violin
• Gerado Hilera – violin
• Sharon Jackson – violin
• Dean Jarvis – bass
• Juanes – electric, acoustic guitar
• Suzie Katayama – cello
• Peter Kent – violin
• Greg Kurstin – keyboard
• Jamie Muhoberac – keyboard
• Rick Nowels – piano, guitar, keyboard
• Blake O – guitar
• Luis Orbego – percussion
• Stever Richards – cello
• Kevin Rudolph – guitar
• David Schommer – percussion
• Ramon Stagnaro – electric, acoustic guitar
• Nisan Stewart – drums
• Daniel Stone – percussion
• Taku – percussion
• Timbaland – bass guitar, keyboard, drums, percussion
• Josefina Vergara – violin
• Dan Warner – guitar
• Joey Waronker – drums

Production

• Executive producers: Thom Panunzio, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado
• Producer: Timbaland, Danja, Nisan Stewart, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels, Track & Field
• Vocal producer: Jim Beanz
• Vocal assistance: Jim Beanz, Timbaland, The Horace Mann Middle School Choirs
• Engineers: Demacio Castellon, Vadim Chrislov, Ben Jost, Joao R. Názario, James Roach, Kobia Tetey, Joe Wohlmuth
• Assistant engineers: Jason Donkersgoed, Steve Genwick, Kieron Menzies, Dean Reid
• Mixing: Marcella Araica, Demacio Castellon, Bard Haehnal, Dave Pensado, Neal H. Pogue
• Mastering: Chris Gerhinger
• A&R: Thom Panunzio, D.J. Mormille
• A&R Coordination: Evan Peters
• A&R Administration: Jeanne Venton
• Art Direction: JP Robinson, Gravillis Inc., Nevis
• Photography: Anthony Mandler,
• Production Manager: Cliff Feimann