Loose (album)
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Loose is the third album by the Portuguese - Canadian pop - singer Nelly Furtado , the June 9, 2006 outside of North America was published. It was released in the United States and Canada on June 20.
Furtado worked with producer Timbaland on the production of the album , which was also reflected in the style of the album. After the two previous albums, which were more likely to be assigned to pop music and folk and only had slight hip-hop influences, contemporary R&B and hip-hop now came to the fore. Furthermore, a kind of change of image followed , as Furtado emphasized her sexuality more.
Loose is Furtados' most successful album to date and made it to the top of the album charts in many countries (including the USA, Canada and Germany ). In Germany, Loose was in the top ten of the German album charts for a total of 49 weeks, including eight weeks at number one. It is the most successful album in 2007 in Germany. Over eight million units of the album have already been sold worldwide.
production
Loose is named after the spontaneous and creative choices Nelly Furtado made while working on her third album. Here she worked for the first time with several producers at the same time and thus pursued a more collaborative approach. The producer Timbaland is largely responsible for the style of the album, as he was involved in the production of most of the tracks. This time, Furtado experimented mainly with hip-hop and R&B, but also with elements of the music of the 1980s and called this new style "punk-hop". Likewise, the songs on Loose should be similar to the demo tapes and shouldn't be revised too often, as was the case with the songs on the two previous albums. While working on Loose , Furtado was also enthusiastic about electro and hard rock , for example from the bands System of a Down or Death from Above 1979 , which influenced the rock sound of some pieces on the album.
Ten of the twelve titles were produced by Timbaland and Danja . Furthermore, it was Lester Mendez , who has, among other things with Shakira has collaborated in the production of Loose involved. In addition, Nelly Furtado recorded other songs with The Neptunes , Nellee Hooper and Scott Storch , which were not considered in the final song selection.
With the title Te busqué , Furtado was supported by Juanes after she herself was heard on the song Fotografía from his Latin Grammy- winning album Un día normal . In addition, Chris Martin , the front man of the band Coldplay , was involved in the creation of the track All Good Things (Come to an End) , which he wrote together with Furtado. After his record label EMI asked to remove his voice from the song, All Good Things (Come to an End) was only released with the voice of Furtado.
The melody and bassline of the song Do It are very similar to the Chiptune Acid Jazzed Evening by the Finnish demo scene musician Janne Suni (aka Tempest of Damage ), who won the “Oldskool” competition at Assembly 2000 with it. This led to plagiarism allegations against Nelly Furtado and Timbaland at the end of 2006.
Track list
Standard edition
| # | title | author | Producers | length |
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| 1 | Afraid (feat. Attitude) | Nelly Furtado , Tim "Attitude" Clayton, Nate Hills , Tim Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 3:35 |
| 2 | Maneater | Furtado, Jim Beanz, Hills, Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 4:25 |
| 3 | Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland) | Furtado, Clayton, Hills, Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 4:02 |
| 4th | Glow | Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Nisan Stewart | Danja, Timbaland | 4:02 |
| 5 | Show time | Furtado, Hills | Danja | 4:15 |
| 6th | No hay igual | Furtado, Hills, Mosley, Stewart | Danja, Stewart, Timbaland | 3:36 |
| 7th | Te busqué (feat. Juanes ) | Furtado, Juanes, Lester Mendez | Mendez | 3:38 |
| 8th | Say it right | Furtado, Hills, Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 3:43 |
| 9 | Do It | Furtado, Hills, Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 3:41 |
| 10 | In God's Hands | Furtado, Rick Nowels | Furtado, Nowels | 4:54 |
| 11 | Wait for you | Furtado, Hills, Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 5:11 |
| 12 | Somebody to Love (Bonus Title) | Furtado, Nowels | Furtado, Nowels | 4:56 |
| 13 | All Good Things (Come to an End) | Furtado, Hills, Chris Martin , Mosley | Danja, Timbaland | 5:11 |
Singles
Loose contains a total of seven tracks that have been released as singles worldwide. As the first single release, Promiscuous in North America and Australia , Maneater in Europe and Asia and Te busqué in Spain even three different songs were released simultaneously in different regions of the world. In addition, No hay igual, a promotional single, was available digitally before the album was officially released in North America. Four of the seven singles that were released in Germany made it into the top ten of the German single charts. All Good Things (Come to an End) was even at the top of the German charts for six weeks. It is Furtado's most successful title in Germany so far.
Chart placements
- album
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2006 | Loose |
DE1 (102 weeks) DE |
AT1 (62 weeks) AT |
CH1 (83 weeks) CH |
UK4 (87 weeks) UK |
US1 (70 weeks) US |
CA1 (35 weeks) CA |
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- Singles
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| 2006 | Maneater |
DE4 (31 weeks) DE |
AT3 (33 weeks) AT |
CH3 (63 weeks) CH |
UK1 (27 weeks) UK |
US16 (20 weeks) US |
CA2 (19 weeks) CA |
First published May 26, 2006
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| Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland ) |
DE6 (25 weeks) DE |
AT12 (18 weeks) AT |
CH6 (47 weeks) CH |
UK3 (23 weeks) UK |
US1 (26 weeks) US |
CA1 (21 weeks) CA |
First published August 18, 2006
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| All Good Things (Come to an End) |
DE1 (33 weeks) DE |
AT1 (32 weeks) AT |
CH1 (62 weeks) CH |
UK4 (23 weeks) UK |
US86 (4 weeks) US |
CA3 (22 weeks) CA |
First published November 24, 2006
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| 2007 | Say it right |
DE2 (36 weeks) DE |
AT2 (36 weeks) AT |
CH1 (65 weeks) CH |
UK10 (37 weeks) UK |
US1 (30 weeks) US |
CA1 (25 weeks) CA |
First published March 2, 2007
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| Te busqué, feat. Juanes |
DE16 (10 weeks) DE |
AT25 (14 weeks) AT |
CH79 (5 weeks) CH |
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First published July 20, 2007
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| Do It |
DE22 (9 weeks) DE |
AT45 (6 weeks) AT |
CH30 (7 weeks) CH |
UK75 (4 weeks) UK |
US88 (1 week) US |
CA37 (12 weeks) CA |
First published September 28, 2007
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| In God's Hands feat. Keith Urban |
DE33 (10 weeks) DE |
AT53 (15 weeks) AT |
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CA7 (2 weeks) CA |
First published November 23, 2007
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Others
Several tracks were also sent to discos, online music services and radio stations to promote the album.
| year | title | album |
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| 2006 | No hay igual (feat. Calle 13 ) | Loose |
| 2008 | Somebody to love |
Worth mentioning
Loose was the best-selling album of the year in both Germany and Switzerland in 2007 . The singles released from Loose also reached high positions in the 2007 annual charts. The titles All Good Things (Come to an End) and Say It Right came in second and third in the German single annual charts, fifth and sixth in Austria and fourth and third in Switzerland.
Contributors
- Rusty Anderson: guitar
- David Campbell: Conductor
- Robert Cani: violin
- Luis Conte: drums
- Larry Corbett: Cello
- Maria DeLeon: violin
- Joel Derouin: violin
- Danja: drums , keyboard , piano
- Hilario Duran: Piano
- Amen Garabedian: violin
- Gerado Hilera: violin
- Sharon Jackson: violin
- Dean Jarvis: bass guitar
- Juanes: guitar, electric guitar
- Suzie Katayama: cello
- Peter Kent: violin
- Greg Kurstin: Keyboard
- Jamie Muhoberac: Keyboard
- Rick Nowels: guitar, keyboard, piano
- Blake O: guitar
- Luis Orbego: drums
- Stever Richards: Cello
- Kevin Rudolph: guitar
- David Schommer: drums
- Ramon Stagnaro: guitar, electric guitar
- Nisan Stewart: Drums
- Daniel Stone: drums
- Taku: drums
- Timbaland: bass guitar, drums, keyboard
- Josefina Vergara: violin
- Dan Warner: guitar
- Joey Waronker: drums
production
- Executive Producer: Thom Panunzio, Timbaland , Nelly Furtado
- Producer: Timbaland, Danja, Nisan Stewart, Lester Mendez, Rick Nowels , Nelly Furtado
- Voice producer: Jim Beanz
- Voice assistant: Jim Beanz, Timbaland, The Horace Mann Middle School Choirs
- Technicians: Demacio Castellon, Vadim Chrislov, Ben Jost, Joao R. Názario, James Roach, Kobia Tetey, Joe Wohlmuth
- Assistant Technician: Jason Donkersgoed, Steve Genwick, Kieron Menzies, Dean Reid
- Mixing: Marcella Araica, Demacio Castellon, Bard Haehnal, Dave Pensado, Neal H. Pogue
- Mastering: Chris Gehringer
- A&R: Thom Panunzio, DJ Mormile
- A&R coordination: Evan Peters
- A&R administration: Jeanne Venton
- Art Direction: JP Robinson, Gravillis Inc., Nevis
- Photography: Anthony Mandler,
- Production manager: Cliff Feimann
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jolie Lash (Rolling Stone): Nelly Furtado Brings the Punk-Hop , February 16, 2006
- ↑ gulli.com: Did Nelly Furtado or her producer Timbaland steal from DemoMusiker? ( Memento from January 24, 2013 in the archive.today web archive ) , January 8, 2007
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↑ Chart sources album:
- Loose in the German album charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Loose in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Loose in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Nelly Furtado in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Loose in the US Billboard 200
- Loose on the Billboard Canadian Albums
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↑ Chart sources singles:
- Nelly Furtado in the German single charts on OfficialCharts.de
- Nelly Furtado in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- Nelly Furtado in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- Nelly Furtado in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Nelly Furtado on the US Billboard Hot 100
- Nelly Furtado in Billboard Magazine's Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales
- ↑ Loose in the DE annual charts 2007 ( Memento from March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Loose in the CH annual charts 2007