Nelly Furtado’s second album.
Date of release: November 24, 2003
Number of tracks: 12
01 – One-Trick Pony
02 – Powerless
03 – Explode
04 – Try
05 – Fresh Off The Boat
06 – Forca
07 – The Grass Is Green
08 – Picture Perfect
09 – Saturdays
10 – Build You Up
11 – Island Of Wonder
12 – Childhood Dreams
Review
2003 – after receiving several awards like the Grammy, 4 nominations, the Juno award and the ASCAP award the young Canadian dedicated herself to her new album. Furtado realized that her new song material was a lot different than on her last album. “I think I’ve simply matured” she says. “On many songs on the last record I’ve still been a teenager. At that time I just wrote and doodled straight on without having any life experience. Musically Furtado is as adventurous as always with the freedom of hip hop, the weakness for flashy US pop as well as the creaky guitar rock she grew up with. Although she still keeps her passion for folk and the flair of international styles.
The first single points out Nelly’s new path: Staying true to her style, but also having refined it – “Powerless” turns out to be a real catchy tune. And that’s only one of 12 song gems on “Folklore”.
The fall is colorful – with Nelly Furtado!