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Rating: 4.0 / 5.00 (318 reviews)
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Manufacturer: Geffen Records
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Loose Details
Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0602498520871
Label: Geffen Records
Manufacturer: Geffen Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Geffen Records
Release Date: 2006-06-20
Studio: Geffen Records
Loose Reviews
Customer Rating:Summary: Yuck
Comment: If She Was Going To "Sell Out" She Could've Had A Better Selection Of Songs. These Songs All Sound Noisy, Like A Bunch Of Racket Going On.
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Summary: CD Nelly Furtado
Comment: Everything about this purchase was fine. No problems whatsoever. Would definitely purchase from this vendor again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome Surprise
Comment: I was never a big Nelly Furtado fan, she had her hits here and there but for me to buy a Cd no way. So she come out with Timbalan, huge hit!!!! from there on, forget it. This CD it's awesome, one of the best of it's year. And what I like the most it's that she's not afraid to used different ppl for her songs, collabarations with Juanes, Calle 13 and Timbalan, no matter who you are what you like there's a song in here for you.
Customer Rating:
Summary: This is the Nelly I remembered...
Comment: After that last album many people wondered what happened to Nelly?
I understand that producing a debut album at times it is difficult to create your own independent style and she struggled with with that on her second album as she tried to gain some control over the music she created. She wanted to create something that was uniquely her.
The result?
She is a multi-talented artist.
Her songs have a great beat and tempo that lead to classic dance tunes such as "Say It Right" or "Promiscuous." Furtado then shows her softer side with slow melodic songs such as "All Good Things (Come to an End)" and "In God's Hands." What I was most pleased to see was another Spanish duet with artist Juanes in "Te Busque." Not a lot of artists would have ventured into the Spanish market and the songs are done well. Neither translation will have you wondering what happened to the translator as they make sense.
It's an album that takes a lot of risk and variety, but she succeeds. Some people may not like this new Nelly, but I do believe that she has proven that she can delve into various music genres and still be herself.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I Love this CD!
Comment: Must buy this cd. Nelly Furtado is awesome. All the songs have a really good beat to them. Timbaland hooked her up.
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Editorial Review for Loose:
In preparation for her new album, Loose, NELLY FURTADO tried out collaborations with a who's who of producers, and she tried to create a music more of the body than the mind. A prime example of the latter is first single "PROMISCUOUS," a duet with Loose producer TIMBALAND, known far and wide for his groundbreaking work with, among others, MISSY ELLIOTT, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and AALIYAH.It stands to reason that gold and multiplatinum certifications (for 2003's Folklore and 2000's Whoa, Nelly!, respectively), a pair of Top 10 singles ("I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn Off the Light"), and a Grammy Award (for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), to name just a few accomplishments, would afford a certain level of confidence. But nothing has inspired Furtado to throw caution to the wind more than motherhood. "Motherhood makes you fearless," she says. "The album is very youthful-sounding," Furtado continues, "and I think that's partly due to the presence of this two-year-old in my life. I was with her all day every day and then I'd go to the studio at night, and I think that translated into a playful energy I feel onstage but that hasn't really been heard on my records."
Starting with her longtime production team of Track & Field, she also knew she wanted to check out a variety of producers. "Working with new producers," she hazards, "is like trying on new clothes - you never know what you look good in until you try it on. And sometimes they will see something in you that neither you nor anyone else could see." So she traveled with her daughter from Toronto to London to work with NELLEE HOOPER; to Los Angeles to work with LESTER MENDEZ (who produced, "Te Busque," her moving duet with JUANES) and RICK NOWELS (co-writer and producer of the gorgeous ballad "In God's Hands"); and to Miami to work with PHARRELL WILLIAMS and SCOTT STORCH and finally, TIMBALAND.
Indeed, the raw, lighting-in-a-bottle spontaneity of the collaborative process is at the heart of Loose. "This record shows who I am in a jam-type environment, where I really feel the excitement of the creativity flowing," Furtado reveals. "It's who I am at my most artistic. I live for that, and I'm very grateful to be able to share it."
