Whoa, Nelly!

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Whoa, Nelly!
Whoa, Nelly! cover
Studio album by Nelly Furtado
Released October 24, 2000
May 14, 2001 (UK)
Recorded The Gymnasium, Iguana Studios, McClear Digital Studios (Toronto, Ontario) Can-Am Studio (Tarzana, California) Metalworks Recording Studios (Mississauga, Ontario)
Genre Pop, pop rock, trip hop, R&B
Length 49:10
Label DreamWorks
Producer Track & Field, Nelly Furtado, Jon Levine, Timbaland
Professional reviews
Nelly Furtado chronology
Whoa, Nelly!
(2000)		 Folklore
(2003)
Alternative cover
Whoa Nelly! Alternative cover
Whoa Nelly! Alternative cover
Singles from Whoa, Nelly!
  1. "Party's Just Begun (Again)"
    Released: September 2000
  2. "I'm like a Bird"
    Released: November 28, 2000
  3. "Turn off the Light"
    Released: August 14, 2001
  4. "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)"
    Released: December 3, 2001
  5. "Hey, Man!"
    Released: July 16, 2002
  6. "Trynna Finda Way"
    Released: 2002

Whoa, Nelly! is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released by DreamWorks Records in North America on October 24, 2000 (see 2000 in music). Slant magazine called it "a delightful and refreshing antidote to the army of 'pop princesses' and rap-metal bands that had taken over popular music at the turn of the millennium."[1] The sound of the album was strongly influenced by musicians who had traversed cultures and "the challenge of making heartfelt, emotional music that's upbeat and hopeful."[2]

It peaked at number twenty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and produced three international singles: "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn off the Light" and "...On the Radio (Remember the Days)". "Party's Just Begun (Again)" was a club-only single released exclusively in the U.S. before the album's availability in stores,[3] and it was included on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Brokedown Palace. When "Party's Just Begun (Again)" was released, Nelly's label was unsure about the genre in which to market her. They eventually remixed "Party's Just Begun (Again)" and included it upon this album as "Party". The DreamWorks label released "Trynna Finda Way" as the fourth single in Mexico and South America, a radio remix of "Hey, Man!" in the UK and Germany, and "Legend" in South Africa. The album spent seventy-eight weeks on the Billboard 200. It hit double-platinum status in the U.S. in January of 2002.[4]

After the release of the album, Furtado headlined the Burn in the Spotlight tour and appeared on Moby's Area:One tour. According to Maclean's magazine, Whoa, Nelly! had sold seven million copies worldwide as of August 2006.[5]

One of the songs on this album, "Scared of You" has portions of the song in Portuguese, while "Onde Estás" is entirely in Portuguese, the official language of Portugal, which reflects Furtado's Portuguese heritage.

At the 2002 grammy ceremony, this album received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album, while Furtado herself was nominated for Best New Artist, as well as, Song of the Year and Best Pop Female Vocal Performance for "I'm Like a Bird", in which she received the latter.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Hey, Man!" (Nelly Furtado) – 4:10
  2. "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (Furtado) – 3:54
  3. "Baby Girl" (Gerald Eaton, Furtado, Brian West) – 3:46
  4. "Legend" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:34
  5. "I'm Like a Bird" (Furtado) – 4:03
  6. "Turn off the Light" (Furtado) – 4:36
  7. "Trynna Finda Way" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:34
  8. "Party" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:02
  9. "Well, Well" (Furtado) – 3:00
  10. "My Love Grows Deeper Part 1" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:23
  11. "I Will Make U Cry" (Furtado) – 3:59
  12. "Scared of You" (Furtado) – 6:09
International bonus tracks
  • 13. "Onde Estás" (Furtado) - 4.14
  • 14. "I'm Like a Bird" (Music video)
  • 15. "Turn off the Light" (Music video)
UK bonus tracks
  • 13. "Onde Estás"
  • 14. "I Feel You" featuring Esthero (*)
  • 15. "My Love Grows Deeper" (Non-LP Version) aka "Part II"
  • 16. "I'm Like a Bird" (CD-ROM video)
Japan bonus tracks [6]
  • 13. "Onde Estás"
  • 14. "Party (Choroni Mix)"
  • 15. "I'm Like a Bird (Gavo's Martini Bar Mix)"
Asia Special edition (2002)[7]
  • 13. "Onde Estás"

Disc 2

  • 1. "Hey, Man!" (Music Video)
  • 2. "...On The Radio (Remeber The Days)" (Music Video)
  • 3. "Turn Off The Light" (Music Video)
  • 4. "I'm Like A Bird" (Music Video)
  • 5. "I'm Like A Bird" (Acoustic)
  • 6. "I'm Like A Bird" (Nelly vs. Asha Remix)
  • 7. "Turn Off The Light" (Yogie's Sunshine Reggae Mix)
  • 8. "...On the Radio" (Dan the Automator Remix)
Special edition (2008)

Disc 2

  • 1. "I'm Like a Bird" (Acoustic) - 3:59
  • 2. "My Love Grows Deeper" (Non-LP Version) aka "Part II" - 4:23
  • 3. "I Feel You" featuring Esthero - 4:11
  • 4. "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly vs. Asha Remix) - 5:38
  • 5. "...On the Radio" (Dan the Automator Remix) - 4:35

(*)By Nelly Furtado's old trip hop group, Nelstar.

[edit] Singles

[edit] Credits

  • Nelly Furtado – Lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Field – guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, micro-synth guitar, pitched-up guitar, scratches, cheeky telecaster
  • Track – tambourine, background vocals, human quica, shakers
  • Kurt Bisquera – drums
  • Lil' Jaz – scratches
  • Johnny "The American" – electric guitar
  • Rick Waychesko – trumpet, fluglehorn
  • Mike Elizondo – bass, electric and upright bass
  • Victor Rebelo – percussion, berimbau and shakers
  • Camara Kambon – piano
  • James McCollum – guitar, swamp guitar
  • Russ Miller – drums
  • Allan Molnar – vibraphone
  • Brad Haehnel – pepper shaker
  • Roberto Occhipinti – bass
  • Luis Orbegoso – congas and toms
  • Joe "Public" Allen – trumpet
  • Camara Kambon – piano
  • Nuno Cristo – guitarra
  • Alex Rebelo – rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Stone – udu, shakers, woodblocks, triangle
  • Martin Tillmann – cello

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000/2001) Peak
position[8]
Australian Albums Chart[9] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[10] 3
Belgium Top 50 2
Brasil Top 50 3
Canada Top 50 2
Danish Albums Chart[11] 8
Finnish Albums Chart[12] 7
French Albums Chart[13] 7
German Albums Chart 4
Italy Top 75 4
Chart (2000/2001) Peak
position
Ireland Albums Chart 6
Mexican Albums Chart[14] 6
Netherlands Albums Chart 9
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 5
Norwegian Albums Chart[16] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[17] 5
Switzerland Albums Chart[18] 6
U.S. Billboard 200[19] 24
U.K. Top 75 2
United World Chart 2

[edit] Sales and certifications

Countries Certification Sales/shipments
U.S. RIAA 2x Platinum[20] 2,500,000[21]
Europe IFPI Platinum[22] 1,000,000
U.K. BPI 2x Platinum 655,000[23]
Canadian CRIA 4x Platinum[24] 480,000
Australia ARIA 2x Platinum[25] 140,000
Germany IFPI Gold[26] 100,000
Mexico AMPROFON Gold[27] 95,000[28]
France Silver[29] 58,000
New Zealand RIANZ 3x Platinum[30] 45,000
Switzerland IFPI Platinum[31] 40,000
Ireland IRMA 2x Platinum 20,000
Italy FIMI Gold 50,000
Countries Certification Sales/shipments
Brazil N/A[32] 40,000
Denmark IFPI Gold 40,000
Netherlands NVPI Gold 40,000
Sweden IFPI Gold 30,000
Indonesia Gold 25,000
Norway IFPI Gold 20,000
Portugal IFPI Platinum 20,000
Israel Gold 15,000
Chile Gold 10,000
India IMI Gold 10,000
Venezuela Gold[33] 10,000
Singapore RIAS Gold 7,500

[edit] References

  1. ^ Whoa, Nelly!. Slant. Retrieved on 28 May 2006.
  2. ^ Nelly Furtado Biography. MapleMusic. Retrieved on 27 May 2006.
  3. ^ Nelly Furtado - Party's Just Begun (Again). Discogs. Retrieved on 26 February 2006.
  4. ^ RIAA
  5. ^ Intini, John. "Nelly Furtado: 'I'm not Mother Teresa'". Maclean's. August 25, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2006.
  6. ^ Japan bonus tracks
  7. ^ Asia bonus tracks
  8. ^ Mariah-Charts.com
  9. ^ australian-charts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  10. ^ Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! - austriancharts.at
  11. ^ danishcharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  12. ^ finnishcharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  13. ^ lescharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  14. ^ Mexican Charts
  15. ^ charts.org.nz - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  16. ^ norwegiancharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  17. ^ swedishcharts.com - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  18. ^ Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly! - hitparade.ch
  19. ^ Billboard.com - Discography - Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
  20. ^ "Nelly Furtado searchable database" Retrieved August 1, 2002
  21. ^ "Ask Billboard"
  22. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2001"
  23. ^ "Nelly Furtado - UK sales"
  24. ^ "CRIA Audio certifications"
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". Retrieved September 16, 2006.
  26. ^ "Search: Whoa, Nelly!"
  27. ^ "Certifications on Amprofon"
  28. ^ "Certification value on Mexico"
  29. ^ "Estimated France album sales"
  30. ^ "New Zealand Top 50 Albums Chart" Retrieved February 10, 2002
  31. ^ "Hit Parade database"
  32. ^ "Brazil sales". Retrieved September 24, 2006.
  33. ^ "Nelly Furtado is back Com Força"
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