Toggle search
Toggle menu
190
9
97
82.4K
CartoonWiki
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Whoa, Nelly!

From CartoonWiki
More actions

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox album

Whoa, Nelly! is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado, released in North America on October 24, 2000 by DreamWorks Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1999 to 2000. It peaked at number twenty-four on the US Billboard 200 chart, and received critical acclaim. It produced four singles: "I'm Like a Bird", "Turn Off the Light", "Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)", and "Hey, Man!". The album spent seventy-eight weeks on the Billboard 200, and hit double-platinum status in the US in January 2002.[1]

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! has sold 5-6 million copies Worldwide as of 2006. The album also caught the eye of record producer Timbaland, who later signed Furtado to his record label.[2][3]

Composition

Whoa, Nelly combines elements of a large number of genres. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic states that "much of the record sounds like folk-pop tinged with bossa nova" and describes the songs as "blends of pop, folk, dance, and Latin".[4] According to Heidi Sherman from Spin "Furtado takes on mainstream urban pop, alternative folk, R&B-soul, and Brazilian samba on Whoa, Nelly!".[5] Billboard notes that "Nelly Furtado sees no reason for separating rock guitars from pop melodies from R&B/hip hop beats from effervescent bossa nova".[6] Other articles on Billboard describe Whoa, Nelly as a trip-pop and worldbeat/rock album.[7][8]

Critical reception

Template:Album ratings

Whoa, Nelly! was well received by critics for its eccentric, yet intriguing instrumentations as well as Furtado's vocals. It currently holds a score of 79 from Metacritic.[9] 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."[10] 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."[11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a positive review while commenting that "Furtado is a restless vocalist, skitting and scatting with abandon, spitting out rapid repetitions, bending notes, and frequently indulging in melismas."[4] and also stating that "Whoa, Nelly! unfolds as a rewarding, promising debut."[4] Rolling Stone gave Whoa, Nelly! a positive review calling it a "wild-ass pop go-go, filled with songs that pursue adventure yet could still make the hit parades."[12] Q listed Whoa, Nelly! as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[13]

As a result of critical acclaim, the album received four nominations at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in on 27 February 2002. The album itself 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 Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I'm Like a Bird", in which she won the latter.[14]

Commercial performance

Whoa, Nelly! debuted with first week sales of 4,087 in the United States.[15] It officially made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number 190 on the week of January 13, 2001.[16] Due to the help of radio airplay, by the end of 2000 the album was now selling up to 12,000 copies per week; by the end of 2001 it was selling up to 55,000 copies per week. It eventually reached its peak at number 24 on the chart and is currently certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[15]

In Furtado's home country of Canada the album peaked at number two and is currently certified 4× platinum.[17][18]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton and Brian West, except for "Well, Well", which is produced by Furtado and Jon Levine. Template:Track listing Template:Track listing

Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Template:Track listing Template:Track listing

Samples

  • Hey, Man!" contains a sample from "White Man Sleeps (Second Movement)" by Kronos Quartet.
  • "My Love Grows Deeper" (Part 1) contains a sample from "Stride With Ease" by Jeff Tyzik.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from AllMusic.[19] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2

  • Nelly Furtado – lead and background vocals, acoustic guitar, songwriting
  • Field – bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Track – tambourine, background vocals, quica, shakers
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • Lil' Jaz – turntables
  • Johnny "The American" – electric guitar
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Rick Waychesko – trumpet, fluglehorn
  • Mike Elizondo – bass guitar, double bass
  • Victor Rebelo – percussion, berimbau, shaker
  • Camara Kambon – piano
  • Martin Tillmann – cello

Template:Col-2

  • James McCollum – guitar
  • Russ Miller – drums
  • Allan Molnar – vibraphone
  • Brad Haehnel – shaker
  • Roberto Occhipinti – bass guitar
  • Luis Orbegoso – congas, toms
  • Joe "Public" Allen – trumpet
  • Nuno Cristo – guitar
  • Alex Rebelo – rhythm guitar
  • Daniel Stone – udu, shaker, triangle
  • Martin Tillmann – cello

Template:Col-end

Charts

Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2

Weekly charts

Template:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chartTemplate:Album chart
Weekly chart performance for Whoa, Nelly!
Chart (2000–2002) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 37
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 95
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22] 4

Template:Col-2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Whoa, Nelly!
Chart (2000) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[23] 82
Year-end chart performance for Whoa, Nelly!
Chart (2001) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 16
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[25] 9
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 59
European Albums (Music & Media)[27] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 46
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 78
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 26
US Billboard 200[32] 51
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[33] 20
Year-end chart performance for Whoa, Nelly!
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[34] 131
UK Albums (OCC)[35] 117

Template:Col-end

Certifications and sales

Template:Certification Table Top Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Summary Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Entry Template:Certification Table Bottom

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, label, editions and reference
Region Date Label Edition(s) Ref
Canada October 24, 2000 Universal Music Standard [36]
United States DreamWorks [37]
Japan November 22, 2000 Universal Music [38]
Asia February 19, 2001 [39]
Australia
Europe [40]
United Kingdom March 9, 2001 [41]
United States May 20, 2008 Geffen Special [42]
Canada May 27, 2008 Universal Music [43]
Europe May 30, 2008 [44]
Various October 23, 2020 Expanded [45][46]

References

Template:Reflist

Template:Nelly Furtado

Template:Authority control

  1. ↑ Template:Cite web
  2. ↑ Template:Cite web
  3. ↑ Template:Cite web
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named allmusic.com
  5. ↑ Template:Cite web
  6. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Billboard
  7. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  8. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  9. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named MC
  10. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Slant Magazine
  11. ↑ Template:Cite web
  12. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rolling Stone
  13. ↑ Template:Cite news
  14. ↑ Template:Cite web
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Template:Cite news
  16. ↑ billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2001-01-13
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CAN
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named MCcert
  19. ↑ Template:Cite web
  20. ↑ finnishcharts.com – Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly! Template:Webarchive Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  21. ↑ Template:Cite web
  22. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  23. ↑ Template:Cite web
  24. ↑ Template:Cite web
  25. ↑ Template:Cite web
  26. ↑ Template:Cite web
  27. ↑ Template:Cite web
  28. ↑ Template:Cite web
  29. ↑ Template:Cite web
  30. ↑ Template:Cite web
  31. ↑ Template:Cite web
  32. ↑ Template:Cite magazine
  33. ↑ Template:Cite web
  34. ↑ Template:Cite web
  35. ↑ Template:Cite web
  36. ↑ Template:Cite web
  37. ↑ Template:Cite web
  38. ↑ Template:Cite web
  39. ↑ Template:Cite web
  40. ↑ Template:Cite web
  41. ↑ Template:Cite web
  42. ↑ Template:Cite web
  43. ↑ Template:Cite web
  44. ↑ Template:Cite web
  45. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named digitalexpanded1
  46. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named digitalexpanded2
Retrieved from "https://cartoonwiki.toonsmag.org/index.php?title=Whoa,_Nelly!&oldid=174080"