Whoa, Nelly!

Infobox Album | Name = Whoa, Nelly!
Type = Album
Artist = Nelly Furtado

| Background = Orange
Released = October 24 2000 March 12,2001 (UK)
Recorded = The Gymnasium, Iguana Studios, McClear Digital Studios (Toronto, Ontario) Can-Am Studio (Tarzana, California) Metalworks Recording Studios (Mississauga, Ontario)
Genre = Pop
Folk Pop
Length = 49:10
Label = DreamWorks
Producer = Track & Field, Nelly Furtado, Jon Levine
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxkbikxabbo9 link]
* "The AV Club" (Favorable) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/12415 Mar. 29, 2002]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nellyfurtado/albums/album/120853/rid/5941932/ Oct. 12, 2000]
*Slant Magazine Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=74 link]
Last album = —
This album = "Whoa, Nelly!" (2000)
Next album = "Folklore" (2003)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternative cover
Background = lightsteelblue
Type = studio


Lower caption = Whoa Nelly! US 3-track promo CD album Extra album cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = 2008 "Whoa, Nelly!" Special EditionSingles
Name = Whoa, Nelly!
Type = studio
Single 1 = Party's Just Begun (Again)
Single 1 date = September 2000
Single 2 = I'm like a Bird
Single 2 date = November 28 2000
Single 3 = Turn off the Light
Single 3 date = August 14 2001
Single 4 = ...On the Radio (Remember the Days)
Single 4 date = December 3 2001
Single 5 = Hey, Man!
Single 5 date = July 16 2002
Single 6 = Trynna Finda Way
Single 6 date = autumn 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).

It peaked at number twenty-four on the U.S. "Billboard" 200 chart, and opened to critical acclaim. It 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, [cite web | title=Nelly Furtado - Party's Just Begun (Again) | work=Discogs | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/160360 | accessdaymonth=26 February | accessyear=2006] 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. [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS RIAA ] ]

After the release of the album, Furtado headlined the "Burn in the Spotlight" tour and appeared on Moby's "" tour. According to "Maclean's" magazine, "Whoa, Nelly!" had sold seven million copies worldwide as of August 2006. [Intini, John. [http://www.macleans.ca/culture/music/article.jsp?content=20060828_132446_132446 "Nelly Furtado: 'I'm not Mother Teresa'"] . "Maclean's". August 25 2006. Retrieved September 18 2006.]

Critical reception

"Whoa, Nelly!" was well received by critics for its eccentric, yet intriguing instrumentations as well as Furtado's vocals. "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." [cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=74|title=Whoa, Nelly!|work=Slant|accessdaymonth=28 May |accessyear=2006] 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." [cite web |url=http://www.maplemusic.com/artists/nfu/bio.asp|title=Nelly Furtado Biography|work=MapleMusic|accessdaymonth=27 May |accessyear=2006] Stephan Thomas of All Music Guide 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." [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxkbikxabbo9] and also stating that "Whoa, Nelly! unfolds as a rewarding, promising debut." [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxkbikxabbo9] Rolling Stones 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." [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nellyfurtado/albums/album/120853/review/5941932]

As a result of critical acclaim, this album received 4 nominations at the 2002 Grammy ceremony. 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 Pop Female Vocal Performance for "I'm Like a Bird", in which she received the latter. [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2002/grammys.htm]

Track listing

#"Hey, Man!" (Nelly Furtado) – 4:10
#"...on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (Furtado) – 3:54
#"Baby Girl" (Gerald Eaton, Furtado, Brian West) – 3:46
#"Legend" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:34
#"I'm Like a Bird" (Furtado) – 4:03
#"Turn off the Light" (Furtado) – 4:36
#"Trynna Finda Way" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 3:34
#"Party's Just Begun (Again)" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:02
#"Well, Well" (Furtado) – 3:00
#"My Love Grows Deeper Part 1" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:23
#"I Will Make U Cry" (Furtado) – 3:59
#"Scared of You" (Furtado) – 6:09

;US 3-track promo CD album
#"Turn off the Light" (Furtado) – 4:36
#"Party's Just Begun (Again)" (Eaton, Furtado, West) – 4:02
#"...on the Radio (Remember the Days)" (Furtado) – 3:54

;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 [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007WZWNQ Japan bonus tracks] ]
*13. "Onde Estás"
*14. "Party (Choroni Mix)"
*15. "I'm Like a Bird (Gavo's Martini Bar Mix)"

;Asia Special edition (2002) [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000068333 Asia bonus tracks] ]
*13. "Onde Estás"

Disc 2
*1. "Hey, Man!" (Music Video)
*2. "...On The Radio (Remember 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 Version)
*6. "I'm Like A Bird" (Nelly vs. Asha Remix)
*7. "Turn Off The Light" (Yogie's Sunshine Reggae Mix)
*8. "...On the Radio" (A Dan The Automator Remix)

; Special edition (2008)

Disc 2
*1. "I'm Like a Bird" (Acoustic Version) - 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 A Bird" (Nelly vs. Asha Remix) - 5:38
*5. "...On the Radio" (A Dan The Automator Remix) - 4:35(*)By Nelly Furtado's old trip hop group, Nelstar.

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

Charts

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