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Not one of Nelly Furtado’s albums sounds like the one that came before -- an admirable trait in an artist but not one that lends itself easily to a hits compilation. The Best of Nelly Furtado, released for the holiday season of 2010, doesn’t hide this freewheeling eclecticism, probably because it’d be impossible to do so, but the changes in sound don’t quite cause whiplash either, because similar-sounding singles are grouped together. Her earliest hits (“I’m Like a Bird,” “Turn Off the Light,” “....On the Radio [Remember the Days]”) are gathered at the beginning while her dynamic collaborations with Timbaland (“Promiscuous,” “Maneater”) anchor the collection at its middle, the three newer songs (“Girlfriend in the City,” “Stars,” the single “Night Is Young”) appearing at the end with selections from Folklore and Mi Plan acting as bridges between these clusters. This is enough to keep The Best of Nelly Furtado flowing smoothly while still displaying a range so wide that it still is hard to believe that the fragile “I’m Like a Bird” and wild, carnal “Maneater” are from the same person, even if they are on the same disc.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike Elizondo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian West, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Eaton, Producer - Nelly Furtado, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brad Haehnel, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Miller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Molnar, Acoustic Guitar, Vibraphone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Knupp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian West, Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Gerald Eaton, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Producer, Co-Producer, Vocals, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Track & Field, Producer - Brad Haehnel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Krupp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian West, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Track & Field, Producer - Brad Haehnel, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lil Jaz, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist - Jon Krupp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Juan Esteban Aristizabal, ComposerLyricist - Juanes, Producer, MainArtist - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist - Gustavo Santaolalla, Producer - Anibal Kerpel, Producer, Associate Producer - Thom Russo, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Music Latino
Trevor Horn, ComposerLyricist - Mike Elizondo, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian West, Engineer, Flageolet, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Eaton, ComposerLyricist - Nelly Furtado, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Anne Dudley, ComposerLyricist - Track & Field, Producer, Programmer, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - James Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Haehnel, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Malcolm McLaren, ComposerLyricist - Joe Labatto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Carnelli, Banjo, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mike Elizondo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brian West, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alex Alessandroni, Piano, Harmonium, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Track & Field, Producer, Programmer - James Bryan, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Haehnel, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Miller, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Leatherbarrow, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Labatto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lil' Jaz, AssociatedPerformer, Turntablist
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian West, Engineer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Eaton, ComposerLyricist - BELA FLECK, Banjo, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Track & Field, Producer, Programmer - Brad Haehnel, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luis Simao, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Labatto, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gurpreet Chana, Tabla, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Jarvis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Danja, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Clayton, ComposerLyricist - Timbaland, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Programmer - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Floyd Nathaniel Hills, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Mosley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Geffen Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hills, ComposerLyricist - Jim Beanz, ComposerLyricist - Danja, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Timbaland, Producer - Nelly Furtado, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hills, ComposerLyricist - Jim Beanz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Danja, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Timbaland, Producer, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Rudolf, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Geffen Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hills, ComposerLyricist - Jim Beanz, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Warner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Danja, Producer - Timbaland, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Geffen Records
David Campbell, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Rodrigues, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Derouin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Kent, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rusty Anderson, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jamie Muhoberac, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Kurstin, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Mario DeLeon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Nowels, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roberto Cani, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gerardo Hilera, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon Jackson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Littlemore, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Jarvis, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Amen Garabedian, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 Geffen Records
Alex Smith, Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Nina Woodford, ComposerLyricist - Ash Soan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nelly Furtado, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ren Swan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Taylor, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Phillips, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fraser T. Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Morrison, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Parry, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joao Nazario, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - SALAAM REMI, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Geffen Records
Hernst Bellevue, ComposerLyricist - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - SALAAM REMI, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Frank Socorro, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gleyder Disla, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Staybent Krunk-A-Delic, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Geffen Records
Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Lester Mendez, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Geffen Records
Nelly Furtado, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Bryan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Cuba, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 Nelstar Entertainment Inc.
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hills, ComposerLyricist - Danja, Producer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer - Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Nelly Furtado, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Julio Reyes Copello, String Arranger, Adapter, AssociatedPerformer - Andres Bermudez, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wells Cunningham, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Geffen Records
Album review
Not one of Nelly Furtado’s albums sounds like the one that came before -- an admirable trait in an artist but not one that lends itself easily to a hits compilation. The Best of Nelly Furtado, released for the holiday season of 2010, doesn’t hide this freewheeling eclecticism, probably because it’d be impossible to do so, but the changes in sound don’t quite cause whiplash either, because similar-sounding singles are grouped together. Her earliest hits (“I’m Like a Bird,” “Turn Off the Light,” “....On the Radio [Remember the Days]”) are gathered at the beginning while her dynamic collaborations with Timbaland (“Promiscuous,” “Maneater”) anchor the collection at its middle, the three newer songs (“Girlfriend in the City,” “Stars,” the single “Night Is Young”) appearing at the end with selections from Folklore and Mi Plan acting as bridges between these clusters. This is enough to keep The Best of Nelly Furtado flowing smoothly while still displaying a range so wide that it still is hard to believe that the fragile “I’m Like a Bird” and wild, carnal “Maneater” are from the same person, even if they are on the same disc.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:46
- Main artists: Nelly Furtado
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Interscope
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Geffen Records This Compilation ℗ 2010 Geffen Records
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