The Best of Nelly Furtado

by Nelly Furtado

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/23/2010
Label:	Geffen / Universal / Universal Distribution
UPC:	0602527553818
Rank:	956

Tracks

1. I'm Like a Bird
2. Turn off the Light
3. Shit on the Radio [Remember the Days]
4. Fotograf¿¿a
5. Powerless (Say What You Want)
6. Try
7. Forca
8. Promiscuous
9. Maneater
10. Say It Right
11. All Good Things (Come to an End)
12. In God's Hands
13. Broken Strings
14. Girlfriend in the City
15. Night Is Young
16. Stars
17. Manos al Aire
18. Crazy [Radio 1 Live Lounge Session]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nelly Furtado   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Keith Urban   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Juanes   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Caetano Veloso   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
The Roots   Primary Artist
James Morrison   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Timbaland   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Michael Buble   Primary Artist
Wiley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tiesto   Primary Artist
Bela Fleck   Banjo
Vincent Henry   Horn
Rusty Anderson   Guitar (Acoustic)
Joey Waronker   Drums
Russ Miller   Drums
Joel Derouin   Violin
Salaam Remi   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Paula Hochhalter   Celli
Dean Jarvis   Bass
Steve Richards   Celli
Roberto Cani   Violin
Suzie Katayama   Celli
Larry Corbett   Celli
Armen Garabedian   Violin
Field   Scratching,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Lil' Jazz   Scratching
Luis Simao   Accordion
Gerardo Hilera   Violin
Czech Film Orchestra   Strings
Peter Kent   Violin
Bob Leatherbarrow   Vibraphone
Kevin Rudolf   Guitar
Mario de Leon   Violin
Rick Nowels   Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ramon Stagnaro   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Alex Alessandroni   Piano
Mike Elizondo   Bass
Jim Beanz   Vocals (Background)
Gurpreet Chana   Tabla
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Lester Mendez   Chamberlin,Electronics
Dan Warner   Guitar
Danja   Drums,Keyboards
Daniel Stone   Percussion
David Campbell   String Conductor
Luis Orbegoso   Percussion
Staybent Krunk A-Delic   Drums,Keyboards
Sharon Jackson   Violin
Steve Carnelli   Banjo,Mandolin
James Bryan   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Allan Miller   Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Kurtsin   Keyboards

Technical Credits

James Bryan   Composer,Composer,Composer,Producer,Composer,Producer
Pat Boone   Lyricist,Translation
Greg Calbi   Compilation Mastering
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Gustavo Santaolalla   Producer
Gerald Eaton   Composer,Producer
Gian Piero Reverberi   Composer
Malcolm McLaren   Composer
Kamal Gray   Producer
Tony Renis   Composer
Lil' Jazz   Producer
Leonard Hubbard   Composer
Andy Rogers   Producer
Chris Martin   Composer,Composer
Kam Sangha   Producer
Anthony Mandler   Photography
Kamiah "Little Klang" Gray   Producer
Thomas Callaway   Composer
Salaam Remi   Composer
Juanes   Composer
Joe Wohlmuth   Mixing,Engineer
Suzie Katayama   String Contractor
James Morrison   Composer,Composer
Tariq Trotter   Composer
Track & Field   Producer,Additional Production
Trevor Horn   Composer
Simon Diaz   Composer
Bob Power   Mixing
James Washington   Composer
Stephen Coleman   String Arrangements
Gleyder "Gee" Disla   Engineer
M. McLaren   Composer
Frank Lothar Lange   Cover Photo
T. Horn   Composer
Fraser T. Smith   Composer
Wayne Rodrigues   Drum Programming
Robert Orton   Mixing
Rick Nowels   Composer,Producer
Ralph Jordan   Engineer
Brian West   Composer,Producer
Joao Nazario   Engineer
Ren Swan   Engineer
Nate Hills   Composer
Thom Panunzio   A&R
Jim Beanz   Composer,Vocal Producer
D.J. Waakop Reijers-Fraaij   Composer,Producer
Anne Dudley   Composer
Tiesto   Producer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Timbaland   Producer
Brian Burton   Composer
Jasper Gahunia   Composer
Humberto Gatica   Mixing,Producer
Joel Numa   Pro-Tools
Nisan Stewart   Composer
Lester Mendez   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Alex Cuba   Composer
Nelly Furtado   Composer,Producer
David Foster   Producer
Gnarls Barkley   Composer
Demacio Castellon   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Brad Haehnel   Mixing
Alberto Testa   Composer,Original Lyrics
Danja   Producer
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Nina Woodford   Composer
James Gray   Composer,Composer
Frank Socorro   Engineer
Tara Saremi   Production Coordination
Staybent Krunk A-Delic   Arranger,Producer
Sam Littlemore   Drum Programming
Evan Peters   A&R
Hans Ebert   Producer
Juan Esteban Aristizabal   Composer,Producer
Timothy "Attitude" Clayton   Composer
Gianfranco Reverberi   Composer
Mark Taylor   Engineer,Producer
Tijs Verwest   Composer,Producer
Ahmir Thompson   Composer
Marcella Araica   Mixing
Richard Bernardine   Photography
Ryan Gamsby   Producer
Alex Smith   Engineer
Hernst Bellevue   Composer
Juan Pablo Negrete   Mixing