| Lovely Difficult | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Brighton and Hove[1] | |||
| Genre | Gypsy jazz, bossa nova, funaná samba, Cuban bolero, slow funaná, coladeira, R&B, reggae, soft rock | |||
| Label | RCA Victor / Sony Music | |||
| Mayra Andrade chronology | ||||
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Lovely Difficult is the fourth album by Mayra Andrade, released on November 11, 2013 in Cape Verde, Brazil, and much of western Europe.[2][3] Compared to her first three albums, Lovely Difficult is less traditional and more pop, with collaborations with artists from the United States, Israel, France, and England[4] and songs in Portuguese, Cape Verdean creole, French, and English.[5] The first single, "We Used to Call It Love", was released in September 2013.[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [6] |
| Music Story |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone Brazil | [8] |
The album was nominated in the Best World Music Album category at the 2014 Victoires de la Musique.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ténpu Ki bai" | Mayra Andrade | 3:48 |
| 2. | "We used to call it love" | Pascal Danae, Mayra Andrade | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Build it up" | Krystle Warren | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Ilha de Santiago" | Mário Lúcio Sousa | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Le jour se lève" | Yann Walcker, Yael Naïm | 3:38 |
| 6. | "A-mi n kre-u txeu" | Mayra Andrade | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Rosa" | Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn | 3:14 |
| 8. | "96 days" | Hugh Coltman | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Les mots d'amour" | Tété | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Trés mininu" | Mayra Andrade, Piers Faccini | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Téra Lonji" | Mayra Andrade, Pascal Danae | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Simplement" | Benjamin Biolay | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Meu farol" | Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn | 3:31 |
References
- ↑ "Mayra Andrade Anuncia Novo Álbum "Lovely Difficult"" (in Portuguese). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ Charles Clement (October 8, 2013). "4e Album de Mayra Andrade : Lovely Difficult". Afriquinfos. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-25. (French)
- 1 2 Fátima Valente and Karina Gomes (October 15, 2013). "Mayra Andrade lança novo álbum com músicas em inglês". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2013-11-13. (Portuguese)
- ↑ Cláudia Marques (August 21, 2013). "Já não tenho justificações a dar, quis agora fazer algo por prazer". Sapo Musica. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-22. (Portuguese)
- ↑ Marcelo Monteiro (August 22, 2013). "Entre África, Europa e Brasil: ouça o novo single de Mayra Andrade". O Globo. Retrieved 2013-08-23. (Portuguese)
- ↑ Robin Denselow (April 10, 2014). "Mayra Andrade: Lovely Difficult review – charming, confident set from Cape Verde's top singer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ↑ François Alvarez. "Chronique de Lovely Difficult". Music Story. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ Marcos Lauro (14 February 2014). "Guia de CDs - Lovely Difficult". Rolling Stone Brazil. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
- ↑ "Les nommés des 29ème Victoires de la Musique sont..." Premiere. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-14. (French)
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