Whoa, Nelly!
by Nelly Furtado
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Allowing bonus points for successfully merging personal lyrics and shuffling beats without once evoking lazy trip-hop, she still too often confuses blandness for adult sophistication.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    Pitched somewhere between Lauryn Hill and Alanis Morissette, Furtado's songs - sung nasally in a style which occasionally recalls a less hysterical Gwen Stefani - are playful, unaffected and full of little surprises.

Awards & Rankings

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#41 Best Album of 2000
25
#25 Most Discussed Album of 2000
27
#27 Most Shared Album of 2000

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 97 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 97
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 97
  3. Negative: 12 out of 97
  1. Elly
    Nov 8, 2009
    10
    One of the best albums of the new millennium. A few months after buying it I fought the special edition for almost thirty bucks and it was One of the best albums of the new millennium. A few months after buying it I fought the special edition for almost thirty bucks and it was worth every penny. This is one of those rare albums that i keep listening to even though I've fad it for years and years. She's a super talented songwriter, and has a unique writing style which is stream-of-consciousness so she is always singing in unexpected ways and there a lot of over- lapping vocals . I love her voice which is so unique, but throughout the cd she plays around with her voice going from nasally (which instead of making her sound like an inexperienced singer whose voice has not yet matured, sounds playful) to using her head voice quite expertly ( #&!* On The Radio) and singing those bigger notes (Hey Man!,) and even rapping or flowing (I will make You Cry, Legend, Trynna Find A Way) and she manages to sound like completely different when she harmonizes and sings the backup vocals. I love how she mixes musical genres and makes it work without sounding like it was too overdone. I recommend it if you like adventurous music, pop that is mixed with bossa nova, R&B, Trip-hop, samba, fado, folk, great lyrics. Get out there and get it! It's not too late!!… Full Review »
  2. ZsoltB
    Mar 31, 2007
    10
    It's such a creative and colourful album.
  3. martinortiz
    Oct 12, 2022
    6
    I gave this a 6 because some songs are just something else.. I can’t explain like the song baby girl likes what’s going on with the production
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