Lovely Difficult Explained
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
The album was nominated in the Best World Music Album category at the 2014 Victoires de la Musique.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mayra Andrade Anuncia Novo Álbum "Lovely Difficult" . . 2013-10-25 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190129/http://www.sonymusic.pt/news/mayra-andrade-anuncia-novo-%C3%A1lbum-lovely-difficult . 2013-10-29 .
- Web site: 4e Album de Mayra Andrade : Lovely Difficult . October 8, 2013 . Charles Clement . Afriquinfos . 2013-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185040/http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2013/10/8/album-mayra-andrade-lovely-difficult-233866.asp . October 29, 2013 . (French)
- Web site: Mayra Andrade lança novo álbum com músicas em inglês . Fátima Valente and Karina Gomes . . October 15, 2013 . 2013-11-13 . (Portuguese)
- Web site: Já não tenho justificações a dar, quis agora fazer algo por prazer . Cláudia Marques . August 21, 2013 . 2013-08-22 . Sapo Musica . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191518/http://muzika.sapo.cv/novidades/ja-nao-tenho-justificacoes-a-dar-quis-agora-fazer-algo-por-prazer . October 29, 2013 . dead . (Portuguese)
- Web site: Entre África, Europa e Brasil: ouça o novo single de Mayra Andrade . August 22, 2013 . . Marcelo Monteiro . 2013-08-23 . (Portuguese)
- Web site: Les nommés des 29ème Victoires de la Musique sont... . 14 January 2014 . Premiere . 2014-01-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140115125537/http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Musique/Les-nommes-des-29eme-Victoires-de-la-Musique-sont-3931840 . 15 January 2014 . (French)