Nelly Furtado To Release A Signed Sound Of Vinyl Edition Of ‘Loose’
The singer’s classic album turns 20 this year.
Nelly Furtado has announced a very special new Sound of Vinyl edition of her celebrated 2006 album Loose. To celebrate the iconic project’s 20th anniversary, 300 copies of the 2LP Red & White vinyl version will include a new lithograph of the original album artwork personally signed by Nelly.
Order the signed lithograph edition of Nelly Furtado’s Loose here.
In addition to the signed edition, there will also be a reimagined version of the album available on streaming services. The 2026 edition of Loose includes 10 bonus and new-to-platform tracks that were taken from the original 2006 recording sessions. Alongside these unearthed gems will be newly recorded material, all meant to expand the sonic universe of the album. Included among them is “Maneater (RITUAL VERSION),” created in collaboration with Grammy nominated classical instrumental piano soloist and composer, Adam Tendler.
Furtado explains: “At the core of performance is interpretation. To sing is to interpret. Being able to interpret my own repertoire, and the repertoire of others is my favorite part of singing. Choosing the cadence, notes, embellishments, and delivery of the voice is where freedom is found as a singer. My favorite approach to this craft is through improvisation. My four new recordings of songs from Loose allow me to find new resonance within the themes of the songs at this current stage of my life as I approach midlife. It was a pleasure to spend an afternoon with Adam Tendler as he provided the perfect, adventurous musical foil, as we journeyed on a one-take improvisational voyage and found new hymns and trances within the Loose ‘canon.'”
Loose, which was produced in large part by Timbaland, is defined by a number of generational hits. These include the aforementioned “Maneater”; “Promiscuous,” on which Timbo also raps; and “Say It Right.” All three of those songs are members of the Spotify Billions Club.
In a 2016 interview with The FADER, Furtado revealed that the origins of the album’s singular sound emerged from rather unexpected places. She explained: “I was personally totally obsessed with electro-rock. I loved Bloc Party and Death from Above [1979]. These were young people making rock and alternative that was also steeped in the rhythmic knowledge of a world with hip-hop in it. Tim and I were both listening to this stuff; I really wanted it to have that kind of energy.”
These artists also inspired the way Nelly and Timbaland recorded the album. She added: “So we were doing this like a garage band, writing and recording as we went, and sometimes mixing and doing vocals. It wasn’t the traditional, we’re gonna do a bunch of demos and then I’m gonna re-sing everything. It was very-real time.”
In other Loose-related news, last year Furtado celebrated Women’s History Month by sharing reimagined versions of “Say It Right” and “Maneater.” Deborah De Luca, Rinzen, the Adana Twins, and Nala all shared remixed versions of the tracks.
Order the signed lithograph edition of Nelly Furtado’s Loose here.
