Lovely Difficult

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]

Lovely Difficult
Studio album by
Mayra Andrade
ReleasedNovember 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)
RecordedBrighton and Hove[1]
GenreGypsy jazz, bossa nova, funaná samba, Cuban bolero, slow funaná, coladeira, R&B, reggae, soft rock
LabelRCA Victor / Sony Music
Mayra Andrade chronology
Studio 105
(2010)		 Lovely Difficult
(2013)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ténpu Ki bai"Mayra Andrade3:48
2."We used to call it love"Pascal Danae, Mayra Andrade3:56
3."Build it up"Krystle Warren3:46
4."Ilha de Santiago"Mário Lúcio Sousa3:44
5."Le jour se lève"Yann Walcker, Yael Naïm3:38
6."A-mi n kre-u txeu"Mayra Andrade4:24
7."Rosa"Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn3:14
8."96 days"Hugh Coltman3:08
9."Les mots d'amour"Tété3:47
10."Trés mininu"Mayra Andrade, Piers Faccini3:58
11."Téra Lonji"Mayra Andrade, Pascal Danae4:24
12."Simplement"Benjamin Biolay3:48
13."Meu farol"Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn3:31

References
  1. "Mayra Andrade Anuncia Novo Álbum "Lovely Difficult"" (in Portuguese). Sony Music. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  2. 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)
  3. Fátima Valente and Karina Gomes (October 15, 2013). "Mayra Andrade lança novo álbum com músicas em inglês". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2013-11-13. (Portuguese)
  4. 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)
  5. Marcelo Monteiro (August 22, 2013). "Entre África, Europa e Brasil: ouça o novo single de Mayra Andrade". O Globo. Retrieved 2013-08-23. (Portuguese)
  6. 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.
  7. François Alvarez. "Chronique de Lovely Difficult". Music Story. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  8. Marcos Lauro (14 February 2014). "Guia de CDs - Lovely Difficult". Rolling Stone Brazil. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  9. "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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