Lovely Difficult
{{Infobox album
| name = Lovely Difficult
| type = studio
| artist = Mayra Andrade
| cover = Lovely_difficult_cover.jpg
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| released = {{startdate|2013|11|11}}
| recorded = Brighton and Hove{{cite web |url = http://www.sonymusic.pt/news/mayra-andrade-anuncia-novo-álbum-lovely-difficult |title = Mayra Andrade Anuncia Novo Álbum "Lovely Difficult" |publisher = Sony Music |accessdate = 2013-10-25 |language = pt |url-status=dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190129/http://www.sonymusic.pt/news/mayra-andrade-anuncia-novo-%C3%A1lbum-lovely-difficult |archivedate = 2013-10-29 }}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Gypsy jazz, bossa nova, funaná samba, Cuban bolero, slow funaná, coladeira, R&B, reggae, soft rock
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| label = RCA Victor / Sony Music
| producer =
| prev_title = Studio 105
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Manga
| next_year = 2019
}}
Lovely Difficult is the fourth album by Mayra Andrade, released on November 11, 2013 in Cape Verde, Brazil, and much of western Europe.{{cite web |url = http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2013/10/8/album-mayra-andrade-lovely-difficult-233866.asp |title = 4e Album de Mayra Andrade : Lovely Difficult |date = October 8, 2013 |author = Charles Clement |publisher = Afriquinfos |accessdate = 2013-10-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185040/http://www.afriquinfos.com/articles/2013/10/8/album-mayra-andrade-lovely-difficult-233866.asp |archivedate = October 29, 2013 }} (French){{cite web |url = http://www.dw.de/mayra-andrade-lan%C3%A7a-novo-%C3%A1lbum-com-m%C3%BAsicas-em-ingl%C3%AAs/a-17157134 |title = Mayra Andrade lança novo álbum com músicas em inglês |author = Fátima Valente and Karina Gomes |publisher = Deutsche Welle |date = October 15, 2013 |accessdate = 2013-11-13 }} (Portuguese) 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{{cite web |url = http://muzika.sapo.cv/novidades/ja-nao-tenho-justificacoes-a-dar-quis-agora-fazer-algo-por-prazer# |title = Já não tenho justificações a dar, quis agora fazer algo por prazer |author = Cláudia Marques |date = August 21, 2013 |accessdate = 2013-08-22 |publisher = Sapo Musica |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191518/http://muzika.sapo.cv/novidades/ja-nao-tenho-justificacoes-a-dar-quis-agora-fazer-algo-por-prazer |archive-date = October 29, 2013 |url-status = dead }} (Portuguese) and songs in Portuguese, Cape Verdean creole, French, and English.{{cite web |url = http://oglobo.globo.com/blogs/amplificador/posts/2013/08/22/entre-africa-europa-brasil-ouca-novo-single-de-mayra-andrade-507877.asp |title = Entre África, Europa e Brasil: ouça o novo single de Mayra Andrade |date = August 22, 2013 |publisher = O Globo |author = Marcelo Monteiro |accessdate = 2013-08-23 }} (Portuguese) The first single, "We Used to Call It Love", was released in September 2013.
Reception
{{album reviews
|rev1=The Guardian
|rev1Score={{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/10/mayra-andrade-lovely-difficult-review|title=Mayra Andrade: Lovely Difficult review – charming, confident set from Cape Verde's top singer|author=Robin Denselow|work=The Guardian|date=April 10, 2014|accessdate=2014-04-11}}
|rev2=Music Story
|rev3=Rolling Stone Brazil
|rev3score={{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url = http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/guia/cd/lovely-difficult/ |title = Guia de CDs - Lovely Difficult |author = Marcos Lauro |date = 14 February 2014 |publisher = Rolling Stone Brazil |accessdate = 2014-02-17 }}
}}
The album was nominated in the Best World Music Album category at the 2014 Victoires de la Musique.{{cite web |url = http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Musique/Les-nommes-des-29eme-Victoires-de-la-Musique-sont-3931840 |title = Les nommés des 29ème Victoires de la Musique sont... |date = 14 January 2014 |publisher = Premiere |accessdate = 2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140115125537/http://musique.premiere.fr/News-Musique/Les-nommes-des-29eme-Victoires-de-la-Musique-sont-3931840 |archivedate = 15 January 2014 }} (French)
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1= Ténpu Ki bai
| writer1= Mayra Andrade
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = We used to call it love
| writer2= Pascal Danae, Mayra Andrade
| length2 = 3:56
| title3 = Build it up
| writer3 = Krystle Warren
| length3= 3:46
| title4 = Ilha de Santiago
| writer4 = Mário Lúcio Sousa
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Le jour se lève
| writer5= Yann Walcker, Yael Naïm
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = A-mi n kre-u txeu
| writer6 = Mayra Andrade
| length6 = 4:24
| title7 = Rosa
| writer7 = Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn
| length7 = 3:14
| title8 = 96 days
| writer8= Hugh Coltman
| length8 = 3:08
| title9 = Les mots d'amour
| writer9 = Tété
| length9 = 3:47
| title10 = Trés mininu
| writer10 = Mayra Andrade, Piers Faccini
| length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Téra Lonji
| writer11 = Mayra Andrade, Pascal Danae
| length11 = 4:24
| title12 = Simplement
| writer12 = Benjamin Biolay
| length12 = 3:48
| title13 = Meu farol
| writer13 = Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn
| length13 = 3:31
}}
References
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External links
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