release date: Mar. 21, 2005
format: 2 cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,46]
producer: Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen
label: Warner Music Group - nationality: Germany
Track highlights: Disc 1) 1. "Willst Du mit mir gehn?" - 4. "Liebe ist" - 6. "Immer weiter" - 7. "Ohne Liebe bin ich nichts (Berlin Version)" - 9. "Wir fliegen" - - Disc 2) 5. "Hey Pauli, ein neuer Ton" - 7. "Das verträgt sich nicht mit uns"
8th solo studio album by Nena, or so it's often filed, but fact is: Nena has released several albums with childrens music making it her 14th or 16th album since she started in the band Nena. Anyway, this is a double cd released on Warner and it's produced by former keyboardist and one of the primary composers of the band Nena, (Jörn-)Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen. Disc1 is labelled "Rot", and Disc 2: "Orange".
The album is a fine follow-up to her 'comeback' compilation album Nena feat. Nena from 2002 (with old Nena songs in new versions), which was her first album since ? [Fragezeichen] from 1984 to make it to the top 10 of the German album charts list. Like the 2002 album this went as high as number #2 on that list, but in most countries (except for Austria and Switzerland where it yopped the charts) it was totally ignored by the media. I think the album is really good and Nena, in general, deserves much more recognition than is paid her. No matter what she does, it seems that she must live for the rest of her time with an image of the one-hit wonder with “99...”, which is so wrong. Albums like Made in Germany (2009), Chokmah (2001), Wunder gescheh'n (1989), and this one all prove this, but mass media has spoken and “one-hit wonder” is the verdict not to be tried at higher court. Anyway, I like much of what she has released and this album is one of her best and as such a very interesting release.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]
