release date: Jul. 6, 1998
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,48]
producer: Philipp Palm, Lukas Hilbert, Tony Bruno
label: Polydor Records - nationality: Germany
5th solo studio album by Nena following Jamma nich' (Apr. 1997) sees a move away from the synth-pop and new wave influence of the (not so successful) predeccor and stylistically, it's one of her boldest pop / rock-founded albums with focus on traditional rock unlike her more subtle story-telling and softer solo albums, and in that respect this one is closer to her releases with the band Nena, only without the synthpop and (German) Neue Deutsche Welle elements that also characterized those albums. Despite being an interesting album clearly above the mediocre, the album was more or less unnoticed in Germany, where it only reached number #42 on the national albums chart list.
I find it one of her better mainstream releases with several fine songs, although, it doesn't bring much new to the table.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]
