Willst Du mit mir gehn
release date: Mar. 21, 2005format: 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)" - 8. "Vitamine" - 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, who is also credited as co-composer on most of the songs. Disc 1 is labelled "Rot" and contains what appears as the actual studio selection, whereas Disc 2, labelled "Orange", contains jam sessions made on the Spanish island of Majorca during a recreation holiday with the band.
The album is a fine follow-up to two 2002 'comeback' albums: the compilation Nena feat. Nena with old songs in new versions and Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann covering both the time with Nena the band as well as her solo career. The first of these two was her first album since ? [Fragezeichen] from 1984 to make it to the top 10 on the German albums chart list. In 2005, another (different) album also titled Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann was released (by another label), only this exlusively contains tracks from the band-period, mind you.
Just like the 2002 album this went as high as number #2 on the national sales list, but in most other countries (except for Austria and Switzerland where it topped 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 ]
