First a fair warning for those who want some background music

when studying,cleaning...this is not the right choise,you WILL

stop doing it and find yourself listen to the music.Thank god

the world have many great singers and is full of nice music,

unfortunately they don't always meet like in this case...

I have liked Anouk since the first album,but to be honest only

a few song on the earlier albums really stand out.Now to the

hotel...the tracks is in perfect harmony whit rock,pop,reagge

and so on.Every track is good and many of them... hm,well even better.Her voice is raw,powerfull,sensitive and you can hear

that SHE sings from the heart and that means a lot.

Shortly...THANK YOU ANOUK!

Hotel New York, Anouk's 4th studio album is among her best cd's. It shows her versatility (pop, reggae, rock, ballads) and has some of her best songs and performances. Hard to pick hightlights but I should mention the poppy hit 'Girl', the rousing 'More Than You Deserve' and 'Jerusalem' and the absolutely gorgious ballads 'Lost' and 'One Word'.

Prior to hearing "Lost", I wasn't aware of Anouk but am so glad I found both the song and the cd! The range of music, the power of her voice are both well worth the price of admission. Would I recommend the cd? You betcha! grab it and give it a listen for yourself. I don't think you'll be disappointed!