Delightful
08/14/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Very soulful and delicate music by Cultured Pearls. I could never image a CD, providing intelligent lyrics, great arrangements, very good songwriting and all these features combined presented by an english-speaking but yet german band from Hannover, Germany. As a fan of (the quiet different) production styles of Tom Dowd and Barry Beckett (among others) I've been disappointed whenever I listened to german rock and pop music for at least 20 years, I guess. This production (under participation of mousse t.) fits international standards and introduces germany to the score of countries of high standard and soulful productions. Astrid North and her two fellow songwriters offer 50 minutes of very individual (not to use the term "unique") soul, pop and jazzy tunes with catchy melodies, which (in my opinion) have the power to satisfy an auditorium of distinction worldwide. Looking at the german set of circumstances this fact is new. congrats. four and a half stars."