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Her fifth album is complete. While her albums have traditionally been carefully crafted with a single producer, this one features multiple producers, including herself, resulting in a diverse and diverse work.
-- Contents (from the CD Journal database)
This is Bonnie Pink's fifth original album, released a year and a half after her previous one. While she has previously worked with international producers such as Sweden's Tore Johansson and America's Mitchell Froom, this is her first recorded album in Japan since her debut. Most of the songs were co-produced by Bonnie Pink herself and Japanese musicians and creators. While the album's core sound is a band sound, it blends a wide range of musical styles, spanning neo-acoustic, psychedelic, rock, soul, and reggae. Her vocals range from powerful to falsetto, yet retain a strong core. As the album title, "Just a Girl," suggests, she sings honestly and proudly about the strengths and weaknesses of an ordinary young woman. This album vividly conveys the dignified image of Bonnie Pink. (Jun Watanabe) --- November 2001 Issue -- Contents (From "CD Journal Review")
Amazon Review
This new album (their fifth overall) marks a dramatic departure from their traditional Swedish pop sound. Following their previous album, "Let Go," recorded in L.A., the band's follow-up album features self-produced tracks, as well as Japanese musicians such as Shigekazu Aida of FOE and Masato Suzuki of little creatures. The album is wrapped in a chic, gentle atmosphere, with the pre-release ballad single "12," featuring delicate strings and a melancholic, deep vocal range, and "4," which conveys a heartfelt message that even if we cannot meet, our hearts are one. (Aya Miyahara)
