The former teenage star and ideal grandson Jan Smit is also getting older. The accompanying troubles can be followed in his own real life soap Just Jan Smit. But also on his album Op Weg Naar Geluk, the born and raised Volendammer is now plagued by inevitable life questions and hangovers: 'Before I go to my room in the evening, I think about many things'. Is there no grandmother around who knows
… what to do? The more introspective songs of life adorn Smit, who had to grow up publicly since he broke through in his early puberty with Ik Zing Dit Lied Voor Jou Alone. It is a pity that most music still comes out of a box and therefore looks cheap. Veteran arranger Hans Hollestelle should have more to offer than the tinny digital horn sections he provides on this record. As a bonus, the CD has a CD-ROM track on which Paul de Leeuw tests the singer in his own way. (MR)more
