In 1999 the German singer Sasha broke through in the Netherlands with his hit If You Believe. This song comes from his debut album Dedicated To. Just like before his debut, its discoverers Grant Michael B. and Pomez di Lorenzo wrote a dozen new predictable unpretentious songs, which clearly seem intended for the charts. The main focus is on sweet, sometimes heavily orchestrated ballads such as the
… hit single Let Me Be The One, Love Is All Around, Don't You Forget Me and Owner Of My Heart. These ballads are interspersed with somewhat smoother sounding songs such as the sunny reggae tune Chemical Reaction and songs intended for the dance floor such as Club C'est La Vie and Pretty Thing. The highlight is the lazy and jazzy sounding It Ain't That Bad. (CK)more
