The cheerful English singer Des'ree was discovered in 1992 and immediately broke a record with her new employer Sony. It took only twelve weeks for her debut single to hit stores. Two years later she scored her biggest hit with You Gotta Be, which would become one of the most played songs on American radio. Later she did it all over again with Life (1998), which also occupied the top place of the
… charts in the Netherlands for weeks. Then it became quiet around the sympathetic singer. On her website she explains why it took so long for the new record to be released: 'It's been a while, that's because we wanted to make it extra special for you'. The final result Dream Soldier is indeed an album taken care of down to the last detail, but fortunately for the fans it does not show a striking musical change of direction. For eleven songs Des'ree does what she does best. She incorporates seemingly normal daily events into catchy pop songs that are sung with the right dose of soul. (MS)more
