Ten years after the release of her debut CD (1997), Anouk is still causing a stir in the Dutch music world. The singer from The Hague, known for being capricious and opinionated, fired her entire backing band - via e-mail - just before Who's Your Mamma came out. For that CD, her fifth studio album, Anouk collaborated with renowned American producer Glenn Ballard, who produced 's mega success
… (sold 30 million copies). It cannot but be a conscious step towards the much-desired American breakthrough. But also Anouk's husband Remon Stotijn ( ) and her regular writing partner Bart van Veen cooperated. Who's Your Mamma makes it clear that Anouk is still the best rock singer in the Netherlands. It is a varied CD, on which Anouk sometimes experiments with different music (the single Good God) and singing styles (Whatever You Say). (IV)more
