Two months after the death of , the third album by the Dutch singer / songwriter Kris Berry is released. Not that Berry Street has much to do with the rock and roll pioneer, but Kristel de Haak always liked that her stepfather's last name also refers to Chuck Berry. If we have to compare her to an American artist after all, obvious. Also a gifted singer at the crossroads of jazz and pop, with an
… extra dash of soul on this third album. '90s gospel pop', that's how Berry, born 35 years ago in Curaçao, describes the 13 new songs, in which the Caribbean and Latin American influences of the successful debut Marbles have largely disappeared. That's a shame, especially when we get good cocktail jazz tunes in return like Rocket Man or Breakfast Closes At Nine. Fortunately, there are just enough moments of (light) excitement, such as She Knows, the 'sexy' No Ax To Grind and the moving Perfect Storm. (RME)more
