''Strange Fruit'' is the second solo album by

Trijntje Oosterhuis Judith Katrijntje "Trijntje" Oosterhuis (; born 5 February 1973) is a Dutch singer and songwriter. She formed the band Total Touch in 1990 with her brother Tjeerd Oosterhuis before she started as a solo singer. She represented the Netherlands in ...

and was released on 22 March 2004 on

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records. Trijntje's solo debut album was well received, and consisted mainly of pop ballads not reflective of her personal fondness for

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. During 2003 Trijntje made a tour with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Houdini's playing covers of

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and

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

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Biography Trijntje Oosterhuis. Retrieved: September 15, 2006 Trijntje decided to record the 7 January 2003 concert in the Concertzaal in

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and the 8 January 2003 concert in Stadsgehoorzaal in

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and release it as an album. The album was named after Billie Holiday's song "

Strange Fruit "Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937. The song protests the lynching of Black ...

." ''Strange Fruit'' was very well received, received critical acclaim, with Trijntje gaining notoriety beyond

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. It was released outside the Netherlands under the artist name Traincha. The album has been certified two times Platinum NVPI.nl
Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006 and peaked at number 2 on the Dutch album charts.
Discography Trijntje Oosterhuis. Retrieved: October 25, 2006

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strange Fruit (Trijntje Oosterhuis Album) Trijntje Oosterhuis albums 2004 live albums Blue Note Records live albums