''Who's Your Momma'' is the fifth studio album by

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singer Anouk. It was released on 23 November 2007 in the

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. It is her first studio album of new material since ''

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'' in December 2004. ''Who's Your Momma'' debuted at number one in the Netherlands, making it her fifth number one album and fourth debut at the top. The album contains the

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-influenced rock first single " Good God". In May 2008, the single "Lost" from her previous studio album ''

'' reached the number 2 position in Norway. Therefore, EMI decided to release the album in Norway in June 2008 and add "Lost" to the track listing. The video for "Modern World" was directed by

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Track listing

#"If I Go" – 4:24 (Anouk Teeuwe, Bart van Veen, Leendert Haaksma) #"Might as Well" – 3:10 (Anouk Teeuwe, Martijn van Agt, Hans Eijkenaar, Haaksma, Michel van Schie, Teeuwe) #"Make It Rain" – 4:02 (Teeuwe,

Glen Ballard Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album ''Jagged Little Pill'', which won Grammy Awards for Grammy Award fo ...

) #"Modern World" – 3:30 (Anouk Teeuwe, Bart van Veen) #"I Don't Wanna Hurt" – 3:33 (Anouk Teeuwe,

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) #" Good God" – 2:36 (Anouk Teeuwe, R.R. Stotijn) #"The Difference" – 3:05 (Anouk Teeuwe, Bart van Veen) #"Whatever You Say" – 3:15 (Stotijn, Teeuwe) #"Ball and Chain" – 3:31 (Anouk Teeuwe, Glen Ballard) #"Daze" – 3:37 (Anouk Teeuwe) #"If You Were Mine" – 4:07 (Stotijn, Teeuwe) #"Lost" (Only in Norway) – 3:42

Controversy

In May 2008, influential Dutch radio DJ

Giel Beelen Michiel Antonius Adrianus Beelen (born 25 May 1977 in Haarlem), better known as Giel Beelen, is a Dutch radio DJ and presenter, working primarily for public broadcaster VARA. Since 2004 Beelen hosted his own breakfast show ''GIEL!'' on national r ...

played an unofficial song from Anouk, "With You", on his radio show. He downloaded the song from a fansite of the singer. Anouk's record company

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was not supportive and ordered Beelen to stop playing it. The song was used as a potential first single in Canada a few years ago, but was never released physically. Beelen didn't listen and played the song again. And with success: in September 2008 the song was released as a double a-side with the fourth and final single from the album, "If I Go".

Charts, certifications and sales

The album debuted at number one in the Netherlands. After only a week and a half, the album became certified platinum. In Belgium (Flanders), the album debuted lower, at number 20, and moved up to number 7 the next week, receiving a gold certification in that week.

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Anouk (singer) albums Albums produced by Glen Ballard