Soesja Citroen

Scott Yanow reviewed Don't Cry Baby in All Music Guide ****.
A top jazz singer from Holland, Soesja Citroen has a high wistful voice, a cool but emotional style, and she is expert at placing notes in the perfect spots. Although in the past she recorded tribute albums to Thelonious Monk and Fred Astaire, on Don't Cry Baby she contributed all 16 selections, both the words and the music. The lyrics are in English and she sings without any real accent. The words are intelligent and deal with such subject matter as melancholy love affairs, the joy of early jazz, a remembrance of a drizzly day, the infectious thrill of dancing to a samba, and a humorous look at plastic surgery. With proper exposure, a few of these songs could become standards in the future, so singers looking for fresh material are particularly advised to explore this ballad-oriented collection.

Penguin Guide writers Richard Cook and Brian Morton awarded the maximum of 4* and wrote about Citroen:
- Leading singer on the Dutch scene.
- This is a hugely exciting album, worthy of the widest notice.
- CD, which carries off its bruised romanticism with great conviction.
- The title song Song for Ma is magnificent.
- Time she was better known outside het native country.
Bruce Crowther reviewed in 2004 the CD Soesja sings Citroen:
Soesja Citroen, a strikely good singer from the Netherlands. She is also a very good songwriter as is demonstrated on this set as Soesja presents 15 of her own love songs, all of which are melodically pleasing and have intelligent lyrics. Soesja's sound is mature and assured and the interplay with the clarinet of Michael Moore is delightful.
David Lewis wrote in Cadence:
The atmospheric ballad "Place of Silence' is a suberb song that shows why she deserves recognition as a composer.
Marcella Breton wrotes in Jazz Times:
Dutch vocalist and songwriter Citroen shows herself a formidable composer. show native description