Switch (Golden Earring album)
| Switch | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1975 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 35:31 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Golden Earring | |||
| Golden Earring chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Switch | ||||
Switch is the tenth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975.
Track listing
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
All songs written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay except where noted.
- "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio" – 3:08
- "Love Is a Rodeo" – 3:37
- "The Switch" – 5:27
- "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (Kooymans, Hay, John Fenton) – 6:22
- "Tons of Time" – 4:20
- "Daddy's Gonna Save My Soul" – 4:15
- "Troubles and Hassles" – 4:20
- "Lonesome D.J." – 4:36
Personnel
[edit]- George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
- Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
- Barry Hay - flute, vocals
- Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
- Robert Jan Stips - keyboard
Additional personnel
- Bertus Borgers - saxophone
- Eelco Gelling - guitar
Production
[edit]- Producer: Golden Earring
- Executive producer: Fred Haayen
- Engineer: Andy Knight, John Kriek, Jan Schuurman
- Mixing: Andy Knight, John Kriek
- Arranger: Golden Earring
- String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
- Art direction: George Osaki
- Concept: Barry Hay
- Photography: Paul Gerritsma, Graham Hughes
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] | 93 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 79 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 108 |
Trivia
[edit]Kill Me (Ce Soir) was covered by Iron Maiden as a B side on their 1990 single "Holy Smoke"
On the Dutch pressing, MCA-2139, that was marketed in Europe, the Side 2 label has the song lists double printed. A slight offset is very noticeable. It is unknown how many of these 'double prints' were sold before the manufacturer caught the error.
References
[edit]- ^ "Golden Earring singles".
- ^ "Golden Earring singles".
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 330. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6149b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Switc" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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