Contraband (Golden Earring album)
Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US.
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| Released | 1976 | |||
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| Length | 38:18 | |||
| Label | Polydor (MCA in USA) | |||
| Producer | Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw | |||
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_'Mad_Love'_coverart.jpg.webp) For the USA, Golden Earring's "Contraband" album was repackaged as "Mad love" with a slightly altered track listing. | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
For the US, the album was re-titled Mad Love and the track "Faded Jeans" was omitted and replaced with "I Need Love".
Track listing
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.
European track listing
- "Bombay" – 3:52
- "Sueleen" – 5:40
- "Con Man" – 7:10
- "Mad Love's Comin'" – 7:45
- "Fighting Windmills" – 4:38
- "Faded Jeans" – 5:07
- "Time's Up" – 3:52
USA track listing
Side A
- "I Need Love" - 6:23
- "Sueleen (Sweden)" - 5:50
- "Mad Love's Comin'" - 7:44
Side B
- "Bombay" - 3:51
- "Fightin' Windmills" - 4:39
- "Con Man" - 7:09
- "Time's Up" - 3:55
Personnel
- Barry Hay - vocals
- George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
- Eelco Gelling - guitar, slide guitar
- Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
- Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
Additional personnel
- Patricia Paay - vocals
- Robert Jan Stips - piano (track 6), mini Moog (track 3)
- Nippy Noya - percussion, congas
Production
- Producers: Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw
- Engineer: Robin Freeman
- Mixing: John Kriek, Steve Lillywhite, Damon Lyon-Shaw
- Cutting engineer: Melvyn Abrahams
- String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
- Coordination: Jan Vermaes
- Art direction: Koos Van Oostrom
- Artwork: Koos Van Oostrom
Charts
| Chart (1976-1977) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 182 |
References
- Guarisco, Donald A.. Contraband at AllMusic
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Golden Earring – Contraband" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- "Golden Earring Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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