''Contraband'' is an
album by
Dutch rock
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band
Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US.
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
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Barry Hay
Barry Andrew Hay (born 16 August 1948) is an Indian-born Dutch musician; he was the lead vocalist and frontman of Dutch rock band Golden Earring from 1967 until their disbandment in 2021.
Biography
Hay was born in Faizabad, India, to a Dutch- ...
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vocals
*
George Kooymans -
guitar,
vocals
*
Eelco Gelling
Eelco Gelling (born 12 June 1946) is a Dutch blues guitarist. Gelling played with Cuby + Blizzards (which he co-founded together with Harry Muskee) until 1976.
Cuby + Blizzards (1966–1974)
Cuby + Blizzards (C+B) was founded by Eelco Gelling a ...
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guitar,
slide guitar
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Rinus Gerritsen
Marinus Gerritsen (born 9 August 1946 in The Hague) is a Dutch bassist. Best known for being founding member of Dutch group Golden Earring, he is also a producer of artists like Herman Brood. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
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bass
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,
keyboards
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Cesar Zuiderwijk -
drums
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Additional personnel
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Patricia Paay
Patricia Anglaia Margareth Paaij (born 7 April 1949), best known as Patricia Paay, is a Dutch singer, radio host, glamour model and television personality. In the Netherlands, she is well known for her musical career, which spans over four decade ...
- vocals
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Robert Jan Stips - piano
(track 6), mini Moog
(track 3)
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Nippy Noya
Nippy Noya (born 27 February 1946) is an Indonesian, Netherlands-based percussionist and songwriter, specialising in congas, kalimba, bongos, campana, güiro, cabasa, shekere, caxixi, triangle and the berimbau.
History
Son of Japanese Taiko d ...
- 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
Release history
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Contraband (Golden Earring Album)
Golden Earring albums
1976 albums
Polydor Records albums