''Inkpot'' is the fifth studio album by Dutch

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Shocking Blue Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in 1967 in The Hague. It was part of the music movement in the Netherlands that was generally known by the name Nederbeat. The band had a number of hits throughout the counterculture movement during ...

, released in 1972. The American and Dutch versions have different track listings. Three tracks on the album are cover songs, more than usual. The album's title song may be familiar to people in

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, as a version of it has been used as the longtime theme song of televised

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lottery drawing programme, since the commencement of the programme on 13 July 1976.

Track listing

All songs written by

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, except where noted.

Side one

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) - 2:15 # "Navajo Tears" - 2:38 # "Shadows" - 2:27 # "Blue Jean" - 2:33 # "

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" ( Hank Williams) - 2:25 # "Inkpot" - 2:37

Side two

# " Tobacco Road" ( John D. Loudermilk) - 2:31 # "Hey" - 2:28 # "Who Save My Soul" - 1:55 # "Red Leaves I+II" - 2:35 # "The Queen" - 2:03 # "I Melt Like Butter" - 2:10

Personnel

;Shocking Blue * Mariska Veres - lead vocals *

- lead vocals on "Hey", guitar, mandolin, backing vocals * Cor van der Beek - drums * Henk Smitskamp - bass guitar

References

1972 albums Shocking Blue albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub