''Prisoner of the Night'' is an album by Dutch
hard rock
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band
Golden Earring, released in 1980. In the US, the album was titled ''Long Blond Animal''.
Track listing
All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.
#"Long Blond Animal" - 3:36
#"No For an Answer" - 4:13
#"My Town" - 3:06
#"Prisoner of the Night" - 4:50
#"I Don't Wanna Be Nobody Else" - 4:41
#"Cut 'Em Down to Size" (Gerritsen, Hay, Kooymans, Zuiderwijk) - 3:23
#"Will and Mercy" - 3:36
#"Come in Outerspace" - 4:24
#"Going Crazy Again" - 4:59
Personnel
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George Kooymans -
guitar,
vocals
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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
Iron Maiden are an ...
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bass guitar,
keyboards
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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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flute
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, vocals , guitar
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Cesar Zuiderwijk -
drums
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Additional personnel
*Tony Britnel -
saxophone,
tenor saxophone
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Robert Jan Stips -
synthesiser
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, keyboards
Production
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Producer
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: George Kooymans
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Engineer: John Kriek
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Mixing: George Kooymans, John Kriek
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Photography: Kees Tabak
Charts
References
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Golden Earring albums
1980 albums
Polydor Records albums