''Shpritsz'' (the name derives from a colloquial German word for "syringe") is the second studio album by Dutch

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and blues group

Herman Brood Hermanus "Herman" Brood (; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' ...

& His Wild Romance. The album produced two singles. The first, "Rock & Roll Junkie," did not chart. The second, "Saturday Night," charted in Europe and the United States. On the Dutch album chart, the album reached No. 8 on 3 June 1978, and stayed on the chart for 28 weeks. It was certified gold in 1978, and platinum in 1980. ''Shpritsz'' was re-released on CD in 2000 by

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Ariola Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...

. In a 2008 poll by ''

Muziekkrant OOR ''OOR'' is the oldest currently published music magazine in the Netherlands. ''Oor'' is the Dutch word for ear. Until 1984 it was published as ''Muziekkrant Oor''. History The magazine was first published on 1 April 1971, being founded by Bare ...

'', the leading Dutch music magazine, ''Shpritsz'' was voted the fourth-best Dutch album of all time.

Track listing

Singles

"Rock & Roll Junkie" was released (with "Street" on the B-side), but never charted. "Saturday Night" was released as a single (with "Phony" and "Pop" on the B-side); it peaked at No. 17 in the Dutch Top 50 on 16 September 1978, and was on the charts for eleven weeks. In the United States, "Saturday Night" was released as a single in 1979, and rose to No. 35 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; the single is referred to in the Billboard charts as "Saturdaynight."

Personnel

;Herman Brood and his Wild Romance * Herman Brood – piano, keyboards, vocals *

Dany Lademacher Dany Lademacher (born Daniël Germain Jean Lademacher, also Danny; 17 June 1950) is a Belgian guitar player. Born in Etterbeek, he played in a number of Belgian bands before joining prominent Dutch band Herman Brood and his Wild Romance. He was a ...

– guitar * Freddy Cavalli – bass * Cees "Ani" Meerman – drums * Bertus Borgers – saxophone with: * Dee Dee Dekkers, Josee van Iersel – vocals *

Robert Jan Stips Robert Jan Stips is a Dutch musician born in The Hague, 4 February 1950. He initially found fame as a keyboard player, arranger, and producer with the group Supersister. This led to an invitation to join Golden Earring, one of the most succes ...

– "synthetic panic" synthesizer on "Saturday Night" * Floor Van Zutphen, Monica Tjen A Kwoei – female vocals * Bert Jansen – blues harp on "Hit" and "Pain" ;Technical * Robin Freeman – sound engineer * Pierre Geoffroy Chateau – co-engineer *Dick van der Meyden, Sylvia Wiggers – cover design *

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

– photography

References

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