Golden Earring (album)
1970 studio album by Golden Earring
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Golden Earring is the sixth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1970 on Polydor Records. Fans may refer to it as the Wall of Dolls due to the cover artwork. This is the first Golden Earring album with drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk as a member. It is also the first release with Barry Hay songwriting credits.
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| Released | September 24, 1970[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 1970 | |||
| Studios | Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands | |||
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| Length | 38:40 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Fred Haayen | |||
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In April 2026, Red Bullet Productions released the eighth installment of their Golden Earring Remastered & Expanded reissue series, supervised by Red Bullet catalog and band archivist Wouter Bessels. The album was remastered from the original first-generation master tapes, and includes three bonus tracks: the US single version of "Back Home" and both sides of the non-album single "Holy Holy Life" b/w "Jessica" from February 1971. New liner notes were written by Golden Earring biographer and archivist Jeroen Ras.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by George Kooymans except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Yellow and Blue" | George Kooymans | 3:43 | |
| 2. | "The Loner" | Barry Hay | 3:28 | |
| 3. | "This Is the Time of the Year" | Kooymans | 3:32 | |
| 4. | "Big Tree, Blue Sea" | Kooymans, Barry Hay | Hay | 6:09 |
| 5. | "The Wall of Dolls" | Marinus Gerritsen, Hay | Hay | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 20:52 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 6. | "Back Home" | Hay | 3:50 | |
| 7. | "See See" | Hay | Hay | 3:10 |
| 8. | "I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the Sky" | Hay | 5:57 | |
| 9. | "As Long As the Wind Blows" | Kooymans | 5:20 | |
| Total length: | 18:31 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead Vocals | Length |
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| 10. | "Back Home" (US single version, October 1970) | Hay | 3:16 | |
| 11. | "Holy Holy Life" (A-side, February 1971) | Hay | 3:55 | |
| 12. | "Jessica" (B-side, February 1971) | Gerritsen, Hay | Hay | 4:36 |
Personnel
- Barry Hay – flute, rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 2, 4–8)
- George Kooymans – lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 9)
- Rinus Gerritsen – bass, piano, organ, Mellotron
- Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums, percussion
Production
- Producer: Fred Haayen
- Engineer: Albert Kos
- Photography: Claude Van Heye
Charts
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 1 |