My Way (Herman Brood album)
2001 compilation album by Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
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My Way is a posthumous compilation album with music by Dutch rock and roll and blues artist Herman Brood, released shortly after his suicide on 11 July 2001. The album produced a number one single, the first of Brood's career: "My Way" reached number one on 18 August 2001. On the Dutch album chart, the album reached #5 on 20 October 2001, and stayed on the chart for 57 weeks.[1] It was certified gold in 2002.[2]
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Genres | Rock and roll, blues | |||
| Label | Ariola | |||
| Producers | Henkjan Smits, Koos van Dijk | |||
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| Singles from My Way | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Saturday Night" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Love You Like I Love Myself" (E. Strack van Schijndel) | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Still Believe" (Borgers, Smeenk) | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Never Be Clever" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Hot Shot" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Too Much Grace" (Brood, Hollestelle) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Blew My Cool Over You" (Alberts) | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Als Je Wint Heb Je Vrienden" (Vrienten) | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Hold On Tight" (Brood, Hollestelle) | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Tattoo Song" (Brood) | 3:10 |
| 11. | "Checkin' Out" (Brood, Del Monte Lyon) | 2:59 |
| 12. | "If Love Is Dead" (Wieczorek) | 2:29 |
| 13. | "All The Girls 're Crazy" (Montgomery) | 3:30 |
| 14. | "Street" (Brood) | 2:45 |
| 15. | "I Don't Need You" (Brood, Lademacher) | 3:39 |
| 16. | "50 Jaar" (Vrienten) | 4:31 |
| 17. | "Pijn" (Buitenhuis) | 3:04 |
| 18. | "Sleepin' Bird" (Brood) | 4:11 |
| 19. | "Rock 'n' Roll Junkie" (Brood) | 2:49 |
| 20. | "Saturday Night (big band version)" (Brood, Lademacher) | 2:30 |
| 21. | "Back on the Corner" (Allison) | 2:34 |
| 22. | "Dance On" (Brood) | 3:41 |
| 23. | "When I Get Home" (Cave) | 1:42 |
| 24. | "My Way" (Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux) | 4:47 |
Singles
"My Way" reached number one on 18 August 2001 and stayed there for three weeks, spending 14 weeks on the chart.[3]
Personnel
- Herman Brood – piano, keyboard, vocals
- Monica Tjen Akwoei – vocals
- Bertus Borgers – saxophone
- Freddy Cavalli – bass
- Josee van Iersel – vocals
- Danny Lademacher – guitar
- Ani Meerman – drums
- Robert Jan Stips – keyboards
- Floor van Zutphen – vocals
- Robin Freeman – sound engineer