Paradise in Distress

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans except where noted.

1. "Paradise in Distress" – 5:42
2. "Apocalypse" – 4:53
3. "Evil Love Chain" (Hay, Kooymans, E.H. Roelfzema) – 4:16
4. "Darling" – 5:27
5. "Take My Hand-Close My Eyes" – 4:48
6. "The Fighter" – 7:24
7. "One Night Without You" – 4:32
8. "Whisper in a Crowd" – 3:37
9. "Deja Voodoo" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:49
10. "Bad News to Fall in Love" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 5:08
11. "42nd Street" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 3:00
12. "Fluid Conduction" – 4:10
13. "Desperately Trying to Be Different" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:08
14. "Gambler's Blues" (Hay, Kooymans, Roelfzema) – 4:35

Golden Earring^[1]

• Barry Hay – lead vocals, guitars
• George Kooymans – guitars, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen – bass, mouth harp
• Cesar Zuiderwijk – drums

Additional musicians^[2]

• Birgit Lewis Gospel Train – choir (1)
• Nico Brandsen – Hammond organ (1, 7, 10), strings (6), piano (8)
• Alaor Soares – percussion (2–4, 7, 10)
• André Sommer – pedal steel guitar (3, 4, 8)
• Bertus Borges – saxophone (3, 5)
• Frans Blanker – saxophone (3, 5)
• Gerbrand Westveen – saxophone (3, 5)
• Philip Colb – saxophone (3, 5)
• Roland Brunt – saxophone (3, 5)
• Sacha de Brun – backing vocals (5, 7)
• Simone Roerade – backing vocals (5, 7)
• John Sonneveld – strings (14)

• Producers: Golden Earring, John Sonneveld
• Engineer: John Sonneveld
• Mastering: Miles Showell
• Saxophone arrangement: Hans Hollestelle