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Seven Tears

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{{About|the album by Golden Earring|the song by The Goombay Dance Band|Seven Tears (song)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Seven Tears
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Golden Earring]]
| cover = Golden Earring - Seven Tears.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 1971
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hard rock]], [[progressive rock]]
| length = 35:18
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer = Fred Haayen
| prev_title = [[Golden Earring (album)|Golden Earring]]
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = [[Together (Golden Earring album)|Together]]
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Seven Tears
| type = studio
| single1 = She Flies on Strange Wings
| single1date = September 1971<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Golden+Earring&titel=She+Flies+On+Strange+Wings|title=Golden Earring singles}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Seven Tears''''' is the seventh studio album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Golden Earring]], released in 1971 on [[Polydor Records]]. The album was not issued in the U.S.

{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/seven-tears-mw0000454486 link]
}}

==Track listing==
All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

#"Silver Ships" - 5:40
#"The Road Swallowed Her Name" - 4:07
#"Hope" (Gerritsen, Hay) - 4:46
#"Don't Worry" (Hay) - 3:20
#"She Flies on Strange Wings" - 7:22
#"This Is the Other Side of Life" - 3:19
#"You're Better Off Free" - 6:44

==Personnel==
*[[George Kooymans]] - [[guitar]], [[vocals]]
*[[Rinus Gerritsen]] - [[bass guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Barry Hay]] - [[flute]], vocals, [[guitar]]
*[[Cesar Zuiderwijk]] - [[drum kit|drums]]

==Production==
*[[Record producer|Producer]]: Fred Haayen

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1971)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Golden Earring|album=Seven Tears|rowheader=true|access-date=23 February 2016}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Golden Earring}}

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[[Category:Golden Earring albums]]
[[Category:1971 albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Fred Haayen]]

Golden Earring (album)

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{{More citations needed|date=October 2010}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Golden Earring
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Golden Earring]]
| cover = Golden Earring - Golden Earring.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Hard rock]]
*[[progressive rock]]<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web |last1=Guarisco |first1=Donald A. |title=Golden Earring - Golden Earring Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/golden-earring-mw0000348994 |website=allmusic |access-date=31 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| length = 38:40
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer = Fred Haayen
| prev_title = [[Eight Miles High (album)|Eight Miles High]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[Seven Tears]]
| next_year = 1971
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Golden Earring
| type = studio
| single1 = Back Home
| single1date = July 1970<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Golden+Earring&titel=Back+Home|title=Golden Earring singles}}</ref>
}}
}}

'''''Golden Earring''''' is the sixth album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rock music|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.

{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [https://www.allmusic.com/album/golden-earring-mw0000348994 link]
}}

==Track listing==
All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

#"Yellow and Blue" – 3:43
#"The Loner" – 3:28
#"This Is the Time of the Year" – 3:32
#"Big Tree, Blue Sea" (Hay, Kooymans) – 6:09
#"The Wall of Dolls" (Gerritsen, Hay) – 3:31
#"Back Home" – 3:50
#"See See" (Hay) – 3:10
#"I'm Going to Send My Pigeons to the Sky" – 5:57
#"As Long As the Wind Blows" – 5:20

==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==
*[[Record producer|Producer]]: Fred Haayen
*[[Audio engineering|Engineer]]: Albert Kos
*[[Photography]]: Claude Van Heye

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1970)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Golden Earring|album=Golden Earring|rowheader=true|access-date=23 February 2016}}
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Golden Earring}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Golden Earring albums]]
[[Category:1970 albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Fred Haayen]]

Eight Miles High (album)

2025-07-29T20:33:29Z

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{{Infobox album
| name = Eight Miles High
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Golden Earring]]
| cover = Golden Earring - Eight Miles High.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 November 1969 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Golden+Earring&titel=Eight+Miles+High&cat=a|title=Golden Earring albums}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Hard rock]]
*[[progressive rock]]
*[[psychedelic rock]]
| length = 37:51
| label = [[Polydor]] (Europe) [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] (US)
| producer = Fred Haayen
| prev_title = [[On the Double (album)|On the Double]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[Golden Earring (album)|Golden Earring]]
| next_year = 1970
}}

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eight-miles-high-mw0000738767|title=Eight Miles High - Golden Earring | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| noprose =
}}

'''''Eight Miles High''''' is the fifth studio album by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Golden Earring]], released in 1969 on [[Polydor Records]] in Europe and [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] in the US. It was the first album released under the name The Golden Earring (formerly Golden Earrings) and the only album with drummer Sieb Warner.

==Track listing==
All songs written by Kooymans except where noted.

#"Landing" (Gerritsen) – 4:27
#"Song of a Devil's Servant" – 6:00
#"One Huge Road" – 3:05
#"Everyday's Torture" – 5:19
#"[[Eight Miles High]]" ([[Gene Clark]], [[David Crosby]], [[Roger McGuinn]]) – 19:00

===2023 Reissue bonus tracks===
#<li value=6>"Another 45 Miles" – 4:49
#"I Can't Get a Hold of Her" – 6:17
#"Eight Miles High" [mono single] – 2:25
 
'''''Note:''''' "Another 45 Miles" and "I Can't Get a Hold of Her" were both sides of a non-album 1969 single, recorded during a short session separate from the ''Eight Miles High'' album sessions. No singles were issued from ''Eight Miles High'', except in the U.S., where an edit of "Eight Miles High" was issued without the band's consent.

==Personnel==
*[[Barry Hay]] – flute (2), rhythm guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4)
*[[George Kooymans]] – lead guitar, vocals; lead vocals (tracks 3, 5)
*[[Rinus Gerritsen]] – bass, organ, piano
*Sieb Warner – drums, percussion (2)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Golden Earring}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Golden Earring albums]]
[[Category:1969 albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Fred Haayen]]

Miracle Mirror

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{{Infobox album
| name = Miracle Mirror
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Golden Earring]]
| cover = Golden Earring - Miracle Mirror.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]]
| length = 34:05
| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer = Fred Haayen
| prev_title = [[Winter-Harvest]]
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = [[On the Double (album)|On the Double]]
| next_year = 1969
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Miracle Mirror
| type = studio
| single1 = I've Just Lost Somebody
| single1date = April 1968<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Golden+Earrings&titel=I%27ve+Just+Lost+Somebody|title=Golden Earring singles}}</ref>
| single2 = The Truth About Arthur
| single2date = 1968 (Germany)
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r8357|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| noprose =
}}

'''''Miracle Mirror''''' is the third studio [[album]] by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Golden Earring]], released in 1968 on [[Polydor Records]]. This is the first Golden Earring album to include lead vocalist [[Barry Hay]].

==Track listing==
All songs written by Gerritsen and Kooymans.

===Original track listing===
====Side 1====
#"The Truth About Arthur" – 2:54
#"Circus Will Be in Town in Time" – 3:25
#"Crystal Heaven" – 3:50
#"Sam and Sue" – 1:41
#"I've Just Lost Somebody" – 3:05
#"Mr. Fortune's Wife" – 3:15

====Side 2====
#"Who Cares?" – 3:44
#"Born a Second Time" – 2:38
#"Magnificent Magistral" – 2:43
#"Must I Cry?" – 2:16
#"Nothing Can Change This World of Mine" – 3:22
#"Gipsy Rhapsody" – 3:19

===2009 CD reissue bonus tracks===
#<li value=13>"Sound of the Screaming Day"
#"She Won’t Come to Me"
#"Together We Live, Together We Love"
#"I Wonder"
#"Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-Dong"
#"Wake Up Breakfast"
#"Just a Little Bit of Peace in My Heart"
#"Remember My Friend"

==Personnel==
*[[George Kooymans]] — [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Rinus Gerritsen]] — [[bass guitar|bass]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboard]]
*[[Barry Hay]] — [[guitar]], [[flute]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Jaap Eggermont]] — [[Drum kit|drums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Golden Earring}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Golden Earring albums]]
[[Category:1968 albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Fred Haayen]]