Contraband (Golden Earring album)

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Template:Album ratings Contraband is an album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1976 in Europe and 1977 in the US.

For the US, the album was re-titled Mad Love and the track "Faded Jeans" was omitted and replaced with "I Need Love".

Track listing

All songs written by Hay and Kooymans.

European track listing

1. "Bombay" – 3:52
2. "Sueleen" – 5:40
3. "Con Man" – 7:10
4. "Mad Love's Comin'" – 7:45
5. "Fighting Windmills" – 4:38
6. "Faded Jeans" – 5:07
7. "Time's Up" – 3:52

USA track listing

Side A

1. "I Need Love" - 6:23
2. "Sueleen (Sweden)" - 5:50
3. "Mad Love's Comin'" - 7:44

Side B

1. "Bombay" - 3:51
2. "Fightin' Windmills" - 4:39
3. "Con Man" - 7:09
4. "Time's Up" - 3:55

Personnel

• Barry Hay - vocals
• George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
• Eelco Gelling - guitar, slide guitar
• Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums

Additional personnel

• Patricia Paay - vocals
• Robert Jan Stips - piano (track 6), mini Moog (track 3)
• Nippy Noya - percussion, congas

Production

• Producers: Golden Earring, John Kriek, Damon Lyon-Shaw
• Engineer: Robin Freeman
• Mixing: John Kriek, Steve Lillywhite, Damon Lyon-Shaw
• Cutting engineer: Melvyn Abrahams
• String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
• Coordination: Jan Vermaes
• Art direction: Koos Van Oostrom
• Artwork: Koos Van Oostrom

Charts

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Chart (1976-1977)	Peak position

Release history

Country	Date
Netherlands	December 1976
United Kingdom	March 1977<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
United States	May 1977

References

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