Eight Miles High (album)

{{safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst-infobox||$params=italic_title,name,type,longtype,artist,cover,border,alt,caption,released,recorded,venue,studio,genre,length,language,label,director,producer,compiler,chronology,prev_title,prev_year,year,next_title,next_year,misc|$extra=italic_title,longtype,border,caption,language,director,compiler,chronology,year,misc|$aliases=italic title>italic_title,Italic title>italic_title,Name>name,Type>type,image>cover,Cover>cover,Border>border,Alt>alt,Caption>caption,Longtype>longtype,Artist>artist,Released>released,Recorded>recorded,Venue>venue,Studio>studio,Genre>genre,Length>length,Language>language,Label>label,Director>director,Producer>producer,Compiler>compiler,Chronology>chronology,Misc>misc|$flags=override|$B={{#ifeq:{{#invoke:Is infobox in lead|main|[Ii]nfobox [Aa]lbum}}|true|{{#if:Template:Has short description | |{{#if: 17 November 1969 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> | Template:Short description}}}}}}{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Category handlerTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox album with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y|italic_title |type |name |image |cover |border |alt |caption |longtype |artist |released |recorded |venue |studio |genre |length |language |label |director |producer |compiler |prev_title|prev_year|next_title|next_year|chronology|year|misc}}{{#if:{{#invoke:String|match|error_category=Music infoboxes with Module:String errors|A|1=On the Double1969Golden Earring1970AlbumEight Miles HighGolden Earring - Eight Miles High.jpgGolden Earring17 November 1969 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>*Hard rock

• progressive rock
• psychedelic rock37:51Polydor (Europe)
  Atlantic (US)Fred Haayenx|2=</?t[drh][ >]|nomatch=}}|Template:Main other}}Template:Main other}}

Eight Miles High is the fifth studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1969 on Polydor Records in Europe and 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.

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

2023 Reissue bonus tracks

6. "Another 45 Miles" – 4:49
7. "I Can't Get a Hold of Her" – 6:17
8. "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)