Switch (Golden Earring album)

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Switch is the tenth album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, released in 1975.

Track listing

Template:Album ratings All songs written by George Kooymans and Barry Hay except where noted.

1. "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio" – 3:08
2. "Love Is a Rodeo" – 3:37
3. "The Switch" – 5:27
4. "Kill Me (Ce Soir)" (Kooymans, Hay, John Fenton) – 6:22
5. "Tons of Time" – 4:20
6. "Daddy's Gonna Save My Soul" – 4:15
7. "Troubles and Hassles" – 4:20
8. "Lonesome D.J." – 4:36

Personnel

• George Kooymans - guitar, vocals
• Rinus Gerritsen - bass, keyboards
• Barry Hay - flute, vocals
• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
• Robert Jan Stips - keyboard

Additional personnel

• Bertus Borgers - saxophone
• Eelco Gelling - guitar

Production

• Producer: Golden Earring
• Executive producer: Fred Haayen
• Engineer: Andy Knight, John Kriek, Jan Schuurman
• Mixing: Andy Knight, John Kriek
• Arranger: Golden Earring
• String arrangements: Robert Jan Stips
• Art direction: George Osaki
• Concept: Barry Hay
• Photography: Paul Gerritsma, Graham Hughes

Charts

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Chart (1975)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref>	93

Trivia

Kill Me (Ce Soir) was covered by Iron Maiden as a B side on their 1990 single "Holy Smoke".

On the Dutch pressing, MCA-2139, that was marketed in Europe, the Side 2 label has the song lists double printed. A slight offset is very noticeable. It is unknown how many of these 'double prints' were sold before the manufacturer caught the error.

References

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