Golden Earring is a self-titled album

Album

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 by Dutch

Netherlands

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 hard rock

Hard rock

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 band Golden Earring

Golden Earring

Golden Earring are a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings . They had international chart success with the songs "Radar Love" in 1973, "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984. In their home country, they had over 40 hits and made over 30 gold and...

, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music

1970 in music

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). It is also known under the title Wall of Dolls. This is the first Golden Earring album with drummer Cesar Zuiderwijk as a member. It is also the first album where they were known as "Golden Earring." This lineup would be kept intact for 40 years.

Track listing

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

Credits

• Rinus Gerritsen
  Rinus Gerritsen
  Rinus Gerritsen is a Dutch bassist. Best known for being founding member of Dutch group Golden Earring, he is also a producer of artists like Herman Brood. Steve Harris of Iron Maiden counts Gerritsen as an important influence.-References:...
  
   - bass
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  , keyboard
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• Barry Hay
  Barry Hay
  Barry Andrew Hay is the vocalist/frontman for Dutch rock band Golden Earring.-Biography:Hay was born in Faizabad, India, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of eight. He lived in Amsterdam and later in The Hague. In the summer of 1967, he joined the Golden Earrings, as they were then called,...
  
   - flute
  Flute
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  , vocals
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  , saxophone
  Saxophone
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• George Kooymans
  George Kooymans
  George Kooymans is a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the Dutch group, Golden Earring.- References :...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals
  Singing
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• Cesar Zuiderwijk - drums
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Production

• Producer: Fred Haayen
• Engineer: Albert Kos
• Photography: Claude Van Heye